My cute little nephew Benjamin

In his Blessing outfit. This is the same outfit his daddy wore when he was blessed.






Right after a bath. He looks just like his Uncle Matthew!







Just hang'n out in the bouncer his favorite Aunt bought him as an early Christmas gift.

Benjamin Vaughn Norman

My new little nephew!! Benjamin Vaughn Norman was born this morning, July 17 at around 8. He weighed exactly 7 lbs. and was exactly 18 inches long. Maria started having contractions last night (Wed.) around 11 and they got worse during the night. Around 4 am Thursday the contractions were about 6-8 mins. apart. Tory and Maria decide to go to the hospital around 6 am when the contractions were about 3-5 mins. By the time Maria made it to the hospital she was already 5 cm. a half hour later she was already a 7 cm. The docter did an exam and realized Ben had moved position since her last appointment last week. He was now breach. The docter felt it necessary to do a C-section since he was breach and the contractions were so close. The whole family is doing wonderful. She is expected to be home Sunday night or Monday morning. Josh and I are so glad Ben decided to make his apperance before we come in 2 weeks so we can fully enjoy him. Welcome to the family Benjamin!!!

HELP!!

Someone help me please! I am trying to get my blog cute like some others I have seen but I don't know how to do it. Will someone please tell me how to downloand the cute stuff. Thank you to anyone that can help!!

Possibly our new home

I know this isn't the same house as the previous post, but when we went back for a second look we noticed a lot of things that would need work. This new house is more in our price range and has real wood floors rather than laminate. The pictures make the walls and room look very yellow but the walls are actually white. Enjoy looking at the possbile new home of The Norman's!!!

http://search.har.com/engine/dispSearch.cfm?mlnum=9404298&backButton=Y

House Shopping

So Josh and I are house shopping. We are tired of our apartment and all the gross things that come with apartments. Last night we viewed this home and absolutly love it. We are setting up a second viewing so my parents can look at it and see if they can find anything that we don't. They won't have the emotional tie that we might have. I've put the link to the home so you can see all the views of it. http://search.har.com/engine/dispSearch.cfm?MLNUM=6980023

Cash Only...

Or should it say "One Small Step for Mankind, One Huge Step for Jenn" ?

Since we are trying to save money for a down payment on a home, I have cut up my debit card. I will be a cash only person. After I looked at our finances and saw where all our money was going, we have decided to cut back on everything. This is a major feat for me. I live by my debit card (which is probably why we don't have money). So wish me luck that I can survive without the card and wish us luck that we can save enough money for a down payment.

Does this mean I'm growing up??

My Sister, The Graduate

My sister Julie graduated from BYU-Idaho 2 weeks ago. Her major is Recreation Management with a minor in Sociology and Marriage & Family Studies. We are all so proud of her. She is the first Martin to graduate. Aparently, my dad was pretty emotional during the ceremony. This picture shows my sister pointing to a tear on my dad. So cute and funny. As part of her graduation gift to herself she bought a car. She is the proud owner of a Nissan Xterra. It's very nice. CONGRATULATIONS JULIE!!!