Merry Christmas

Love the Norton's

Master Inspire Plan that really inspired me!!

The Bazinet Plan: How I Will Know Peace on the Day my Children Leave to Find Their Futures
We will have happy, fun relationships
I will listen to them in order to understand their perspective
I will have prepared meaningful family nights
I’ve shown them an example of happy, beautiful motherhood
I’ve taught them how to love babies and how to care for them
I’ve taught them how to love each other
I’ve taught them how to repent and forgive
How to get answers from God
How to live intentionally—prayerful meditation and journaling on what is most important, most helpful
How to discover who they are—the gifts God wants them to develop (journaling and paying attention to their natural likes and tendencies
How to sustain their natural energy through good nutrition, sleep and exercise
How to cook delicious meals
How to seek out friends—people you want to be around that bring out the best in you and make you want to be better
How to be a great friend
How to understand a persuasive argument in terms of the assumptions one makes about the world
How to love learning and know how to apply that learning for good purposes
How to say no to the good and better and focus on the best
How to love and appreciate nature/adventure/exploring
How to cultivate a garden
How to store food, water, and make an emergency kit
How to sing harmony and read music
How to appreciate the best of all kinds of music
How to dance
Which qualities are most important in looking for a spouse
How to be best friends with spouse
How to entertain and be a good hostess
How to love and respect their bodies
How to love great stories and draw on their strength
How to budget money and save money for the big, important things
How precious they (and everyone they meet) are to God (and me)
How to be a gracious guest (offer to contribute, be first to clean up, thank you cards, good table manners, please, thank you)
How to be an intentional visiting teacher
A deep understanding of and sense of gratitude for our country, its founders, and the principles of freedom
How to study scriptures with the use of a scripture/inspiration journal
How to take care of their space and make it beautiful
The difference between means and ends
How to dream big and let God teach you what big looks like
The Law of the Harvest—intentionally living for the consequences you want
You get the education you deserve
How to think like an entrepreneur
How to start and run a business

Home depot Christmas craft!

Nathan loves to be creative!

Fun in the snow

Amazing 33 Day RV trip

It's great to be home! We had an amazing trip. Here are some stats on our trip...
-Lived in our RV for 33 days
-With 5 kids (ages 3 - 11)
-Traveled through 17 states
-Traveled 5,429 miles
-Traveled 950 miles in 1 day
-Traveled in all 3 times zones
-Joshy got an ear infection (antibiotics)
-AnnMarie got a sinus infection (antibiotics)
-Camped in 6 different Walmart parking lots
-AnnMarie threw up out the window (had to clean it off the RV)
-Visited Temple Square, Heritage Park, Zion National Park, Lake Powell, San Diego Zoo, Lego Land, Disney Land (twice), Rainbow Bridge National Monument, Torrey Pines Beach, Mormon Battalion, Salt Lake City/San Diego Temple, Park City Resort, Bingham Canyon Mine
-Saw my bother Scotty in San Diego and Phoenix, saw my dad and brothers in lake Powell, saw my brothers Bob and Brian in St George UT, saw my sister in Nebraska, saw my grandma Jan in Phoenix, saw Am's sister Jackie in Salt Lake City, saw Am's brother Josh in Provo,
-My mom came along for the ride for 1 week
-Spoke on Real Estate investing in Salt Lake, San Diego and Indiana
-Bought a house and sold 2
-Looked at 2 fix and flip houses in CA
-Made a campfire on the beach
-Panned for gold in UT and CA
-Lost Gracie's bicycle
-Got the RV stuck only once
-Splattered raw sewage on myself only once (not as bad as the movie RV)
-Watched Music and the Spoken Word live
-Ate ice-cream at BYU campus
-Slept under the stars
-Picniced on the beach
-Went 3 days without a shower (yuk)
-Went scuba diving
-Speared 2 carp in 1 shot (that was amazing)
-Shot at a coyote with a 22 (missed it)
-Wakeboarded and cliff dived at Lake Powell
-Pulled dozens of cactus needles out of Jonathan's leg
-Went to General Conference
-Ate dinner at The Roof in SLC with our friends the Pecks
-Went to San Diego State football game
- Got kicked out of a RV clubhouse (funny story)
-recorded 3 webinars in our minivan (towed behind the RV)
-Topped out at 40 miles/hr driving up a hill in Pason AZ
-Updated our family blog via my iphone almost every day (http://inspirationstationfam.blogspot.com/)
-Wrestled in the pool with my boys
-Hiked up a mountain with Joshy on my shoulders
-Saw the most amazing sunsets and sunrises
-Taught my 11 yr old son how to hook up the car to the car dolly all by himself
-Made unforgettable memories with my wife and kids!

Heaven on earth

Blue Day

Went to church today at the Kissimmee Ward

Am & Jer

Behind the Lake Orion High School

Norton Family Mission

1. We have fun and enjoy life, spending time with each other as a family.

2. We foster a love of learning by reading, discussing and exploring the best things in life.

3. We encourage creativity and cultural awareness.

4. We continually strive to improve ourselves mentally, physically, socially, emotionally and spiritually.

5. We serve each other and the community.

6. We are kind, respectful and supportive of each other in our seen and unseen potential.

7. We know and live the gospel of Jesus Christ.

8. We know and apply leadership principles in all we do.

9. We are frugal, industrious, self reliant and financially independent.

10.               We understand and are governed by the principles of liberty.

We recognize our divine heritage and seek to leave a legacy of greatness for generations to come

Meme and papa

Hanging ornaments

Who needs a latter when your grandad is 6'9"?

Papa birthday

Playing nicely

Halloween party at Meme/Papas

Granddad is the same size hand as the Gorilla!

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At the Zoo

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Cousins

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Fall is so fun!

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Day at the orchard

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