Ain't he Cute?

Best Christmas Present

Friday was an exciting and very long day, but we'll worth it. Ian Michael Norrie was born at 3:19 PM weighing 9 pounds and 20.5 inches long. He's a big boy! Here's a picture of him get examined shortly after birth. He was not happy, but according to Grandma Janie the boys were having a great time.

Lazy Sunday

...consisting of wrapping Christmas presents and scrapbooking. I've been told to enjoy my free time before Ian gets here.  The pups seem to be enjoying it too. They are so silly. They lead such hard lives. In the words of Marcel the Shell, "Treats and snoozing. Snoozing and treats."

Merry Christmas

Thursday evening when I picked the kids up from Junior Academy, they asked me if we could make something for their Christmas parties. I immediately said we could just buy something cause I wasn't feeling up to making anything. After thinking about it, I had been wanting to make this recipe so I changed my mind.

Without Jacob's help I would have been up until midnight, but with it, I managed to wrap everything up around 9:00 p.m. after the boys were in bed. I'd say they turned out rather good especially since I'm not really a baker or cake decorator. Wish I could have tried one but I wasn't feeling too good last night. My stomach is still uneasy from the flu bug I caught from John and the kids.

Since I won't be at the parties today, I figured making cupcakes with and for the boys was the next best thing. I hope they have a good time making them and that they have a lot of fun at their parties.

Lion Choir Concert

Jacob is a choir member at King Elementary, and the winter concert was last night.  It was super cute.  Some of the kids played musical instruments, including Jacob.  He played the jingle bells during "We Will Jingle." 

Parents Week

Saturday was parents' week at the Barbara Ellis Dance studio.  All this means really, is parents get to be in the classroom and watch the kids.  I have several videos of William but this one is one of my favs.  He was supposed to do some specific moves but instead he just got out there and made up his own.  To be honest, his were so much better than the other boys.  The kid has some serious attitude.  I love it!

DU Rising Stars

Jacob was selected as DU Rising Star. He and one other girl from his class were selected. We were all given free tickets to the DU men's basketball game last Saturday (12.03.2011). I was disappointed they didn't have a special award ceremony during halftime. They just announced it on the intercom and had all the kids stand up. We haven't been to any basketball games. So, it was a nice family activity.

 

Congrats Jacob!  You are definitely a star!

Christmas Piano Recital

Another wonderful demonstration of William and Jacob's talent and abilities. They have been practicing a lot and it showed. William played Rudolph, the Red Nose Reindeer, and Jacob played Silver Bells. I'm very proud of them, and I know dad is too!

Here's a video of William and one of Jacob.