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  • Savannah Adventures, day 2

    The next day was our first and only full day in Savannah and we filled it to the brim! We started the day with a visit to the Owens-Thomas House and Slave Quarters for a dose of history. The website explains the tour like this “visitors explore the complicated relationships between the most and least…

  • Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party

    We love Halloween in the Murphy house (okay, really we just love holidays in general!). Regina begs us every year to get the decorations out earlier and earlier. This year, we decided to surprise the girls with some early Halloween fun at the happiest place on earth. We discovered Magic Kingdom’s holiday parties a few…

  • Because a little bit of summer is what the whole year’s about

    I love summer. I love having my girls home (even when they are fighting, or ignoring me, or being awful). Summer is my favorite! This summer was packed full, with Maddy in a show that I stage-managed (see our Descendants post for more on that), summer camps, and a two week theatre camp that brought…

  • I Just Wanna Dance With You

    Anyone who knows the Murphy crew knows that we LOVE musical theatre in our house. The girls love being a part of productions at our local community theatre, and we are constantly belting out showtunes around our house. One of our current obsessions is The Prom. While we haven’t seen the live production (yet!), Netflix…

  • There’s No One I’d Rather Be But Me

    Daddy went to the lake with his buddies for the weekend in January, so the girls wanted to have another theme day. We opted for Wreck it Ralph and Ralph Breaks the Internet. And I have to say, it was my favorite theme day so far! Our day was filled with fun and lots of…

  • Your Identity is Your Most Valuable Possession – Protect It

    On the last day of Christmas break, we decided to squeeze in one last day of fun with an Incredibles day. We hadn’t seen the movies in a while, so it was fun to see them again and talk about it. We started our day with Mr. Incredibles waffles because who doesn’t love to start…