Great Grandma Sorenson

Great Grandma Sorenson (Lance's Dad's Mom) passed away on December 23, 2009. She was a wonderful woman that we all loved very much. In recent visits over the last few years to her home we had fun looking at photo albums with her and eating all of the yummy food she would insist on preparing for us.

We're grateful for this photo we have with her from August on her 90th birthday:


And this one at Halloween 2009:


And another favorite:

A Very Merry Christmas 2009

We had a very Merry Christmas. We're slow on posting because....well....we've been busy.

We had a great Chritmas in San Diego with Grandma and Grandpa Whitney. The Monday before Christmas the kids and I took off for CA. We hadn't seen my parents since August so we were really excited. The days before Christmas were spent playing with Grandma and Gandpa and Whitney, searching for sea shells at the beach, riding bikes, playing lots of music, attending the Poinsettia Bowl Battle of the Bands on the Midway, and going to the actual Poinsettia Bowl.





It was especially fun to be at the game this year since the University of Utah was one of the teams. The neighborhood we live in is very Utah red (we live so close) so many of our neighbors would be proud of the support we were giving Utah. Kai was in Heaven with it ALL- especially since he loves Football and Bands.










(Our make shift band costume)



Lance came in on Christmas Eve and joined us for the final stages of pre-Christmas excitement. Kai could barely handle it when Christmas morning finally rolled around. Santa was very good to all of us. Both kids were thrilled with their gifts and it was so fun to see the pure joy on both of their faces as they opened things up.









We spent the next few days cheering for the Chargers, going to Sea World, getting in a few of our other favorite San Deigo foods, and playing more music. Many thanks to Grandma and Grandpa Whitney for a fabulous Christmas!

Holiday Cheer

Preschool Christmas Program 2009

Kai had his Christmas Program at school today. He was super excited that Daddy and Grandma & Grandpa Utah joined Mom and Rori in the audience for the big performance. The kiddos have been a little under the weather the last few days so I was glad we all made it through in one piece. Kai was a wonderful singing candy cane! :)

(Kai looks a little bugged in this picture because he thought I was slowing him down from getting back in his classroom like they had been told to do)

And these are for the sake of grandparents and great grandparents to get the flavor of it all. Don't get motion sick:

Sorenson Family Christmas Party

Sunday night we celebrated Christmas with Lance's family (minus the Mullins who are home in Seattle and we missed like crazy). We had a yummy dinner, great entertainment, and a tasty birthday cake for Jesus. The cousins had a blast together as usual. Rori is sure she is just as big as Kennedy, Kai and Jack. It is so fun to see them all so excited for Christmas.

Enthralled by the Disney Cruise Picture Book:


Rori Wishing She Could Carry Ella Around Like Her Other Baby Dolls:


Checking out Presents with Grandpa:


Singing Some of Their Christmas Favorites:


Rori Thinking They Might Need Someone to Lead the Music:


5 Little Sorensons:

Happy Holidays!

We're in the full swings of December = presents, parties, programs and on and on. We have Christmas music playing most of the day- and Kai is an expert at his favorites like Rudolph, Santa Claus is Coming to Town, and Frosty the Snowman. The Christmas tree is up and making the whole house smell inviting and cozy. We have an Elf living with us- more on that in another post. And it is so exciting to be 4 years old and a1 year old at Christmas time-probably the most exciting it will ever be. It really is such a magical time of year!

Tonight the forecast calls for snow which is lots more fun on the weekend. The kids have been enjoying the first few storms we've had. They've had fun helping us clear the driveway and sidewalks. And yes a paint roller does work wonders in the snow- if you are 4 years old.









Now if only we can get the 5000 things on our to do list for the next few weeks done. All of it is overwhelming but one thing at a time isn't so bad. Today we worked on some treats to give away. My helpers were not very good at hiding the evidence of what they did with the leftover melted chocolate.

Thanksgiving in Bear Lake

We drove to Bear Lake last Wednesday night and spent Thanksgiving there. On late Thursday night we were joined by the Wilkinsons (Rob, Amy, Amanda and Matthew) and were able to spend Friday and Saturday with them before coming home Saturday afternoon.

Here are some pics:

Cooking Thanksgiving Dinner:

The feast (We had all the fixins, substituting a small ham for the turkey, since we already had turkey last week):


Washing dishes after the feast:


Cleaning up after the feast:

Getting to play in the snow with Amanda and Matthew, and looking for moose tracks:

Rori and Matthew in the horse-trough bath:

Rori and Matthew check out Amanda and Kai in the horse-trough bath:

Loving and playing in their pj's:

Kids' Breakfast:

Kids playing in the kids' club:

Ashleigh & Kai, Amy and Amanda on four-wheelers:

Two-point buck near the cabin:

We had a wondeful time. Thanks to the Wilkinsons for making it so fun. And thanks to Grandma and Grandpa Utah for letting us use the Cabin.