Dustin & Stacy Murdock Family

Christmas & Christmas Village 2009

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Thanksgiving 2009

2010-02-05T21:31:00.000-08:00

We were in charge of the Murdock Thanksgiving this year. We had it in our unfinnished basement since it was the only place large enough to fit everyone. Dustin and I had lots of fun planning the table decorations. We even made our own napkin rings out of cardstock that we stamped and tied with ribbon. There were lots of activities to keep everyone entertained...x-box, wii, double-shot basketball, air hockey, crafts and movies. It was a fun time to be together with family and the food was delicious :-)

HALLOWEEN 2009

2009-11-06T11:14:00.001-08:00

Chicago

2009-10-12T11:31:00.000-07:00

Dustin has been traveling to Madison, Wisconsin a lot lately for work (3 out of 4 weeks in August & 2 weeks of October), I was able to go for the weekend and stay with him without kids! We had a great time together going to movies, shopping, and we even were able to drive and spend the day in Chicago. It was so fun to go and see all of the amazing architecture there is to see there! Oh, and sleeping through the nights without kids was nice too :-)

Kid pics Sept 2009

2009-09-23T20:23:00.001-07:00

One Fun Summer

2009-08-06T14:57:00.000-07:00

Well, we are coming to the end of summer vacation. Our kids start school on August 17th. Madison is going to be starting 6th grade, and Zack will be in 3rd. Kaden and McKenna are turning 2 in September. Wow, time does go by quickly! Here are some of the things the kids did this summer: Cherry Hill (we had season passes), Gateway Discovery, Classic Skating, Sleepovers, Movies, Boondocks, Seven Peaks, Swim party, Raptors baseball game, Real soccer game, Roy aquatic center, sleep out on tramp (with Dad :-), Bear Lake, Soccer camp, Basketball camp, Cheer camp, Tumbling, Swim lessons, and Fishing with Dad. WOW! I think that we were making up for the last year when all we could do was survive having two babies! We still have a Lava Hot Springs trip planned with my family coming up, and then maybe things will slow down a little. But, I don't count on it. It seams like we always have some place that someone needs to be!

Discovery Center

2009-06-21T13:59:00.001-07:00

We had a great family day in Salt Lake. We took the kids on the train to the Gateway Discovery Center. We spent the entire day there, and we all had a great time!

Madison's Dance Recital & Zack playing Baseball

2009-06-09T11:20:00.000-07:00

McKenna & Kaden's First Zoo Visit

2009-05-29T08:03:00.001-07:00

Dustin and I took the twins to Hogle Zoo while the older two were still in school. They had so much fun seeing the animals for the first time, and it was exciting to watch them experiencing it. They both LOVED the giraffes, the elephants, and the monkeys. Of course all the animals were "kitty-kitty" to them :-) We had not been to the zoo for about four years and we were surprised at some of the changes they have made.

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Babies :-)

2009-04-10T13:22:00.000-07:00

KIDS ROOMS PAINTED!!

2009-04-10T13:14:00.000-07:00

We have been working hard on our basement, and it is coming along slowly! For the first time we have tried using paint to decorate with, and it has been a little stressful! But, the results are very cute (at least we think so :-). Here are pics of Madison and Zack's new rooms so far.

Coloring Easter Eggs 2009

2009-04-10T13:08:00.000-07:00

Zack's Career Day

2009-04-10T13:04:00.000-07:00

Zack was assigned to be a pilot for career Day at school.

McKenna using the heater vent as a chair

2009-03-18T11:47:00.001-07:00

We have now had to screw the heater vents into the floor...what's going to be next??

Mads Hair

2009-02-23T07:30:00.000-08:00

Madison's 11th birthday is this week, and she really wanted her hair highlighted for her birthday. It turned out way cute, but she is starting to look soooo grown up!!! YIKES!! (This is a pic of her in one of her new birthday outfits)

Sassy Nails Blog

2009-02-11T19:04:00.000-08:00

I am starting to work on a blog for my nail business. It is a slow process, but feel free to check it out! It is sassynails.blogspot.com. Make sure to leave me a message, so that I will know you stopped by :-)

Circus

2009-02-07T19:20:00.001-08:00

We haven't been the the circus in years, and decided to take the kids to the Jordan World Circus that came to the Davis County Fair Events Center in Farmington. It was a fun family night and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves. Even the babies were pretty good....for the most part. LOL!

Snow Bunnies

2009-02-07T18:50:00.000-08:00

Madison and Zack took ski lessons for the first time this year and LOVED it. They are completely addicted (and braver than me :-)

2009-02-06T19:17:00.000-08:00

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Looking like a basement...FINALLY!!

2009-02-01T17:58:00.001-08:00

Dustin has been working hard hanging our drywall whenever he has had a spare moment. We are now ready for mudding and taping!! Yeah, it is starting to look like a real basement! We are so excited to be able to start painting (not sure how long that feeling will last :-) We are ready to finally have some more room. I'm tired of my living room being my playroom for toys, and babies being by the front door. They wake whenever someone rings the doorbell.

2009-01-21T13:18:00.000-08:00

Monsters

2009-01-21T12:40:00.000-08:00

Life with two 15 month olds is never dull. We have had to "baby proof" like never before. We currently have a gate for the top of our stairs, locks for all lower cubbards as well as our end tables in our bedrooms. Our toilets have locks (after remotes, books, stuffed animals and toothbrushes were dunked and/or ruined), our pantry now has a lock, our oven drawer is locked, and all the bedrooms have locks on the outside of the rooms. We are currently looking for something to lock our entertainment center. We have also had to take our kitchen chairs downstairs and we tip over our barstools to help with the climbing on the tables. But, now Kaden just slides the barstool over to the table and climbs the legs on the side of the chair! Everytime we think that we have protected everything, they find another weekness! Ahhhh! Who said they wanted twins? :-)

The Murdock Christmas Tree

2008-12-04T14:28:00.000-08:00

After several years of having the same ornaments, we finally broke down and bought new tree decorations. It has been so fun. We just love looking at our tree!

Zack

2008-12-04T14:12:00.000-08:00

Zack is no less busy than the rest of us. He just earned his brown belt in karate, which he enjoys. But, his true love is soccer. He dreams of becoming a professional soccer player :-) Zack also loves playing any type of game: computer, board, wii, x-box ect. He never stops begging for someone to play something with him!

Madison

2008-11-09T07:18:00.000-08:00

Madison is 10 years old and in 5th grade. She keeps busy playing the piano, being in competition dance, and tumbling. But mostly with helping Mom with the babies!

McKenna

2008-10-31T17:49:00.000-07:00

McKenna is our first dark-eyed baby, which we really like. She enjoys sucking her thumb, talking on the phone, & emptying purses. Don't let her cute face fool you, she gets into as much mischief as Kaden.

Kaden

2008-10-31T17:44:00.001-07:00

Kaden is a very busy baby, with a fun personality. He loves to climb and can even climb my bar stools to get onto my kitchen counter. At one years old he is already perfecting making messes. I only hope that we can survive raising him!

Zack, Kaden, Madison, & McKenna @ Layton Park this summer

2008-10-30T19:57:00.000-07:00

Twins First Birthday

2008-10-22T21:21:00.000-07:00

New Babies (a year ago :-)

2008-10-22T10:00:00.000-07:00

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

Getting Started

2008-10-22T09:36:00.001-07:00

Well, lots of people I know are blogging so I guess I am going to give it a try. Don't expect anything fancy!