I Love a Good Book

My sis-in-law, Cara, gave me this book for Christmas and I blew through it in less than a week, which is amazing considering having 4 kids and reading all the other stuff that I am at the same time. I had read the original fairytale by the Grimm brothers and although it's a little dark it was a great tale. I am totally ready to read more by Shannon Hale now. She transformed the original into something even better than I could've imagined- which is very hard to do with a classic story. I recommend The Goose Girl for anyone who likes a good clean fantasy with romance and adventure.

So thanks Cara for a great read!

Everything

Ok so if you didn't know I love Michael Buble'

(Yes, Ryan knows) I think that he has a great voice & his music makes me smile. I have been a fan since college but I didn't get to go to his concert until 2006. He is a great entertainer! If you ever get the chance to go to his concert DO IT!! Enjoy the song, I do.

To be or not to be

So I am contemplating starting a recipe blog. I guess that this way if I ever lost a recipe in hard copy the internet would always have it for me. I guess that it will probably happen BUT I have to figure out a name.
* Mama's kitchen
* Recipes worth stealing
*Yummy in My Tummy
* How to keep your man
I don't know. Maybe you all have suggestions. Suggest away:)

What Perfection

How sweet is this?

Wouldn't it be nice to be this comfortable all the time?

I just couldn't resist taking this picture.

My Grandfather

Last Thursday my grandfather, John Mayhoffer, suddenly passed away. It is still sinking in but the event has reminded me of the scripture speaking of "the tender mercies of the Lord".

Although my grandfather passed away without a long illness he was sick and would've gotten much worse. How grateful I am that he was able to still be himself- for the most part- until the end.

Newest pics

So here we are the mom and kids. You have no idea what it took to take this picture. Blood, sweat and of course tears and lots of them. James' expression says it all. (James, "If I have to take one more stinkin' picture you will regret it!)

Thankfully Aunt Jeane was there to ride herd on the kids. No way could I have done this alone. I may be crazy BUT I'm not insane.

Here is a cute one of the kiddos. Hard to believe that there are 4 of them now. And poor Christi with all those boys! She'll get over it though, especially when she gets spoiled by mom- & dad too.

Michael is doing great. Boy does that kid love to read- thank goodness for libraries.

Christi is a great big sister and helps tons.

James is such a pleasant guy and makes us smile all the time.

And William is just fun to top it all off. He is a great baby and we love him- even James does.

William is Growing Up

Aw! Look how cute this kid is. Hard to believe that he is already 2 months old. We are pretty certain that he has blue eyes-score! Blue eyes and dark skin. How irresitable is that?

Here is another picture of William in a cute hat- he already looks so different.

One nice thing about babies- among many others- they love to cuddle and take naps with dad!

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.