If You Give A Baby Some Newspaper. . .

The Mom might find a few minutes to vacuum her living room floor.

And while the mom is vacuuming the floor, the baby's older sister finds her purple sunglasses.

And if you find purple sunglasses on the floor, well you have to have your swimming suit on too.

And if you have your swimming suit on, well you just HAVE to run around the living room.

And if you're running around the living room floor, the mom has to stop vacuuming to take pictures. 

(Because- what's cuter than a little girl running around in a swimming suit at Christmas time)!

And while the mom is taking pictures of the little girl running around, she doesn't see that her baby has taken out her binki and has started eating the newspaper.

And if the baby starts eating the newspaper, the older sister has to stop running around.

And if the older sister stops running around, she can help take the newspaper away from the baby.

But when you take away the newspaper away from the baby, you find little pieces all over the ground

So the mom will need to vacuum.

And if the mom HAS to vacuum, then the baby will need something to entertain her.

And if the baby needs some entertainment, then you might just have to give her some newspaper. 

And if you give a baby some newspaper . . . 

Day # 17 I Am Thankful For. . . .

CHILDREN WHO CAN TIE THEIR OWN SHOES!

The other day as we were leaving for school I yelled to the kids, "Does everybody have their shoes on?"

And then I remembered.

I remembered all those rushed mornings trying to tie everybody's shoes so we could get out the door.

There are some things I'll miss as my kids get older.

But tying shoes isn't one of them.

What can I say?

It's the little things that make me happy.

(Janie wants everybody to know that she learned to tie her shoes last year-which is when I took this picture!)

Day # 12 I Am Thankful For. . . .

MOMENTS LIKE THIS!
 I never take for granted little moments like this.

My sister stopped by this afternoon.
Both of our husbands are away in Vegas to see the Thunderbirds at Nellis AirForce Base.
We decided to treat ourselves to Brick Oven Pizza and let the kids have some time to play.

Her darling Meg and my little Lexi are just 6 months apart.

I know their going to be best buddies when they get older!

When Jared and I lived away from our families, we missed out on times like this.

Just a night to hang out with cousins and get some pizza.

I LOVE that we aren't missing out anymore!

I Looked Out the Window and What Did I See?

*JUST FOR YOUR INFORMATION THIS POST WAS WRITTEN BACK IN APRIL, BUT I FORGOT TO POST IT, SO HERE YOU GO!

I looked out of my bathroom window the other day and this is what I saw:

(By the way, can you tell by the title that I spend a little too much time working in the nursery at church)!

Something yellow and way up high in the tree out back.  It took me a minute, but then I realized that it was Jared!

He had climbed up our huge pine tree in the backyard to saw off all the branches that had half-broken off in the last snow blizzard we had.     

(*ONCE AGAIN, SUPER OLD POST, THIS STORM WAS MID-APRIL!)

The snow was so wet, it was too heavy for the branches.  I kept hearing the branches snap and break all night long.  When I woke up the neighbors tree had completely toppled over!   And our trees in the back had HUGE branches just hanging there ready to fall at any second.  It was such a crazy spring snowstorm!

So, who said tree climbing was just for little boys?  Look at my man go!!

Janie, this posts for you!!

Well I'm finally posting again. Last week was just crazy for us here at the Norris household. We had a few illnesses, a daddy who was out of town, many a church things to go to, a mom who has had the realization of moving hit her, and just the everyday stuff that we all deal with throughout the week!

Lucky for me, despite my crazy week I didn't lack for a source of entertainment. Janie kept me rolling pretty much all week with her little personality. Lately Jared and I have just gotten a kick out of the things that come out of Janie's mouth. The other day I told myself I have to start writing all the hilarious things down that she says right away because she makes so many funny statements that by the end of the night I can't remember them all. She has taken her big sister role very seriously and is always telling Chloe "don't worry, Big Sister Janie will teach you all the important stuff to do." I've caught her telling her how to walk, how to go poo-poo on the potty, how to roller skate, how to splash in the bathtub!"
I came into the kitchen the other day and she had made "the bag monster" see the above picture. And she has hit the age where she needs to know why things happen. Just last night we went for a drive and as we were driving by a dairy she asked, "Oh yuck mommy. What is that stinky smell." I told her it was cow poo-poo called manure. She thought for a minute and asked "Daddy, why do the cows have to go poo-poo?" Jared told her because they had to go just like she has to go to the bathroom. Her answer, "On their potties." We laughed and Jared said, no they go on the dirt. She looked around and said. "Oh! Now that's gross!"
I was really sick earlier in the week and poor Janie had been ignored, so I told her we could make cookies for the kids when they came home. She had an enjoyable time licking and redipping the beaters, needless to say we didn't share these cookies with anyone outside of the Norris clan. And Janie is our girly girl. She changes outfits several times a day and loves to wear her little dance leotards all around the house!


So thanks Janie for helping mommy get through last week. I just don't think you can get any cuter!