This past Sunday, hubby and I officially became members of our local church and o ur pastor baptized Baby Norris. 

 I can attest to the wonders of swaddling a baby.  We do it every night to Baby Norris and it helps him to sleep.  The transformation real...

Lately hubby has been teaching Baby Norris to drink from a bottle. (Isn't this surprising?  Who knew that babies could struggle with thi...

Gosh, I really love this view.

Does anyone know where I can find a very large watermelon?  I'd like to try this out...

I am a clutter-aphobe and hate having tons of stuff lying about. With Baby Norris's arrival, hubby and I really struggled to figure ou...

Here are some recent baby photos to help you get through Wednesday.  Enjoy! He's getting so big...

This week Hubby and I put on our brave-pants and took Baby Norris out to.... the mall !  This particular adventure took longer than our typi...

it's finally Friday!  I thought the weekend would never come.  We're definitely going to enjoy the outdoors before winter sneaks up ...

I love Jane Austen's novels. I love them so much that I almost convinced hubby to name our child Fitzwilliam (after my beloved Mr. Da...

This weekend we took Baby Norris out for his first major outing.  Our town was holding a fruit carving competition and we decided to check i...

"The real magic wand is the child's own mind."  ~ Jose Gasset

Today I'd like to salute an unsung hero:  our Diaper man.    Every week he brings us clean cloth diapers and picks up our dirty ones. ...

 Hubby and I are always on the lookout for Baby Norris's smile.  It appears unexpectedly and lasts only a second or two.  Here's our...

Lately Baby Norris has been a bit fussier than usual.  We tried talking to him about this issue.  His response? Oh dear.

Dear Baby Norris, I love how you laugh in your sleep. I love your big round head. I love it when you fall asleep cuddled in my arms. L...

Yesterday my mom returned back home.   Here are two of my favorite photos of her and Baby Norris: 

Here's a photo of Baby Chuck hamming it up for the camera: Dear Older Chuck Norris, We didn't pose you.  You did this of your...

My son is selling tickets... to the gun show.   

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