Ian's First Thanksgiving

Ian woke up at 6:30, and he was FIRED UP! Momma & Papa, not so much. Dirk had actually hoped we'd get to sleep in a little. So Ian & I got up and let Dirk sleep in till 8. = ) When Dirk got up, we rearranged the living room. It looks really good! Then, going a little snow-stir-crazy, I volunteered to go to the store to pick up some more stuff. While Ian & I were gone, Mom & Marv showed up. Ian was very excited when he saw them when he came thru the door! We had an amazing Thanksgiving dinner that Dirk prepared! All the recipes were from Bon Appetite magazine. Garlic Roasted Red Potatoes with Panecetta, a cold Green Bean Vinagrette salad with Dried Cherries, Wild Rice Stuffing, along with home baked bread from Mom, and a smoked turkey from the butcher. THEN for dessert Mom made a new version of pumpkin pie that had an amazing topping! We ate VERY well! Ian was on fire all day! He loved having his Granma & Granpa K here!

First "Official" Snow Day

Today the three of us had our "official" snow day. Ian's school was closed, City People's was closed & Dirk's work told him to stay home. We had 10 inches of snow! Our commute home last night was tedious, stressful & long! It took us 3 hours to get home. But we got home safely & to electricity. (a lot of people were not so fortunate).

Today we slept in till 7:30 (that's sleeping in to Ian). After his morning nap we took photos of the family out in the snow & headed to Issaquah to pick up last minute Thanksgiving items & the turkey from the butcher. We also picked up cupcakes for Ian's birthday celebration on Friday (Nov 26); we are celebrating with Granma & Granpa K on Friday. We also went out for lunch. When we got home, Ian practiced feeding himself some yogurt. It was very messy & hilarious! Before bed, Dirk & Ian played with Duplos. They seem to have a lot fun!

First Snow!

Today was Ian's first snow day! He watched out the window with Papa and they went out side. He laughed when it hit his face & he tried to catch it. Later in the the three of us went out in the snow when the flakes got bigger.

On a completely different note, he is trying to walk with his "Dino" walker. He pushes it a few steps & then realizes crawling is so much faster! He is getting better at "crusing." One of his favorite play things is chasing the cat Jake. Ian lets out a loud squeal when he sees Jake.

Getting to be such a BIG Boy!!

Ian is getting big! He has figured out how to get the tray off the Bumbo seat, so we had to breakdown & get a high chair! Grandma & Grandpa Sorenson bought it for his birthday! He loves it! And why wouldn't he?! It's cushy! Here he is "helping" Papa assemble the chair. At "school" they have been teaching him to use a spoon. Below you can see him trying to eat blueberries with his spoon.

Eve of the Winter Pineapple Classic

Tomorrow morning Dirk & I are going up against Kimberlee & Mark Ely in the Winter Pineapple Classic. It is a 5K obstacle course, most likely in the rain! Fortunately for us this year the venue has been moved to a farm in North Bend! After the race there is a luau. Dirk, Ian & I will all be dressed in Hawaiian attire. Hopefully it will be fun! Pictures to come!

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!)