Happy Valentine's Day!

For Valentine's this year we made heart pancakes and tied them red.  They didn't look too appealing, but they sure tasted yummy!  The kids loved it.  Or maybe it was the little pets they got that they loved. 

I love you guys!  

I am so grateful for my children.  They are so much fun to have around.  They make me laugh, they make me cry, but most of all they make me proud. 

HIDE!!

I love when the kids can play without the help of electronics.  They had such a fun time making the forts and playing house.  I wish they would have fallen asleep.  That would have made it even better.

They played for quite some time, but it never seems long enough for the mess it makes.  

Oh well...

Go Cougars!

Thanks to my parents for setting us up with some Cougar Gear!  We love them!

Poor Jenna thought hers made her look FAT! 

Where does a 7 year old get that kind of thoughts?

Christmas pictures

I am so late with Christmas pictures, but decided to put them up anyway...

Here are the kids Christmas morning.

We have the tradition of spending the night at Grandma and Grandpa Sorensen's with all the Aunts, Uncles, and cousins.  We look forward to spending lots of time together.

They couldn't wait to get in and find the goods.

Tyler got his wish...a new Wii game and dart board.  

He had several things on his list and he did end up getting several more.

Jenna got the coveted Zhu Zhu Pet.  

It was the hit of the day!!

Megan and her babies! :)  She loves her baby stuff.  

Our little Momma!

I love this picture of Jenna!  I think it's how we all felt.  

It was snowing so much that we opted to spend another night at Grandma's.  

Here is what it looked like outside...

It was a crazy amount of snow.  I don't remember how much exactly, but I do remember we didn't go anywhere for days.  In fact the snow just barely melted and it's March 11th.  

This is my sister-in-laws house.  The battery died before they could take one of my house.

Happy times!  It would have been even more fun had we had my Dad's snowmobiles. :)

Merry Christmas 2009

Merry Christmas from the Sorensen's

This year has gone so quickly.  The kids are busy and I guess so are we.  We have been blessed throughout this year and pray the Lord continues to guide and direct us in our daily lives.

Last year I think I started with the youngest, so this year I'll start with the oldest.  Oh, that is me!  Yikes!  Well, my life has been good this year.  Health is a great thing and I am very grateful for it.  I am still staying busy with the kids activities as well as my own. :)

I work at least 16 hours a month to keep up my nursing license.  I love my job! 

I am also staying busy with the typical household jobs and activities that I enjoy (scrapbooking, bunco, etc), and also church callings.  I was called to be Primary President in May.  I am still adjusting and trying to do a good job.

Justin is doing well.  He's stayed healthy as well this year despite a little back issue last month.  He twisted a vertebrae in his back that required some PT.  He keeps busy with work and is doing a great job supporting us and making sure we have all that we need.  He is now working with the 11 year old scouts.  I wonder if he'll still be there when Tyler is 11. 

Tyler is now 9 and a half.  He enjoys reading, math and all sports.  He is very active and keeps us on our toes!  He played football, soccer and baseball this year.  He continues to do well in school and enjoys the EY (Excellence in Youth) program at school.  It challenges him a little more than the classroom.  He gets to do more difficult activities.  This past week he had the opportunity to participate in a spelling bee.  He was so excited.  This year was only practice, so hopefully he will be as excited next time.

Jenna is 7 and our "little hopper".  She is always moving...for those who have seen her when she is excited, she  jumps repeatedly and/or shakes her hands.  It's her way to show you that she is happy!  She loves animals and wants to be a vet.  She is also doing well in school and has finally figured out how to read quietly by herself.  I love when they discover that reading is fun!

Megan is the ruler of our home, even at 4 and a half.  She is a lot of fun and has the cutest personality.  She is always making us smile/laugh.  She loves her cousins and her friends and is constantly asking where we are going.  Preschool is fun too!  She loves to go.  Her favorite activity has been doing Perler Beads (We call them "melt-a-beads").  She does them daily and loves to take them to her teachers and friends. We have done so many this year that I decided to decorate our tree with them.  

With all that, I'll close this Christmas letter and hope you and yours is happy and healthy. 

We wish you a Merry Christmas!

With love, The Sorensen's

Broken...really?

Well, it all happened one evening.  Megan was at the neighbors playing with her friends RJ and Autumn.  She'd been gone about 30 minutes and there is a knock at the door.  It's my neighbor, Rod, holding Megan who is crying.  He says, "She and RJ were jumping off his bunk bed.  She says her leg and arm hurt.  She won't squeeze my hand, but I don't think it's broken."

I carried her to the kitchen (where I was in the middle of dinner) and put her on the counter.  She sat there crying and cradling her arm.  I gave her Motrin and an ice pack.  She sat there for about 15-20 minutes while I finished making dinner.  She seemed ok, but still moved around very carefully.  By the time Justin got home and we ate dinner (total of an hour), she was almost all better.  I was convinced we were going to go to the Urgent Care and have an X-ray.

Justin thought I was crazy.

We went and I started to doubt my decision, as she was acting normal with some guarding of her wrist.   We got to the office and had the X-ray done.  I knew the tech and she let me look.  I should have been a radiologist because I pointed out the fracture.  Hee hee!!

Distal Radial Fracture or Buckle Fracture

So sad...my baby has a broken arm.  I was so relieved when they brought in a splint.  No hard cast for us.  Although Megan threw the biggest fit that lasted about 10 minutes!!

"I AM NOT WEARING THAT!!"

My nurse friends tried to bring in stickers and special tape to help to decorate this ugly black splint.  Still...she was NOT going to have it.  She thought she would look "weird".  How does a 4 year old know that? I finally said, "If you don't wear that, we'll go to another doctor and he'll put one on that you won't be able to take off.  This one we can take off when you have an itch and to wash."  That did it.  She complied and now that the 3 weeks are up, she doesn't want to take it off.  It smells and I am ready for it to be done.  She needs to find her independence again and begin to WIPE herself!!!

Here we are at Skateland PlayDaze the day after.  She stuck around me for the first hour.  Doing the mellow stuff. Then she ventured off and went on the jumping toy and down the slides.  Thanks MOTRIN!!

I never thought she'd actually do this!  She's nuts!

Halloween 2009

Happy Halloween!

This year we all dressed up.  I think that is a first for us. 

 The kids Trick or Treating at Grandma Sorensen's.  Jenna looks a little possessed, but really she is a happy witch.

 

Justin was "Static Cling".  Kari was "A basket of Laundry".

Tyler as a baseball player.

I love when they chose things that don't take any thought or money!!

Jenna as The Wicked Witch of the West.

Her eyes even say that.  She really got in to her part for pictures this year.

Megan as the good witch.

She was so excited to be out of the house because she had been sick for 3 days and missed 2 Halloween parties.