Now this is the Life.....

It's good to know that someone liked dinner!

First Videos

So here is William. What a cute kid, eh? He makes us smile and if he survives James' acts of love/hate he will be great to have around for a long time....

So William can't be the only one with a video on the blog. We're trying to avoid sibling rivalry, Right? James doesn't talk alot (Christi and Michael make up for that) so bye bye is about as good as it gets right now.

PRAY, PRAY, PRAY.....we need it.

Ok here it is.... the reason for the need to PRAY! We are trying to purchase a new home and this is the one we are trying to get. (We are also trying to sell ours- so if you know someone who wants a townhome let them know about ours.) It will be a while before we know whether or not our offer is accepted by the bank BUT we are hopeful. The house has four bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms and is on nearly a quarter of an acre- unheard of in Colorado.

We are facing so much change- new baby, new house (hopefully), new school for Michael- it can be overwhelming. We just have to get something bigger 6 people in 1400 square feet just isn't that easy plus the kids (& mom ) really need a yard.

So just keep us in your prayers. I am sure that to quote a song "... I'll get by with a little help from my friends..."

I'll post more pics of the house and the kiddos soon.

Sad Day

This evening I found out of the loss of Pres. Gordon B. Hinkley. It is a sad time for those left behind but what joy he and his wife, Marjorie, must be experiencing.
What a great teaching time to present to my children the way the church works. I guess that Family Home Evening is planned for tomorrow.

More Pics of the Baby

Well here is another picture of William and one with his Aunt Jeane.

I also thought that I'd make some of you feel better about how you look after delivery. Scary, huh? Just thought that it would make you all smile.

Having four is exhausting! Just getting used to the new routine with four is going to take some time. I seem to always be late- I hate being late.
Hopefully we will get to take William to get some real portraits soon but with the dreaded flu here in CO, I am anxious about taking him anywhere. I hope to have more up soon but enjoy these for now.

Tax Deduction arrival

Well, 2008 is here and our family is complete. On Friday Dec 28th I went into labor and on Dec 29th at 8:11 am William Stewart Norris was born. He was 7 lbs. 4 oz. and 20 inches long.

William waited just long enough for Christmas to come and go, for Grandma Baron to arrive and for the last necessary errands to be run. It was actually quite good timing and we can now claim him on our 2007 taxes too- BONUS. We were also lucky to have some family still here from Utah for Christmas to share our new little one with.

It's kind of weird to think that this is our last baby. Sad but good. I cried a bit after the delivery because it just hit me that I won't have this experience ever again. I hope that I have enjoyed the experiences of having been bleesed with these kids and that I won't have any regrets of not doing everything that I want to do with them.

We are so richly blessed and we know it. We are so happy to share this little one with you all. I will post more pictures soon. Enjoy these until then.

Two weeks to go...

Well we're in the home stretch now. At the latest William will arrive Jan 1st. I have my final appointment on Dec 24th so we'll see what the doctor says when I go in next week. I am so done with this though. It's a good thing this is our last baby. My body is in open rebellion when it comes to childbearing. Nothing seems to be working well right now. ( Ah, the sacrifices moms make for the kiddos.)
In case I don't post again before Christmas I hope everyone has a great holiday. Relax and enjoy because at this point that's all we can do- right.

Pictures

Well I'm trying to post my first pictures. These are just some fairly recent ones that I thought were cute. Enjoy!

25 days to go- at the most

Well we're in the home stretch now. Had a check-up today and all is well with William. Hard to believe that there will be one more kiddo soon. Although I am miserable it's easier than having a newborn-- I think. As long as I can make it through Christmas Day I'd be thrilled to have the baby any day thereafter.

First Post

So my friend Kellie has been telling me for months to do this so I thought what the hey. I'll post some recent pics for everyone to see- more of the kids than of me until the baby comes. Maybe I'll even learn to upload some videos.

There isn't to much new going on in Chez Norris. Just the joy of motherhood. 36th week of pregnancy and three sick kids. NO Christmas decorations up and about a million things to do before baby #4 arrives. (No stress though)

We'll survive and be just fine. At least we're sick before the baby and Christmas arrives.



Hope all of our friends and family are having a great holiday season. Happy first night of Hanukkah.