Emma and Zach spending some quality time with Grammy and the Q cousins at Blue Waters - what a day!

Quiet time at sunset in Tobago. Oh how this little girl loves here daddy (and well the feeling is quite mutual).

Grafton beach at its best. Good times in Tobago. This was about 10 minutes before Zach decided he would rather be naked and so took off, and kept off, his pants.

Pool time was always a good time - chillin in Tobago for the Holidays.

Good times with the Quesnels cousins in Tobago on Christmas Eve.

Always chewing on her hands. Maybe she is going to beat her brother's record for early first tooth!

Wildness and fun in the morning of our first snowfall for the season!

Emma sweet getting excited for her very first taste of green beans!

Sweet girl just hanging out with her dad getting a little tummy time exersise in.

The little lion and pumpkin hanging out on Halloween.

Our wee ones at the pumpkin patch gearing up for Haloween!

Emma girl enjoying some quiet time with mum. Not lots of quiet time when little man Zach is running around but during his nap we cuddle and play to our hearts content.

My last lunch time Tyler Park trip and it was a perfectly sweet day with my sweet babies.

The boy's first school pic. Total poser!

An afternoon at Tyler Park on a perfect October day throwing rocks in the water and looking for fallen yellow leaves.

Sweet Emma girl.

Jump around, jump around, jump up, jump up and get down. A jumping treat the day we went apple and pumpkin picking.

Emma sweet taking a quick nap as Zach boy runs around in circles with mum chasing him to get ready for "school."

An afternoon in the park having lunch, running in the grass and feeding the ducks!

Last day of summer and what a perfect day it was indeed!

The sweet boy is geared up with his new orange back pack and ready for his first day at "school." No tears were shed (at least not by Zach) when mum dropped him off for his first day at Breezy Point. I was a wreck of course seeing my little man walk off so big and brave.

Our blue eyed angel just checking out the world around her.

The boy - still not a fan of the water but loves getting all sandy in the quest for the perfect sand castle.

Zach boy takes 5 seconds out of his day to hug up his little sweet sister (whom he has nicknamed Emma ding ding).

Our resident artist at play!

Two of my Murphy's -passing time one of James's favorite ways.

Zach boy making an oscar face on our first outing to Sesame Street with little sister Emma (who is fast asleep off camera). It was a success and we all came home tired after some fun time.

Sweet girl Emma Avani

Beating the heat in the backyard waiting for dad to get home from work. Its our afternoon ritual - up from nap, snack on the patio, quality water time and then on to the swings for some action!

Murph standing close - of course, there is food waiting to drop, as Zach spends some quality summer afternoon time swimming, splashing, sliding, swinging (while we wait for Emma girl to wake up from her nap and James to come home from work).

Auntie Siobhan is once again the first of the trini girls to meet the Murphy wee one. She battled traffic and hunger and tiredness but still made the trip to snuggle little Emma for just a bit.

Zach is now officially a big brother! Baby girl Emma Avanni came into the world on Tuesday July 31st at 7:20 p.m. She was a healthy 8 lbs 2.6 ounces bit just a wee little girl (especially compared to her brother when he was born). And she is totally a Murphy girl with her fair skin and light hair! Zach is curious and loves giving his sister kisses and gets really upset when she cries.

Just a little "um-um-um-umeee" summer dessert after a big messy PBJ sandwich. The little boy is always quite animated when enjoying his favorite foods - and this watermellon certainly got Zach's highest yummy ranking (three um's before the umeee).

Zach and Holyn spending a few, rare, quiet moments blowing bubbles on a perfect Sunday afternoon (after a splendid morning at Sesame Place).

Zach boy finally gets his hands dirty! Indeed he has never been a fan of dirt or sand or really anything out of the ordinary on his hands. But he happily got dirty when he was offered the chance to help mum dig the holes for the flowers. What a good helper!