Wesley Kids Christmas Pageant

Soren had his annual Christmas Pageant this year for Wesley Kids preschool. The pageant was held inside the United Methodist Church. Soren did a great job, he was so brave and marched right up the stairs to the front of the church to sing all his Christmas songs. Grandma and I had a great time watching him! It really gets you in the spirit of the holidays to watch these kids!

Thanksgiving in Denver

Thanksgiving this year was up in Denver. We had a great time, I actually cooked most of the dishes, and Matt made the butternut squash. I wanted to finally learn how to make a turkey by myself....so the Master Chef Norm, guided me through! It had been a rough fall for the Sorensen family, namely my Dad, undergoing multiple surgeries and interferon. Glad everyone was happy and healthy for Thanksgiving!!!Soren slept all the way through Thanksgiving dinner this year....maybe he'll join us next year?

Suzanne attempting the "perfect" family photo!!! She made me take multiple shots until she was satisfied with the one they would use for their family Christmas card :)

Cousin Bath time!!

Halloween 2010

Pregnant Tatum!!

Halloween this year was so much fun! First we started out carving pumpkins on Friday night, then all the kids went trick-0-treating on Saturday night. Soren has been obsessed with sharks, and luckily I found a costume a few months prior at TJ Maxx! I was so excited to find this costume....and at a total bargain! Anyway, this was the first year that Soren actually went trick-o-treating and understood what he was doing and asking for. He was so brave and marched right up to the front door of all the neighbors homes. We only made it a few blocks before the kids tired out though....so it was an early evening.

It is so cute to see Soren, Luke, Ellie, Emma and Simon all together at the table and in their costumes. Soren has such great little friends right now, and I'm excited to see how all of his friendships develop over the years!

McCalls Pumpkin Patch

So for the last couple of years I've taken Soren out to Moriarty, NM for the pumpkin patch. This year Aunt Suzanne was in town with my niece Stella.....so we all went together. My friend Kakoli was also in town with her daughter Maya and new 2 month old, Aidan. The kids got to ride the cow train, pet and feed the billy goats, and pick out pumpkins. We got some great photos to capture the beautiful day. Suzanne and I were laughing later about how much Soren and Stella look alike in some of these photos!! Enjoy!

Balloons, Balloons, Balloons

The Annual Balloon Fiesta was last weekend. Luckily some good friends came into town with their kiddos and we all got to go to the Balloon Fiesta together. I will have to say that things have sure changed since I was a child going the fiesta. I remember when that it used to be FREEZING in the morning as we waited for all the balloons to launch. I also remember one GIANT mass ascension too! Well, it was about 70 degrees out at 7:00am this past Saturday morning, and the balloons no longer launch all at once. Now they launch at all different time intervals.

It was a great weekend, full of great memories with my friends and their kids. It was a great year to take Soren, at 3 years old. He had a wonderful time and really knew what was going on this year. His favorite balloon was the green monster balloon.....mine was the Darth Vader!!

Happy Fall!