Update

Our lives have been so BUSY lately! The weather is getting nicer and we love it that way. There are only 3 weeks left until the semester is over (yes, Ian is singing Hallelujah as are we all!). He's been working hard on his school work this semester and we're so proud of all the work he's done.

Here's an update on the kids:

Atley-Atley has been sick for about a week and a half. Nothing major, just runny nose and nasty cough. They say things like this should clear up in 7-10 days but we're still patiently waiting for it to move on to someone else. Hopefully not someone in our home. We've been washing like crazy and keeping the kids apart so Holly doesn't get it too. Here's what's new with Atley in picture form--

Because Atley was sick we let him stay in his PJ's all day and watch a movie with Dad. You can still make great memories when you're sick, right?

A little while back a friend of mine gave us some cupcakes so I shared one with Atley. He may be messy, but he finished the whole thing!

We've been having night time diaper troubles. Atley seems to get pee all the way up his front no matter what brand or size diaper I put him in at night. I only do laundry one day a week (to save on electricity) so the only PJ's he had left was one of my t-shirts! So cute!

Our little boy is still a dancing machine. Don't worry, I think grace comes with age!

The next two videos are of Atley reading his new favorite book "Where the Wild Things Are." He roars at the pages all day long and is always bringing the book to us so we can read it to him. Unfortunately this particular edition of the book has been loved a little too much by Sorensen children and Atley finally tore the pages out. I tried to put it back together, but the love continued and so my fix only lasted about a day.



Holly-Our sweet little Holly is still sweet, but she's not as little anymore! This week she is 4 months old! After a visit with the doctor we learned she now weighs 9lbs 5 oz and is 22 1/4 inches long! Though she's still a month behind her age group in some things, we've noticed she's anxious to catch up! The doctor is really impressed with her growth and development and who wouldn't be! Here's a Holly photo/video update.

I found her sleeping this way in her cradle. It made me smile.

Look at those big cheeks!

Beautiful eyes!

Bath time! She's finally growing out of her sink baths though I think she really loved her private hot tub!

Holly loves to wiggle in her chair. The nurses in the NICU always said she needed to get a jump start because she had a lot to do!

I love to hear Holly talk to me. She doesn't talk as much as Atley did, but she is really smiley!

This is a good talking video, but I think she was talking to Atley, not me.

More wiggles. So cute!

We were trying to get Holly to laugh for the camera, but Atley was the one cracking up. If you listen carefully (and ignore Atley), you can hear her laugh and it's so cute!

Holly and Atley get along great! We see almost no sibling rivalry and they really love each other. Holly loves to watch Atley do his big boy things (playing with toys, walking, laughing) and Atley loves to give Holly hugs. They continue to be a great blessing in our lives, teaching us everyday that God puts us in families to help teach us who he wants us to become and give us the necessary challenges and experiences to get us there. We thank God for the blessing of our two children each day.

Huh-Low!

Our family went on an outing and I decided to take a video. Check it out!

I was just taking a video for fun, but I was able to capture the first time Atley said "Hello!" I was so surprised to hear it that I instantly stopped the video to hug him! He waves and says "hi", but Hello was a new one for us and I think it's so funny the way he says it! Perfect for sharing!
As for other recent goings on, we had a short, but great visit with Grandma and Grandpa Sorensen. We were able to take a 4 generation photo, which is something that I'm sure they'll come to treasure.

We were still in our pajamas :-)

Suprise!

So, Ian and I were browsing the BYU-Idaho sports page the other day. We happened upon a page with a changing picture showing all the BYU-Idaho sports. As we watched we noticed something familiar about the lacrosse picture. See if you can pick it out.

Ian played in an exhibition game a couple of years ago. It was the only game he could play in because he had work every night during the week. Of all the Lacrosse games since then, this is the picture they decided to use. Personally, I think they couldn't have made a better choice. It was certainly a surprise and now I feel like I live with somewhat of a celebrity!

Silly!

Atley and Holly have been cracking me up latley. Let me show you what I mean!

Atley's little plunger dance is so funny! We love when he dances!

The first 5 seconds of this video are the best. Holly can't help being cute, even when she's upset!

She loves this little flower! It makes her so happy!

See!

Atley loves to hold Holly and thinks it is so funny. Dad has to help him for now, but Holly doesn't seem to mind!

Both Atley and Holly are growing so well! Altey is now about 21lbs and over 30inches tall! He's so good at giving hugs and he's trying so hard to learn new words in sign, English, and French. He's pretty good at mimicking what we do too which is always funny.

Holly is 7lbs and 12oz (more that double her birth weight) and longer than 21 inches! She's grown about 1lbs 9oz in just the last month! We're so happy to have her as part of our family and that she's so healthy! Having these two has certainly been a blessing to Ian and myself. Even though things are hard, life is certainly richer with them around!

Visit from Grandma Sorensen

The past week we enjoyed a visit from Grandma Sorensen. She came up to visit now that her foot is feeling better. She enjoyed time with the kids and the kids enjoyed having her here!

While she was here we enjoyed spending all our time together including early morning trips to the gym. She really helped me get a good habit started that I can hopefully continue on my own (so far, so good). Thanks to her visit we got to spend some extra time with Taran and Darien. Atley loves when they come over to play!

Also, while she was here we were able to have Holly's blessing. She wore the most beautiful dress that her Grandma Baron brought from Florida and was certainly the talk of the ward. Here's some pictures.

We really enjoyed having so much family to celebrate with Holly. Some of the things she was blessed with were to heal the hearts of those she would serve and to know the gospel and live it.

Before Grandma Sorensen left Atley, Holly and I joined her for breakfast. Atley pretty much tried to eat a whole pancake at once. We took a picture because it was so funny.

Anyway, we all want to thank you for coming, Mom. We really enjoyed the time you spent here and hope you did too!