Norm

We have a new family member.

Norm.

Aunt Courtney and Uncle Cameron weren't able to make it to Sydney's birthday party due to the blizzard of 2008 and the fact that the engine blew in their car. Saturday night we had a bit of a family gathering. Phil and Uncle Travis were gone all day scoping out beach houses so Nancy and Chase, Courtney and Cameron all came over and Gramma and Grandpa were already here for the weekend. Courtney and Cameron brought Sydney a beta fish for her birthday. Of course Norm was equipped with a tank, 2 fake trees, a bridge and decorative rocks. We were all a bit nervous about Norm, not knowing what we would do if he kicked the bucket or something, haha. It's our first pet. Well, thank goodness for Gramma's insomnia. She got up at like 5am Sunday morning and noticed that Norm was no longer with us! So she stuck him up under the bridge. When Sydney and Mollie got up we told them that Norm was sleeping. (Did you know fish are nocturnal, haha? Norm was for a day.) Mollie is all about this fish. So as they wondered when he would wake up we anxiously awaited the 10am opening of Pet Smart which is luckily right around the corner. Mom and I went to get bagels from Panera and came home with them and Norm II. Dad took the girls upstairs to play while we made the switcheroo. Norm II is red just like the first Norm. Cameron named him after Norm Sloan by the way, an NC State coach from a while back. Anyway, here are some pictures of the Norm experience!