catching up

Sam's 1st bath at home.  He wasn't really a fan 

Getting snuggled by daddy after his bath

Nate reading to his boys

my Sleeping Beauty

Ok, he was a little cranky

Mom, stop taking pictures of me and FEED ME

James giving me a cheese

I love the faces of all of my boys in this picture :)

Giving kisses

Giving Hugs

James trying to hold Sam

Hugs and Kisses from daddy

James and Sam

James Dancing to "One Finger, One Thumb" by the wiggles.  He loves it, and the song will never leave your head once you play it.  Look it up now.

James has recently become obsessed with my jewelry, and love to put it on

Just eating a chip 

My stylish boy, wearing his cowboy woody hat and shift

It's a good thing my baby is cute :)

Sam

James holding Sam

Checking out his little bro

Giving kisses

Helping Sam wrap up

Showing Sam how to make a triangle

Giving more kisses.  These two are going to be fantastic brothers :)

Merry Christmas...1 month late :)

Merry Christmas from the Norbys
Nate, Karlea, James and Sam 

Our Christmas Tree

Nate and James on Christmas Eve

James and I on Christmas Eve

Opening one gift on Christmas Eve before I had to go to work

Almost 40 weeks pregnant with Sam

Christmas Gift from grandma and grandpa Norby

James opening his stocking Christmas morning.  I woke him up as soon as I got home  from work.  He was a little tired. 7:30am is a little early for this kid (he usually sleeps in until almost 10)

James was very excited about his vikings jersey.  He took it out of his stocking and proudly stated, "Santa brought bikings shirt!" - James can't say vikings, but rather pronounces it "bikings"

putting together the train set my dad got James.  It was a little intense, and James was really excited to play with it

Sorry for this post being one month late. I would love to have sent out cute Christmas cards and a lovely Christmas letter, but sadly, life was a little hectic around Christmas time this year :)  I worked Christmas eve and Christmas day, but we still managed to celebrate. James received an abundance of gifts (partially my fault, as I kept finding things he would like :)

James loved opening presents, and he will still ask for santa presents on occasion.  Anything that comes in a box is now a present, including his box of diapers that came the other day.  He couldn't wait to open his "Present" and he was very good at helping open Sam's presents

my children

Samuel Steven 

James Peter 

I was editing pictures tonight to post on here, and I came across these two pictures and I just had to share.  Sam's shirt and face say it all.  He is hungry, all the time :)  James, well, he wanted to wear his cowboy woody shirt and his cowboy hat (we don't actually have a cowboy hat, so he uses this too small summer hat instead)  I just happened to catch him in a precarious pose. 

my mom came to visit...

So, my mom braved the cold and traveled to Minot to visit a couple of weeks ago.  James had so much fun spending time with his grandma.  My mom hasn't got to spend much time with us since she lives so far away, so we really enjoyed her stay, and it definitely came to an end too quickly!  Enjoy the large assortment of pictures we took while she was here.

Sam is kind of a surly kid.  He looks like this a lot

Me and my baby

Nate and I making lasagna one night

James really is the BEST Big Bro

Uncle Aaron also came up to visit for the week

Grandma Jodi and James

My Mom and Aaron

James

Sam

My mom and Sam

Aaron holding Sam.  He was just a little nervous to be holding a little baby

Me and my little bro

My Mom and I

The Kitzans came to visit too

My mom and her sister Kristi

Whitney and Hannah meeting their new cousin

Kristi and her new nephew

Cousins

Aaron and James setting up Phase 10 twist.  Aaron won this game if I remember correctly :)

Making mom's fantastic chocolate chip cookies.  Nothing is better than my mom's baking 

My mom made homemade buns and James helped.  Here he is making his own bun

James watching my mom intently white they need the dough

It was a tish cold while they were here

James playing with my Tupperware while I attempt to clean the kitchen

Sam in one of the hats I made him. Nate says I'm a bit obsessed, but they are just so fun to make! 

The Santa hat, that will probably be a valentines day hat since it's a little big

Sam in his owl hat

Our new baby

Our family of 4 

My mom and her coffee

James wearing his "cowboy hat"

Sam and Nate 

My baby

Thanks Mom for coming to visit!