Carving Pumpkins

Well, this weekend "Spiderman" and I decided to carve our pumpkins at Grandma and Grandpa's house. It was so much fun! Soren is having a great time with Halloween this year and starting to understand things more now. He loves being in his Spiderman costume all the time....so I've given up on trying to get him dressed in normal clothes anymore. I guess you have to pick your battles with a 2 1/2 year old. It's really funny though because Soren keeps calling himself "Superman"...oh well. He picked out his costume at the store, so that's all that matters. He really likes ghosts...so we had to attempt at least one "ghost jack-o-lantern". I think they turned out pretty good!!

This time of year is such a neat time with Soren because he is really interested in all the holidays. The only books he wants to read are about Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas. He is just obsessed with Santa Claus right now! It's really cute, so we are all looking forward to the holidays with Soren.

October in New Mexico

So October in New Mexico has to be my favorite time in this state. Balloon Fiesta, pumpkin patches, green chile roasting, and cooler weather!














Well, we didn't make the morning Balloon Fiesta this year due to my work schedule and weather, but we did attempt the Special Shapes Balloon Glow. Key word...."attempt". My friend, Rosa and I sat in 2 hours of traffic with our 3 young boys...and ended up just seeing the firework display...oh well...next year! At least Soren had a good time with his buddies, Dylan and Josh, in the Radio Flyer wagon!!

However, Soren did get to go to the McCall's Pumpkin Patch in Morarity with Aunt Debbie. What a beautiful day! The weather was perfect and Soren was so excited this year. We took the hay ride out to the pumpkin patch and got 3 pumpkins. Soren however was more interested in the rotting pumpkins with flies all around them...not the pretty orange ones that mama liked!

Soren got to see all the farm animals and ride the "cow train"! This was definitely the highlight of the trip. It was the cutest little train pulled by a tractor around the farm. All the visitors were waving to the kids as they rang their cow bells. Who wants more Cow Bell? Soren was in heaven!

Male Bonding

Well, Soren went over to Grandma and Grandpa's the other night and got a special surprise from Grandpa! Soren just loves tools right now, especially Grandpa's! So he got his very own workstation with all sorts of screws, bolts, a faucet...you name it. He also got a tool box that Grandma put his name on with all sorts of tools. Soren was in heaven!! He played by himself for quite a bit that night...which is a nice change for me to let him entertain himself.

Soren finished up the night with a good 'ol horsy ride from Grandpa. Soren really gives this poor horse a workout! Soren really loves his "papa"!

Summer 2009

This is the first official entry of Soren's Blog. I figured there are so many events and memories I want to capture, why not start a blog...everyone else has!!

As the summer has come to an end and we begin my favorite time of year, fall, I decided to start the blog by reflecting on the Summer of 2009.

We started off the summer with Soren turning two years old at the end of May. It was a great backyard party, full of bubbles, dump trucks, the sand box and sidewalk chalk. Soren had lots of little friends there to celebrate. The best of all was Soren's Elmo birthday cake. Soren blew out the candles on the first try!!
We had a great summer.....filled with days at the Zoo, lots of parks, the Botanical gardens to watch the "choo choo" trains, going to the library, horsy rides by grandpa, and getting a new tool kit to help mom fix things around the house! Also, in the last month, Soren's vocabulary has absolutely exploded. He started speaking in full sentences....his first sentence was..."mama I want to read a book". Good kid, huh!!





But, the best part of the whole summer for us was the birth of Soren's new cousin, Stella!!!

Happy Birthday Baby Boy!

Soren Andrew Skarsgard, born at 3:21am via C-section on May 26, 2007. You were 8lbs 3oz, 20 inches long and PERFECT! After 19 hours of labor, followed by a C-section came the most amazing gift I could ever imagine! Pregnancy included months of nausea, and many trips to the bagel shop and mint chocolate chip ice cream to cure my cravings! It was the happiest 9 months of my life! I love you, Soren!!