Ava Hope Murray

Ava Hope Murray was born August 23rd, 2009 at 27 weeks. She weighed 1 lb 12 oz and was 13 3/4 inches long. See http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/avamurray for updates on how she is doing.

Naperville Triathlon

Congrats to my brother Colin for finishing 2nd out of about 2200 over the weekend at the Naperville Triathlon! What a rockstar! Three more weeks til Chicago Tri!

Alicia and Enoch

Alicia and Enoch
Originally uploaded by Pierpont Photography

I did an engagement shoot with my friends Alicia and Enoch. They were a blast to shoot. They even hopped in the fountain! Check out the rest here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamie_murray/sets/72157621857717045/

24 weeks

Here I am at 24 weeks preggo!

It's a......

GIRL!!!!

Baby Murray

I know a lot of people are wondering if we're finding out what we're having and we are. I'm 22 weeks today and go to the doctor this Thursday for the big ultrasound (finaly...I've been waiting weeks for it!) At my 18 week appt she said it'd be another month and I about wanted to strangle her when she said that because that meant I had to be patient for another 4 weeks. But I made it and it will be this Thursday. So I'll be sure to post the big news once we find out. We won't be telling any names, so don't ask! :)

20 weeks pregnant

I'll be 22 weeks this Sunday but here is my 20 week preggo picture.

Aaron and Darcy

Aaron and Darcy
Originally uploaded by Pierpont Photography

Here is one of Aaron and Darcy's engagement photos.

Bella's Injury

We went to Chicago this weekend for a wedding and a friend of ours was watching Bella for us. He called on our drive home tonight and said she had gotten a cute on her paw and he was going to bring her back to our house so she was here when we got home. When we arrived poor little Bella was limping around on 3 legs instead of 4 and when I got a good look at her cut, realized it was pretty deep. Jamie called the after hours vet clinic and the lady on the phone said it might be a good idea to bring her in to prevent infection. So at about 8:00 we drove across town and took her in to the emergency 24 hour vet clinic. We waited a little bit and finally saw the veterinarian and she said she probably needed stitches. They took her back and we waited in the waiting room for about 45 minutes. They brought her back out to us pretty groggy and out of it (they had to sedate her) with a big cone on her head and a little doggy cast on her little leg! She looked so sad and pathetic! She has to take an antibiotic and they gave her some pain medication and no running, jumping, or playing with other dogs (sorry J.J. no playing this weekend!) until she gets her sutures out (10-14 days). Here are a few pictures of our poor little girl!

Colbie Caillat Concert

Last night we saw Colbie Caillat in concert in Des Moines. She was playing at the Simon Estes Ampitheater downtown which is an outdoor theater right down by the river. There was a threat of rain and we were a little worried it would just start pouring in the middle of the show, but the rain held off til later in the evening. A guy named Jason Reeves opened for her and he was pretty decent. Apparently is from Iowa City but very good friends with Colbie Caillat. I had stopped at Palmer's Deli on the way home from work to grab some dinner to eat at the concert. We had an amusing time people watching as we waited for the show to start. There were many teenage girls there and after Jason Reeves played they all wanted his autograph. It was kind of a hilarious time. Colbie put on a great show and we had a really good time. The venue was perfect for her and her type of music too.