Happy Thanksgiving

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving this year in Albuquerque! Suzanne, Matt, Stella and Matt's mother, Trish, all came in for the celebration. Trish came all the way from New Hampshire! It was a great time and Soren got to meet his 4 month old cousin, Stella, for the first time. Soren wasn't quite sure what to make of her at first, but very shortly into the visit he wanted to hold her on his lap and kept telling us that "Baby Stella was his baby"! It was pretty cute!

We also got pictures taken of Stella and Soren. I'll post soon. That was quite an adventure with a two year old and a 4 month old. Not to be attempted again for awhile. Let's just say that everyone in Albuquerque had the same idea as us to take pictures the day after Thanksgiving. Soren is also not quite into taking pictures right now. Whenever you tell him to smile, he gives you this cheesy smile and wrinkles up his whole face!

Overall it was a great trip with wonderful memories, time with friends and family, a wonderful meal up in Santa Fe at the Shed (minus the 1 1/2 hour wait), and getting to spend time loving on Baby Stella!

Well, in two weeks we are off to Durango, CO for a ride on the Polar Express with Soren. I can't wait to see his face when the train pulls up. Soren already has the whole story memorized, and Santa Claus will be a wonderful surprise!!

Happy Thanksgiving to all!

Soccer, Trashman, and more....

Wednesdays are a great day for me (usually...wink, wink) because it's my day off from work and devoted to fun with Soren! We start the day off by waiting "patiently" for the 'Trashman'! Soren hears him coming and goes running to the front window to wait for him. If you ask Soren what he does on Wednesdays...he says "Soccer and Trashman"....it's a great day in his world.

Then we go to Lil' Kickers soccer at 10:30am, and Soren just loves it. He has 3 other toddler friends that go and they are learning all sorts of stuff about using their feet instead of their hands, saying their name, sharing, following directions, and of course making a soccer goal! Not to brag....but...Soren can dribble the ball all the way down the field! It's a whole new world for me with soccer since I never grew up playing it. They really start these kids out early here in Albuquerque. I'm not sure what Soren will end up wanting to do as he gets older in the way of sports, but he's having fun now and that is all that matters to me. It's also quite a workout for me....running after him for an hour!

Last....but not least...I had to post a picture of Soren in his new Spiderman underwear!!! We are starting the ever so painful task of potty training right now. Yeah!!!