New Year's Eve

I just wanted to get one good picture of each of the kids on New Year's Eve.... just one. I thought I would start with Ethan since he was being a ham and seemed like he would cooperate.

Really... I thought he might hold still for just one shot.

Done

For Brandon, if I wanted a picture, I wasn't going to be able to wait until he came out of his room on his own.  I went a huntin'

Of course, Sophie had a turn

Playing Drawful, You Don't Know Jack, Quiplash, and Fibbage (along with a few others I can't remember). So much fun. It was a riot seeing some of the answers these kids were putting up!!

At one point there was some dancing going on in the kitchen.

About 10 min late.... we got the first picture of 2017

Family Fun at Wunderland

Long Overdue!

On the drive home... this was the sky. BEAUTIFUL!

This was on the agenda today.... Ethan was LONG OVERDUE for a haircut.  It has been almost 7 months of him insisting that no one cut his hair on top.  It was getting a bit crazy and was always hanging in his eyes.  I promised I would try to do something that looked cool like a soccer player. 

 So much better!

 Much to my surprise, he really liked the new cut.  So much so that he decided he need to pose and flex and show off his muscles before bed. 

Too Big? Don't Care!

Size doesn't matter to this kid.  A jersey needs to be worn.

Day after Christmas

 Brandon vegged out in his room and the other two wanted to go out and spend their Christmas money.

Christmas 2016

Christmas photos are finally posted on our Norton Christmas page.  Once again, I didn't go crazy with pictures or worry about how wonderful they would turn out.  Some with my camera, some with my phone.  I am finding, at times, it is nice to sit back and enjoy some of the day (even if it means not capturing it on film!) I did, however, catch this guy sneaking in while he thought we were all sleeping! 

BNSF Christmas Party

Earlier in the day... while waiting for Jeff to get his contacts, Ethan just had to go check out all the kids' frames. 

This year, Jeff's Christmas party was at Big Al's.  The whole family had a blast, and the kids didn't mind going to "Dad's work thing" one bit!

Zoo Lights 2016