murphy baby #2 is...

Watch our little film to find out what baby #2 is!

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We are SO grateful to our friends at Rusticus Wedding Films for hearing our vision for this video and helping it come to life.  

We can't thank Clark and Monique enough for their expert work, unique talent, and wonderful friendship.

Please like them on Facebook to keep up with the unending creativity that they produce!  PLUS, whoever their 100th 'like' is will get a FREE Rusticus Wedding Films t-shirt!  (and they are cute, I love mine!)

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We are so excited for baby A.M.M to join our family in October!  We already love you so much and your big sister can't wait to meet you.  Keep growing!

a *little* announcement...

...about the size of a grape right now to be exact!

Murphy baby #2 due October 6th!

And we are thrilled!

announcement: new job!

I am so excited to announce that I have been hired by Holly L. Robbins Photography as her set and photo shoot designer!

  

I couldn't be more excited about this new venture.

  

I look forward to working with Holly and creating beautiful places for people to capture unique images that they are proud of.

If you are interested in booking a shoot designed by me and photographed by the incredibly talented Holly here are the upcoming sessions.

Fall Minis - October 20th + 21st

Santa Minis - November 10th + 11th
Valentine's Day Minis- January 19th

send her an email:

info@hollylrobbins.com

if you have specific design needs/questions feel free to contact me as well.

tunesandspoons@gmail.com

winner of custom blog design!!!

So sorry this is a day late. We were soaking up every moment with our family who were in town for Evaleigh's blessing. Pictures and details on that lovely weekend to come. 

For now I'll leave you with this....a picture of our ridiculously cute baby.

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Thank you all so much for your support and excitement about my new project Tunes & Spoons Design. I have already had an overwhelming response and I can't tell you how wonderful that feels.

So as a thank you I have a surprise. 

I couldn't pick just ONE winner, so there are TWO.

amy D said...

Wow girl, you are crazy talented!! I'd love to win a full layout :) Thanks for the chance!February 28, 2012 10:16 AM

Jessica Holly said...

I'm more than a little excited about this! I of course follow this blog! February 28, 2012 11:21 AM

Congrats Amy and Jess!!! Email me at tunesandspoons@gmail.com so we can get started on your custom design. I am so excited to work with you guys.

Don't forget that I am still offering the 15% off of a Full Layout Package as part of the Design Launch.  Go to the Tunes & Spoons Design blog now to purchase and lock in that rate.

an announcement!

I am thrilled to announce that today is the official launch of my new project 
Tunes & Spoons Design!!!


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I am so excited to continue my love for creating through the medium of blog design.  Tunes & Spoons Design is all about working with you to create a unique and beautiful space that is just as beautiful as you are! 


To kick off Tunes & Spoons Design the right way I am giving away a FREE FULL LAYOUT!!!!

In addition I am offering 15% off of a Full Layout to everyone who enters the giveaway!

To enter you must:

1. Be a follower of this blog.

For an extra entry you can:

1. Blog or Facebook about this giveaway and leave a link to it.


2. Follow Tunes & Spoons Design Blog

Please leave separate comments for each entry.


The giveaway will be open until 3/5!


Good luck!

partnerships.

Dearest readers and friends,

We cannot thank each of you enough for reading and keeping up with this here silly little blog.  We have been utterly amazed at the outpouring of love and joy that has come from sharing bits our lives with you all.  Thank you for your sincere comments and encouraging words, they mean quite a bit to us and we appreciate every single one.


Now for something new...

Do you have a blog? Are you a photographer? 

Do you own a small business or an Etsy shop? 

Would you like more exposure and networking ability?

We would love to start a partnership with you!!

Tunes & Spoons receives over 12,000 views a month!

All ads are FREE. You got it, free! 

We only ask that in return you put our button on your blog.

(email me for the HTML, because right now its being a pain in the butt and I don't want to spend any more time figuring it out because my newborn will be up in an hour!)

Ad space is limited per month so make sure you get your request in ASAP.

Giveaways on Tunes & Spoons:

You do not have to advertise on Tunes & Spoons to be able to do a giveaway on the blog! 

If you are interested in doing a giveaway, just email us.


We look forward to working with you!
Happy Friday!

evaleigh joy is born

born in to this world on Tuesday January 17th at 1:19pm

7 pounds 11 ounces 18 3/4 inches

her daddy's lips

her mother's ears

the sweetest little spirit

we have never been more in love

there are 5 people in these pictures

Congrats little sister (& Joe!).  

We can't wait to meet your baby boy in May.

the name.

We have officially decided on the name for our daughter.

We wanted to name her after both of our mothers.

My mother is Evelyn and John's mother is Shelley.

We combined their names and Evaleigh was the result.

Even though we didn't keep the original spellings in tact, we were able to keep the sounds of the names.

EJ's middle name is Joy after John's grandmother Joy Murphy.

We will call her EJ for short.

I love how sentimental her name is.  She will come from a long line of strong and magnificent women.  I am so proud she is joining us.

My sister and I were snuggled up in my bed together the other night and she said to me, "I can't believe this little person has a name and an identity.  She will always be apart of our lives now."

I couldn't agree more and I wouldn't have it any other way.  

I am amazed that out of love can come another life...

It's a.......

Yesterday was magical to say the least.

We found out that we  are going to be parents to a daughter.

We are completely overwhelmed with JOY.

I will never forget the moment that Shannon, the ultrasound tech, said, "Alright Mom and Dad, are you ready to know what your child is?"  Then, "It's a girl" popped up on to the screen and I began to cry.  I looked over at my sweet John and he was smiling ear to ear.

We left with the biggest grins on our faces.  My cheeks hurt like it was our wedding day all over again, I couldn't contain my joy.

We made dozens of phone calls and sent texts and spread the news of our daughter.  She is already loved by so many people. The blessings that we are receiving through her are amazing.

I went to work and taught for 4 hours and could hardly concentrate I was on a high from the whole day.

When I came home my mother and sister surprised me and John with a beautiful dinner complete with everything pink! My mother set the table with a full vase of pink gladiolas.  We sipped on Raspberry Gingerale and talked about our new little person who will be joining our family in just a short time.

My sister used the linens that came from the old Oat House on The Murphy Ranch.  My MIL Kathy gave them to me last time we were down there.  They must have been 30 to 40 years old and in beautiful condition.  They were all pressed and ironed as perfectly as can be, my guess is that Granny Joy got a hold of them one day.  I can't wait to use them for parties and in my home someday.

Our little girl is coming to join us in January! We cannot agree on how to spell her name so for now we will call her Baby EJ.  I can't wait to kiss all of her fingers and toes.

1+1=3 : The most magical of math equations

I haven't blogged in quite some time.  

I have been busy growing a tiny person.

John Murphy and I made a baby.

It is ours and that fact soothes my soul and vibrates my heart with love and gratitude every single day.

Last month after we came home from my brother's wedding in Hilton Head my sister and her husband were outside shooting off some illegal fireworks we had picked up in South Carolina.  I went up stairs to grab a hoodie, I got distracted, and for no particular reason...I decided to take a pregnancy test. (I had two boxes stored up in the bathroom for funsies)

When the digital test popped up "Pregnant", I almost fell off of the toilet. Literally.

The next few minutes were a blur.  I ran downstairs and beckoned John to come upstairs with me.  We both stood at the bathroom counter and stared at the test in silence.

I was totally shocked and also a bit skeptical.

We jumped for joy in the bathroom and embraced each other while we were full of smiles, some tears, and questions.  It was one of those moments that you could always imagine how it would feel but then when you are there, living that moment, it is so much better than you ever expected.

We kept it a secret for that night.  It was just between the two of us and I loved that.  I loved looking over at him in the room full of our family and him shooting me a smile.  I knew just what that smile meant, "We are having a baby.  We made something together. You are going to be a mother and I am going to be a father."  I will never forget that night.

Or course like any woman, I took about 6 tests to make sure.  I carried the tests around in my purse for 3 weeks and I would look at them almost any free moment I had. I know, I know....pee sticks in my purse? For 3 weeks?!

I can't wait to meet this little person.  

When I saw our babe's heartbeat for the first time, tears filled my eyes.  It is such a miracle to make something so special with the person you love the most in the whole world.

Here is baby's first film strip.  If you look close enough in the second picture you can see two little dots that are the arms and two little dots that are the feet. Oh, and a really huge head (I guess our baby is going to be super smart).  

It may look like a little smudge, but its the cutest little smudge I have ever seen.

I am so overwhelmed with joy right now. 
I'm growing a sassy little babe that I made with the man I love.