The Murphy Family

Well, Father's Day is being celebrated next week because I threw up on the real day.  Dan spent his day watching the kids all day while his wife lied in bed sick.  He spent the day cleaning up a weeks worth of our stuff and packing it, driving two hours with said sick wife, making mac n' cheese and hot dogs for dinner for us all, and putting the kids to bed.  Yeah, so his Father's day was not ideal, but that boy took it like a champ and managed to still be happy.  I always say I hope our kids get his ability to maintain a happy attitude through life and I am constantly reminded of that when life gets crazy and he makes it all okay.  So, even though we are pretending Father's Day hasn't happened at this house, I just can't let the week go by without letting my sweet hubby know that he is awesome!  Thank you for taking care of us financially, physically and spiritually.  It has been a crazy 6 months and I feel like you deserve this Father...

We found out on Wednesday at our ultrasound that both little twin boys had recently passed away.  It was not quite what we were hoping for, but luckily it was what we were preparing ourselves for.  I delivered them yesterday and Dan and I had a little time with them.  It was harder than we could have prepared ourselves for but pretty sweet too.  We decided to name them after our Dads who we think are pretty great guys.  It just seemed really perfect.  Carter Callis Murphy and Bennett Darrell Murphy have changed us for the better in just a few months.  We are better people because of the prayers we have felt and the service we and our kids have seen over the last few months.  Mason frequently asks who is bringing dinner :) (yes, I am a little embarrassed to admit that, but it also makes me laugh a lot) and comments about how nice each person is to serve us.  We don't feel like we have been denied any blessings because there has been plenty of ...