Murphy's HOUSE!!!

The construction of our home is definitely finally underway! We are soooo excited to see the progess, as things have really picked up over the course of the last month or so. Here are pictures of the outside, and we'll get pictures of the inside posted as soon as there is more to see besides just framing, wires, and pipes!

This is a shot from the South West corner of the house. The downstairs windows to the right are Max and Brighton's bedrooms.

And the back - we love our covered deck. The half-circle will be our kitchen nook - and we have spectacular views! Bella's bedroom window is hidden by the van. The upstairs window there will be the master. Windows are in, as you can see.

Another view of the deck. There will be a large patio in front of the garage there off the deck.

And here you're looking at the North West corner of the house. We are hoping to be moved in by Christmas, although we may just sleep on the floor Christmas Eve if we have to!

SOCCER!!!!

It's soccer season once again for the Murphy Family. This year, all three of our little rugrats are playing. Brighton is playing in the Upward League, while Max and Bella are again playing through YSA (Yellowstone Soccer Association). Our first day out was last saturday, and all three kids had excellent games - Max and Bella played great defense AND offense. Turns out Brighton is very aggressive out there and scored 2 goals her first game. We believe that she had a huge advantage since she has watched Max and Bella play all these years (and has been anxious to give it a go), but we all were a little surprised that she really "gets it." The kid took the ball from one end of the field to the other TWICE!

Here are the three little soccer monsters.

Miss Brighton and a friend on the bench waiting for their turn to play.

Here she is, lining up!

And right in the mix (blurry picture - she's number 8).

And here's our big girl- she is growing up! She doesn't like it when I refer to her as "my baby" anymore - sigh.