Baby Norris

I had the luxury of being asked to be in my Assistant's wedding. Boy was it a fun day. Allie was a coworker at Technology Partners up ...

Ever say - that will never happen to me?  Well, it did. We went to a rehearsal dinner for a wedding that I am in and afterwards, we went t...

This is what happens after a meal that was super filling and yummy!  Not to mention all of the yummy drinks as well. The house was packed at...

We had a great time down in Ste Genevieve for Thanksgiving.  Getting to spend time with Grandma Marsha, Grandpa Mike, Great Grandma Ruie, an...

Attending the Fast Eddies Bus Trip is a momentous day for us. It was 5 years ago that Chris and I got engaged. If you remember, we met on t...

For the 2nd year in a row, Chris and I taught for Junior Achievement at Jefferson Elementary school. It was another rewarding experience a...

It started off with a coughing fit while I was interviewing a candidate over the phone for my work. I didn't think much of it, but then ...

I really can't believe that I'm 35.  Where has the time gone in my life!  I mean, I remember when I thought 35 was old. I don'...

Wow! I am so blessed to have such beautiful children! They are so stinker adorable and I'm so proud to be their mommy!  They had fall ...

Look at these little sweethearts!  Aren't they adorable in their halloween costumes.  Lexi fit into Tia's old Ladybug costume an...

My mom and her husband are in town for a few days so we decided to put the pack-n-play in Tia's room and see how the girls would do shar...

Most people who know me know I have a few talents. One of them is my sense of navigation. I'm horrible at geography, but I can give dir...

Lexi experienced her first and hopefully last Emergency Room visit. She woke up about 2am the night prior to yesterday with a 104 fever. Sh...

The baby gate is up! With Lexi crawling all over, we decided to put the baby gate up for Lexi. Tia loves hanging out in there too and she is...

When we say Tia is growing up fast, there are some areas where we are not exaggerating.  She is approaching three, sleeping in a big girl be...

So Tia has been potty training for awhile now and was doing really good for some time, then all of a sudden she started saying no, when we...

Lexi is almost 9 months old and I thought I'd never see the say when she was sleeping all through the night without requiring a feeding ...

Lexi has been crawling for a few weeks but she was only able to manage going backwards. She finally figured out how to get herself going for...

We were so excited to dedicate Tia and Lexi at church a couple weeks ago. We want them to grow up knowing God and hoping they except him as ...

Finally! The day has come when Tia got to learn some soccer skills from a professional organization. We signed her up this summer, but not e...

Lexi is getting so big. She is moving up today at school. She is going from the infant 1 room to the infant 2 room. Wow, I can't believ...

Tia went to the Zoo today with her 'Aunt' Leslie. She loves animals and I am sure she had a blast!!! I am sure she named them all...

It has been a long time in the running waiting for Lexi to sleep in her crib. For months, she sleeps in her carseat. The reason being that t...

Tia is super protective of her little sister Lexi. At church this week, the Music Director picked up Lexi and was holding her. Tia yells a...

As most of you know, I have some really close friends who call ourselves the A&W Club. Lisa, Cassandra, Mary, Holly, and Alyssa are the...

We have been giving Lexi solids and she actually has been doing great. I am actually impressed that she doesn't fit it. Some things, l...

Tia is growing up! We took of her bed rail this week to let Tia discover sleeping in her twin bunk beds all by herself with learning the se...

A week or so ago, my long lasting friend Angela and I drove down to see an old/dear friend Nikki who lives in Springfield, IL. Nikki, Ange...

When Tia was born, I made the comment, she was my 'white white' baby. I said this because I was hoping Tia would get a little bit o...

Lexi has a bad callous on her middle toe. It started out like a small bump, but keeps growing larger and larger. It is a very tough, hard m...

Tia is constantly talking. We love that she can form complete sentences and have full conversations with us, as well as her being a little s...

I know that Chris loves having girls, however the thought of how he needs to protect them over their lives I know scares him. Should he in...

Lexi has been sick the past several days. Not sure what she has, but a stomach flu has it our family over the past couple weeks. Chris was...

Lexi and Tia are so great right now with each other. I know over the years, they will have their moments and ups and downs, but right now ...

Tia went to the ear doctor this week. I have been eager to know how she is doing. I know some times with kids who get tubes in their ears, ...

When I was pregnant with Tia, Chris's cousin Jeremy still lived with us. I remember being 7 months pregnant and walking up the drivew...

Tia is so cute. When she is playing something she loves, but won't give it up so she can go to bed, we'll say '5 more minutes...

Our family has a new vehicle. I love my BMW X5, but we couldn't pass up buying this new Nissan Murano. One of our dear friend's ...

I took Lexi to the doctor last week because she finished her ear infection medicine on Tuesday and still sounded awful. I just wanted to mak...

Nothing scares me more than seeing Lexi's face directly into the mattress. I try to move her and she puts it right back. We try to see ...

This picture is the cutest, she is just so adorable!

School called and said Lexi has had many diarrheas yesterday, so Chris stayed home from work today and took Lexi to the doctor. Yep, yet an...

This is Chris's first father's day with two daughters! Oh and how proud he is!

We had Lexi on her belly and instantly she rolled over onto her back. It must have triggered her knowledge of rolling because then we had h...

Last week was Lexi's 4 month appt. She weighs 14 lbs 3.5 ozs which is the 75th percentile. She is 24 inches long which is the 50th perce...

So Tia is cracking me up. She is constantly talking...and I mean constantly. From the minute she gets up until the minute she goes to bed. W...

My mom has a knack for finding deals. She loves Goodwill and every now and then she finds great deals, but I am so excited about her lates...

Well you can certainly see in this picture that I was a pretty chubby baby too. I remember my Aunts always telling me how much they loved my...

Well it looks like I have been slacking on my entries. I've been back to work about a month and have still not gotten used to finding da...

I just love my chunky monkey Lexi. I love every fat roll and her big fat cheeks. I was also a chunky baby and so I just love that she is ...

Tia has been doing great with going on the potty. She has been doing great at school and the past week, she has let us know when she want...

Another great Mother's Day. We had dinner over at GiGi's (Grandma Stella's). She cooked the best lasagna for us. She had been ...

Doctor finally called last night to let us know that Lexi does not have whooping cough. She would let us know what her final results show, b...

Let's just sat that from a very early age, Tia has been majorly exposed to electronics. The iPad that you see was taken over by Tia earl...

Honestly, I have only heard Lexi's cough sound like the whooping cough 'seal' once and it was in the middle of the night. She do...

Lexi may only be 3 months old, but she the girl is wearing 6 month clothes. I love my little chunker. She is so happy all the time, even wh...

Lexi has had a terrible cough all week. It first appeared last weekend when she was at her grandma's. Kathi called to tell us about he...

I love that at daycare, nicknames surface quickly. I remember when Tia had just started there, many called her Tee Tee and still to this day...

Chris and I had a wedding to attend today and so the girls went to MeeMaw Kathi's today. They always have fun over there and it is nice...

Although Lexi has two ear infections and lost her voice, she is still her happy, smiley self. Here is a picture of her smiling at daddy w...

We went to the doctor today. They were happy I brought her in because she has an ear infection in both ears. She has a slight case of broc...

Daycare called earlier today saying that Tia was teething and needed some tylenol. They mentioned that Lexi didn't seem like her normal ...

Now that we have two little girls, it is pretty hard for us to have any uninteruppted movie time at home. We do watch movies a lot, but us...

We had a great time tonight! My mom came in from Thailand and my sister came home from school so we could go to Frazer's (our...

When you have children, you often spend many days watching kids cartoons, shows, and movies. Tia loves Disney movies because they do a grea...

Tia gets special treatment when she goes to Aunt Jenny's house because AJ paints Tia's nails. Tia LOVES it and expects it now eve...

At daycare, they do a great job of putting Tia on the potty several times per day to get her going on potty training. She has had many stars...

I went back to work today. I was actually excited to get back into it and see everyone. It wasn't bad getting up and although I was pr...

I had a crazy busy weekend with the Cardinal's Home Opener with some girl friends on Friday, a bridal shower during the day on Saturda...

Tia and Lexi's school pics came out. I am sooo excited because their sister picture is adorable. Tia is a ham in all of her pictures. ...