Life is a Rollercoaster!

So....this past week has been a total rollercoaster ride. First, we had our second ultrasound for the baby to check on his Echogenic Bowel condition. We were told it could be a marker of many different scenarios which ranged from possible birth defects like Down Syndrome or Cystic Fibrosis to maybe being as simple and non-threatening as just some swallowed blood in the baby's system which would pass through. WELL......the ultrasound revealed that it had disappeared and that everything is ABSOLUTELY FINE!!!!!!! What a relief!

Second, that same day, Ryan was offered the Choral Director position at Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas. We prayed and prayed to make the right decision and we kept getting opposite answers from each other and then flip-flopping back and forth. We went to the temple together, prayed, and tried to seek spiritual guidance. There were many pros/cons to each choice.....

In the end, we decided to turn down the offer which is one of the hardest things we've had to do. We've been waiting years for Ryan to finally have a full-time college teaching job but, in the end we felt he needed to stay and finish his dissertation and be completely done with his Doctorate degree and have a better chance at more job offers for next year.

So it looks like Boston is stuck with us for one more year. We love it here! It's just so darn expessive to live and you get a tiny apartment! The winters linger on f-o-r-e-v-e-r but the summer and fall seasons are spectacular. There's comfort in being able to have our baby here in Boston where we have the best medical care and we still have all of our wonderful friends and Ryan's family whom are 7 hours away for support.

We know that God in mindful of us and that he hears and answers our prayers!

Dance Recital

Hailey and Megan danced in their first dance recital on June 21st. They were so darn cute:) They were in the same class together learning ballet and tap. It was neat to see their amazing progress and to see Megan hold her own even though she was the youngest and smallest and to have Hailey be so wonderful at helping her little sister learn the routines.



Ryan bought them flowers and gave it to them after the recital. They were so excited! They felt like stars and beemed from ear to ear! Afterwards we took them to Friendly's with some friends, the Poulsens, for dinner and dessert. It was a blast!

Fun in the Sun at Delaware

Hello all! We're kickin' it in Delaware with the in-laws, Grandma and Grandpa Murphy. We're having fun relaxing and swimming everyday at the neighbor's pool! SWEET!

Hailey has turned into a fish and is swimming independently in the deep end and she's learning how to dive off the diving board. Megan is learning to swim with her "big arms" and is getting pretty good at it. Daddy is trying to teach her how to doggy paddle:)

Jen's enjoying the free-weight feeling the water offers as her weight and belly is expanding daily:) Tomorrow will be 28 weeks and starting the 3rd Trimester. Sleeping comfortably is getting harder every night! We're still having a hard time picking out a boy's name.....

Daddy's getting a lot of "fun" time with the kids and much needed R&R:) But he's never far from the piano or his manuscript paper, always creating arrangements for this or that.

For this, sunday he's arranging some music and composing some flute and trumpet parts for the Pastor's last service at St. Malachy where Ryan is the choral director/organist. It's never really a vacation, aye! He's also preparing for a job interview for a choral director position at Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas. We'll see!

Well, hope everyone's enjoying some R&R themselves and catching some much needed sunshine:)

Hello Blogger World!

I can't believe I'm actually doing this! I've been wanting to do this forever and was finally motivated by my friend's new blog. This will be so much fun and I hope you're all patient with me as I blunder my way around this great tool!