Team Sorenson is Back!

Well, it's been a long time since I updated the blog, but since the Island Grandparents are all headed to their winter homes, & Grandpa Michael also lives a distance, I figured they'd all be interested in reading about Team Sorenson's adventures.

Ian is "crusing" along the furniture & pulling himself up like a pro. It's just matter of time & practice till he starts to walk. We got him a dinosaur to practice. He can either ride it & push with his feet, or walk behind it to help him walk. He was scooting backwards riding it this morning. Right now he is busy with his toy box of legos. I love how he takes them out, inspects them & then tosses them off to the side!

Last night Dirk & I went to see "Race Across the Sky 2." Unfortunately Dirk was not in it, but he was in the credits! It was a good movie. Some friends went to see it with us. I think they were rather impressed with Dirk! Ian was at the babysitters--Logan & Piper. They must have played hard because he was tired today!!

Grandpa Michael came to visit October 20-21. We went on a hike to Twin Falls in North Bend.


Grandpa Neil & Grandma Ilene came to visit Oct. 28 on their way to Arizona. Ian had fun with them! He received an elephant that moves & makes noise for his birthday present from them. He as a little afraid at first, but has warmed up to it. Each morning he looks for it, and at night & during the day he likes to pet it.

"Vacation" to Colorado/the Big Race for Papa

We left Tues, Aug 10 for Denver Int'l Airport. Ian once again was a great baby on the plane. We had a 6:30 flight & was a trooper! When we got to Denver, we drove to Boulder for lunch. Sat outside on a shaded deck & had salads. Very nice. We wandered around Boulder. It is a really nice "downtown." The streets are closed off to traffic so you can walk around tree-lined brick cobble stone with shops on both sides. One of our favorite clothing companies, Prana, had a store there & they were having a 40% off sale! I got a skirt & sweatshirt (a cute fashionable one) & Dirk got some nice khakis. Then we headed two hours to Copper Mountain. We rented a condo with Neil & Ilene Sorenson. The place was nice. Copper is a ski village with shops & restaurants. We spent a lot of time wandering around there. Dirk & I went up in the ski lift. That was a lot more fun than I thought it would be!

Tues. night we prepped Dirk's race stuff. And he explained to us what we would be doing as the "crew."

On Wed. my childhood friend Vicki Rystrom came out from right outside Boulder (I didn't know that's where she lived or we would have just visited her there!). She stayed the night. We made homemade pizza (it was SO good!)

Grandpa Michael Visits

Yesterday Grandpa Michael came to visit us. They played, Grandpa fed him bananas, we BBQ'd steaks & corn, and watched "Race Across the Sky" (the Leadville 100 movie). Unfortunately Ian had a cold & fever, so he kept us all awake during the night. Grandpa, Ian & I went back to bed this morning for a nap. Poor Papa had to go to work with little sleep. Today I bathed Ian & Grandpa took pictures. We hung out till the afternoon & then Grandpa headed home. It was a quick visit, but it was really fun. Wish we lived closer.

Batten down the hatches!

Ian has learned to crawl! And he is very excited about it! Tonight he was eyeing the cat in his path. He is grabbing at kitchen drawers, laundry baskets, etc. Time to baby-proof the house!
Also he has two teeth popping up. Today he had a screaming fit because he was in pain. The cute toothless grin will be gone very soon! Sad.

Monday morning was very exciting. Ian & I were leaving for school/work a little late that day & as we were pulling out of our driveway, we saw a 2 year old bear! He was going thru the neighbor's garbage. I did NOT get out of the car to take this photo!

First "Play date"

Yesterday was Ian's first official play date. We went over to Jen & Jake's condo & went swimming with Jen, Willow, Kristen, Jackson, two moms from Jen & Kristen's PEPS group, and their babies Henry & Harper. (Jen & Kristen were in our Birthing Class). All the babies are about the same age. (Willow is the oldest at 9 mos). The babies had so much funny swimming! Later they sat on the side of the pool & interacted with each other. It's fun to see how much they have grown since our January reunion.


Yesterday morning when I went in to get Ian he was sitting up in his crib! Somehow he pulled himself up into a sitting position! He is trying very hard to crawl. Last night Dirk, Ian & I hung out in Ian's room. Ian played & tried to crawl, and Dirk & I played on our computers. It sounds like we weren't paying attention to him, but since we were in such a small space, we could look up & see what he was doing. Plus since we weren't hovering over him, he didn't pay attention to us and played with his toys. It was actually a really special time together.

Busy, busy bees!!

Team Sorenson has been a very busy family! As you read before, we were in Leavenworth for 4th of July weekend. Then July 8-11 Dirk went to Leadville, CO to train for his upcoming race. We all saw each other for a day & half, and then Ian & I were off to Atlanta for the Gift Show from July 13-17. Again, he was a perfect angel on the plane ride. Grannma Kay joined us in Atlanta on the 14th. The weather there was hot & muggy. Ian & I got caught in a huge rain storm our first afternoon there. My hair looked like I had just stepped out of the shower! Ian's legs were wet, but I'm sure it felt good to him because of the heat. Wed, July 14 Ian & I walked the Gift show. We did pretty well just the two of us. When our work day was over, it was time to meet up with Grannma Kay, who had just flown in from Seattle. The three of us went to dinner at Pittypat's Porch, Southern food. It was GOOD! Fried chicken, collard greens, black eyed peas, biscuits; I had a mint julip. It was all so good!! The place was kind of funky & southern. Thursday Ian & Grannma Kay joined me at the market. On this day we snuck in a stroller. Other mom's were asking us how we got a stroller in...we felt kind of guilty. But my back felt a lot better about it! At the end of the day, all three of us were exhausted, so we went for a swim in the pool, which Ian loved! Then we went back to the hotel room & had room service. On Friday Grannma Kay & Ian stayed at the hotel till 2:30, while I went to the market by myself. This was very productive for me. They had fun reading, playing, napping, trying to crawl & Ian ate bananas (his favorite). They joined me in the afternoon. It was hard to get anything done & get from showroom to showroom because everyone would stop us to talk to Ian or tell us what a cute baby he is! It actually got a little old! Friday night we went to a Turkish Mediterian restaurant. The food was delicious! The waitress was wonderful & she was actually from Turkey. There was a belly dancer which Ian loved (& she liked & danced for him!) Even the owner came over & talked with us for awhile. It was a really neat evening! Saturday morning Ian & I got up & flew home. Grannma's flight wasn't till late in the day, so she spent the day napping & reading. It was a great week & successful market!
As for Dirk, he hasn't been home all weekend! He & his dad have been riding the STP--Seattle to Portland bike race. They are doing it in two days. Saturday night they rode to Centralia. Sunday they are riding to Portland, and then taking the train back to Seattle, where Ian & I will pick them up. That's not all!! Dirk is headed to Vegas this week for work! Then in August, Dirk, Ian, Neal & Ilene & I are all headed to CO for Dirk's bike race! Busy, busy bees!!!
One more thing...we have been trying to get Ian to crawl. He can scoot backwards. And he gets up on his knees & rocks back & forth. Last night he was able to take two "steps" crawling!! Very exciting!!

Fun with Granma & Granpa Klein

This weekend Dirk went to Leadville, Co to train for his big race next month in CO so Ian & I went to Whidbey to spend time with my mom & Marv. Ian also spent time with Grandma & Grandpa Sorenson. We went up Thurs., July 8 & were there till today, July 12. We went to the wading pool in downtown Oak Harbor, ran errands, went for a walk with Coco & had a wonderful time. The weather was sunny & beautiful! On Saturday I had to run to Seattle, so Ian went over to Grandma & Grandpa Sorenson's for the day. He had a great time; he went for a walk first with Grandma, and then with Grandpa! He ate carrots & made a big mess, and then took a nap. Both sets of Grandparents tried very hard to get Ian to crawl. (photos to come..)