A very late birth announcement :)

I realize now, I never posted a birth announcement of our little doll. Here's a few pics of our first days together.

Loretta Ann Murray

{we lovingly call her etta}

7lbs. 7 oz.

21 1/2 in.

Born August 25th, 2011

{yes, 11 days late :)}

broken promise

I know I said I was going to keep up with blogging, and I didn't :( You can blame school (full-time student over here), or the babe who didn't want to sleep more than an hour or two in the evening, from months 4-6, or my love for my husband (I just can't get enough of him), or the fact that my mother has become a photographer (I used to borrow her camera, but it's always in use now), but either way, it will get better! Also, I promised myself that this was never going to be much of a "personal" blog, sorry to disappoint if you were hoping to see every little update of my cute little family (I use facebook if you're family/friend), but I started this blog as just an easy way to post my recipes (websites are way too hard for me). Because she is every minute of every day for me, of course I'll share things here and there, but I am going to try and keep it to my original intent of recipes, trips, recommendations, and so forth. Most of my recipes are on other sites so I have a majority of viewers from unknown sources, which I love that I can share my love of cooking with so many people from so many places, but that's my reason for keeping the personal details to a minimum! Enjoy the blog.. keep your fingers crossed for me that my next quarter of school goes easier than this past one! I'm on spring break right now, and oh it is so so sweet :)

{5 months}

{6 months}

isn't she sooooo cute!!??

This little one is crawling already! And I swear she's going to start walking soon! She pulls herself up on everything (causing her parents to be ever so nervous that she's going to take a tumble) but we are so proud! She is a smart little thing, and works for what she wants. Before we know it, she's going to be driving and traveling the world at the age of 2. I would tell her to slow down, but we love it! This girl knows what she wants ;)

Happy Valentine's Day =)

{not my belly but isn't it soooo cute! I found it Valentine's day appropriate}

{there's our little peanut!! we think "he" looks like charlie brown ;)}

Sorry I've been away from the blog everybody!! But I'm back!!
Yes it is true.. I'm expecting! We're so excited for this little bundle of joy you have no idea. The morning/all day sickness is starting to fade, so I just might be stepping into the kitchen again soon to make some things a little more challenging than toast :) Also, now that I don't have this little secret always on my mind, I don't feel like I'm telling a fib when I give updates.

2011 updates for the Martin and Kristin Murray family:

We are both in the middle of winter quarter at Cal State East Bay and having a heck of a time getting all our homework done! If only we didn't like to spend so much time together ;)
We are currently 14 weeks along (woooowhoooo!) and anxiously awaiting this little one that will be arriving somewhere around August 14th.

I am doing a lot better this week, even though I still carry around saltines with me at all times.
Next quarter I will finish up my prereqs for nursing and I will be school free for the first year of our little one's life (I apply in the fall, if I get accepted I will be going the following fall... which is when Martin should just be graduating! We're planners over here in the Murray house)
We will most likely find out the sex of the babe.. not positive yet.
And we are having a fabulous year! We hit 1 year of being married in January and it's been a wonderful wonderful married life. I couldn't ask for more in a husband and from what I hear, he's pretty happy too :)

Thanks for hanging in there with me everybody.. this is gonna be a fun year!

with love,

Kristin Ann :)

{p.s. I am so madly in love with my husband Martin Murray. I could not be happier with where I am in life and where we are in our relationship!}