Miller at 15 Months!

Miller had his fifteen-month check-up last week. He is growing well! He weighs 23 pounds, 4 ounces, and is 32.75 inches tall. Our sweet boy is such a joy to be around. He's a mama's boy (but loves his daddy, too!) and is always making us laugh. Here are some things Miller does at fifteen months:

*He runs--everywhere! It seems that he doesn't think he can get places fast enough.
*He loves to hide. His new favorite hiding spot is under his crib. Scary. :-)
*He loves playing peek-a-boo. He likes to cover up his eyes and say "Boo!" He also loves to close doors, open them, and giggle.
*It seems like he's learning a new word every day. Some of his favorites: Mama, Dada, Ma-Ma (for Maggie), Nana, Yaya, Dadada ("Granddaddy"), Bop ("Pop"), uh-oh, no no no no no (said many times), muh (for "more"), bye bye, night-night, baby, ball, and baba ("bottle")--he loves to bring my water bottles to me and say this. He's so much chattier than Maggie was at his age. (Don't worry--Maggie is plenty chatty now.)
*He loves to sing and dance. His favorite song right now is "If You're Happy and You Know It."
*He throws fits--BIG ones. He bends over and puts his head on the ground while he screams. Maggie thinks it's funny. :-)
*He gives the best hugs. He will stop what he's doing multiple times a day to come give me a hug. It breaks my heart every single time.

People have said this of their little boys before, and I didn't really understand it, but I can say confidently that Miller is ALL BOY. :-) We love our little boy so much, and he's such a fun fifteen-month-old!

New Favorite Quotes

Maggie is developing QUITE the personality and is constantly saying things that make us laugh. Sometimes, it's the WAY she says them that is the funniest, but I will try to recap some our favorite Maggie sayings from the past couple of days:

*Conversation between Maggie and me on the way home from church Sunday:
Maggie: "Can I have some cheese crackers?
Me: "Well, we're driving right now, and I can't get to them. Wait until we get home."
Maggie: "YOU'RE not driving. Daddy is."
Me: "Oh my goodness!"
Maggie: "We don't say that. That is ugly."

*Said last night as Maggie was reading a book:
"I didn't know that turtles and dinosaurs could be friends. That's cool."

*Said this morning as we were talking about her friends' birthdays:
Maggie: "What week is Alex's birthday?" (She thinks months are weeks.)
Me: "November."
Maggie: "Why does Alex's birthday have a 'no' in it?"

And some recurring favorites:
"Hey, I think that's a good idea!" (usually said of trips to the playground, fruit snacks, watching cartoons, etc.)

"We don't EVER, EVER, EVER do that." (usually said to Miller when he throws food, climbs on top of things, or tries to open a cabinet)

"Hey, I think we should have Christmas today." (said EVERY morning for the past two weeks)

I'm sure I'll think of more. She keeps us laughing. Miller's pretty funny, too. His favorite things to say are "Uh-oh!" and "Mama" right now. He usually combines the two. :-)

Fall Fun

We're having a great fall so far at the Norris house! Below, you will find pictures of the Norrises carving pumpkins with the neighbors, getting ready to trick-or-treat, and visiting the playground with our Townsend buddies.

In other news, we are all doing very well and are excited about the upcoming Thanksgiving holidays. The kids are recovering from ANOTHER cold/cough, so we hope we are all building up our immune systems for a healthy winter! :-)Happy fall!

Maggie's Third Birthday

Here are a couple of pictures from Maggie's birthday! We went to IHOP and got a smiley face pancake for breakfast, went to pick out Maggie's new big-girl bicycle, spent some time with Becky and Alex at the zoo, ate cupcakes, and went to Chuck E. Cheese for dinner. It was so much fun seeing Maggie excited about her birthday! How BLESSED we are to have our three-year-old. I cherish her "baby" days but love watching her grow into a beautiful, sweet, and funny little girl.

Happy Third Birthday, Maggie!

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Water Table at McWane

McWane Center Trip

Yesterday we had a fun outing to the McWane Center with our buddies Becky and Alex. Besides an insignificant (but LONG) adventure I had finding my way there, we had a great time! Here are some pictures from our trip.