Rain drops

When you can't beat 'em, join 'em!.....

Our weather has been so cruddy lately we all have cabin fever. The other day I spent an hour preparing our basement with all the essentials because the terrible storm that went through Joplin was heading our way. Thankfully the tornadoes missed us! Yesterday we had some more rain without thunder and lightning. Jack made a request and so we played in the rain. Ty really wasn't a big fan. Jack had a blast though! He even made a "leaf boat" and was floating it down the "river". The "river" being the drainage ditch in the front of our house. Hahaha! Needless to say we followed up our outdoor rainy fun with a nice warm bath!

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New Wheels

Jack got a big boy bike last week. Of course I think he was more excited about getting a Spider Man Helmet that came with a matching bike horn. (Oh how we loathe that bike horn!!!!) He really does love his bike though. He does pretty well riding it too. He got the hang of the pedal brakes pretty quickly which I was impressed with. His biggest challenge is paying attention to where he's going. Hahaha! He gets distracted by that dang horn, his shadow and watching his feet pedal. hahahah! A few days ago he was out riding with our neighbor's son and Jack crashed into the drainage ditch. The good thing was he hopped right up and got back on the bike! Go Jack Go!!!

Big Brother and Bigger Brother

The boys have jumped right into their roles as big brothers. Jack must ask us 100 times a day if he can hold Bodie. Ty is constantly walking around saying, "Baby Bo?", looking for him, wondering where he is when he's napping. Jack's new favorite saying is, "isn't it fun having a new baby brother?" Of course our response is...."it sure is, especially at 3am." hahah! They absolutely LOVE being big and bigger brothers! I wasn't sure how Ty would be and if Jack would act out in any way with the attention diverted away from him, but they've been amazing! Jack is my super helper and Ty just gives Bodie kisses and pets his head all day. I love seeing them interact with each other. I think Bodie even knows how lucky he is already. :-)

Baby Boys

So here are all of our babies as tiny babies. It's so crazy to me how they all look so much alike. Jack and Ty definitely resembled each other when they were born. Of course now they look very different. Jack's got the olive skin tone, brown eyes, darker hair. Ty's fair complected, and a blondie with blue eyes. At first when we saw Bodie we thought he looked exactly like Ty as a newborn. But as a few days passed his face morphed into Jack's as a baby, at least we think so. :-)

Here's Jack.....



Here's Ty.....


Here's Bodie....

Welcome....

On Friday, May 6th, Boden Davis McMurtrie came into this world. Bodie arrived at 9:52am at a whopping 9 pounds. I'll save the crazy details of my labor for the next blog! Here's a ton of pictures to tie everyone over! Welcome to the world Bodie!! We love you!!!

Frick and Frack

Jack and Ty are becoming quite good friends. I love watching them play together and actually get along. Most of the time they even share and take turns with toys! (hope I'm not jinxing anything)
Jack has assumed the big brother roll and is trying to teach Ty everything he knows. Ty's a little lacking with his speech so about 100 times a day you can hear Jack say...."Ty can you say"...."Pickles", "drink", "pizza", "garbage truck", etc. The hilarious part is that Ty says everything Jack tells him to. If Tom and I try to get Ty to say something, we have no such luck and usually end up asking Jack for his assistance. Hahaha! Crazy, right? They are pretty inseparable and I love it! I hope that it stays that way for a very long time!
The other night we got to witness a sweet brother moment. Every night when Tom and I go to bed we sneak in and check on the boys. (We have them sharing the bonus room as their bedroom so we can have a guest room and a nursery.) Jack's usually hanging off his bed half way and we like to make sure Ty's still wearing his diaper. Hahaha! But the other night we found Jack camped out on the floor right next to Ty. We put him back in bed and called it a night.

Then 2 nights later we found him that way again. This time with his blanket and all of his animals. He looked too comfy to move so we just let him go. How sweet?


We're really not sure why he's been sleeping there. When we ask we get the response; "because I wanted to". So that's that! Frick and Frack, total buddies!