family night...

We got out of the house last Saturday evening and went to Quincy.  We shopped a little and then had dinner at Buffalo Wild Wings...a Murdock family favorite!  Sports ALL around and enough noise to let loose and have fun together.

family pics...

 

Out-take...these boys melt me...

We got out the tripod this year and went to school for a nice brick background...this went quick and smooth...what more could we ask for?

 A fun afternoon!

Mr. and Mrs...

Trick - OR - Treat

We trick-or-treat on beggars night here.  So we dressed up and hit the town Wednesday evening.  It was chilly and raining...we went to the square for trunk or treat and visited some friends.  Mack had a blast.

Here he is...firefighter Mack.    

tough guy...

my lil' hero...

in action... 

So, trick-or-treating was great.  Now, let me reveal the TRUE story.  We Murdocks have had a bout with the stomach flu.  Teaching really helps keep our immune systems active and strong.  I was sick last week on Thursday.  Mack got hit with it five days later on Tuesday.  There was a moment when he laid on the couch and croaked out "Mom,...I...can't...wait...to...go...trick...-or-...treating...and...get...lots...of...candy...!"  He said this with as much excitement as a sick little boy could muster.  (It took him about 2 minutes to get out that one excited sentence!)

I began mentally preparing myself to be the bad mom who would have to tell him that we couldn't go...
However, he had a quick recovery and bounced back right away.  (I, on the other hand, had a 24 hr. virus and then was stuck to the couch/bed for three more days.)  House has been clorox-ed and lysol-ed...

Scott has been right in the middle of his playoff season.  I prayed for him to avoid this altogether or get sick and get it over with...(knock on wood) he has avoided it completely!  Unbelievable and fortunate for him!

Pumpkins & Treats

We finally cleaned and

carved our pumpkins.  

Mack was NOT very excited to help 

dig in & clean out the pumpkins. 

He decided he wanted a 

mad jack-o-lantern...

and a happy jack-o-lantern...

this one cracks me up!  

I have never carved such 

a big pumpkin before!

We had fun and enjoyed being 

creative & messy.

We also made treats for Mack's party at 

his babysitter's & for my first graders...

Frankenstein & Dracula popcorn bags:

Ghost dum-dums:

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Amazing...

Mack is amazing ... I am so thankful for this happy, smart, funny, sweet, joyful, trying, clever, loving, silly, loud, questioning, persistent, playful, strong-willed, adorable, fast, ornery, caring, and curious little boy that I get to call my son.  

Sometimes we get so busy with life and doing stuff that I need to remind myself to slow down, be patient, and enjoy EVERY moment.  

silly

adorable

fast

ornery

A few weeks ago we were at a football game and sat behind my friend Nancy.  She was wearing a shirt to support her son.  This is what was on the back:

Mack got really excited and said, "Look mom - Nancy has the same name as you, M-O-M!"

(kinda melts your heart, doesn't it?)

so sweet

Homecoming 2013

Homecoming was last week.  We played the Mark Twain Tigers. I love homecoming and the excitement that it brings.  We had a fun week with students getting in the spirit.  And of course, we loved the excitement under the lights on Friday night.  Mack was SUPER pumped about this year's homecoming shirts. 

We "tailgate" with friends of ours before and after home games.  Mom and Dad join us when they can.

#1 Fan

Let's go Indians!

We love Coach Murdock!

Final Score
Indians     35 
Tigers        8

_______________________

The week before was a tough week.  We traveled to Macon, MO to play the Tigers.  The game started off with a bang - we scored, they scored, we scored, and then they scored...all in the first minute and 43 seconds of the game, WOW.  

We ended up with a loss, which is always tough.  

Final Score
Indians     27
Tigers       41

However, it was a beautiful night and I love, love, love taking pictures at the games.

We are now 4-1 and go on the road to play the Palmyra Panthers tomorrow night.  

Go Indians!

playdough

In September Mack and I made playdough to go with a book I read with my students at school.  Little Blue and Little Yellow by Leo Lionni.  Mack loved making the playdough and then we also enjoyed reading the book and mixing blue and yellow to make green.  

Fun!

In go the ingredients...

add some food coloring...

watch it change color...oooohhh!