They're BAAAACK! part 1

Steve and Joann left last August to go on a mission to Nauvoo, IL. They kept busy and did a great job! They came back on August 13th. Before we got rid of Lucy we were planning on flying up there on the 16th, but because we didn't have to worry about having somebody dogsit Brigham and I flew up on the 8th to spend the week with Rebecca and her family, and also surprise Steve and Joann.
Brigham had an absolute blast being with all his cousins! I think they loved him too :) He wanted to do everything all the big kids were doing...including jumping off the diving board!!
When everyone went to the airport to pick them up Mikey, Brigham and I stayed at the house to surprise them there. It was awesome! The most awesome experience though was when Heidi (their 12 yr old dog) saw Joann for the first time. She had been very sick and not eating for about 3 days before they got home. She was slow and moping around the house, until she saw Joann...she lit up! It was awesome!! Sadly, a few days later they decided to put Heidi down. She had lived a very long life and it was tough to see her in so much pain and not herself. It was a sad day for all of us, even me (she never really liked me :))
We all rented a house down in Seaside, OR and spent a couple nights there. It was AMAZING!!! about 80 ft from the beach and just gorgeous! The sand was perfect and so was the weather. Of course Brigham does not like the feel of sand but he did ok.
We decided to stay a few days longer so we could spend some one on one time with Mikey's parents, so glad we did! It was a great trip and Brigham sure misses the constant entertainment! OOOOOOOOOOOOooooOOOOOOO :)



WARNING: picture overload! When you get 4 Sorensen families together it spells big trouble!! All of us each have our own camera and take pictures EVERYWHERE!! and of EVERYTHING!!! So these are just a small taste of what I have, these are all from Rebecca's camera and there are still more to come! They are totally out of order but oh well!

Daddy and Brig at the aquarium

GROSS

Throwing fish to the seals

He's as big as Mady!!

All the cousins

Yummy food

He sure loves his grandpa! He was usually the first person he would ask for in the morning

SOOOO CUTE!!

One of my favorites!

This was when she realized we were there!

Yummy!

Mikey and Rachel

Cool dude

First day swimming in the pool, I thought I had a video of him going off the diving board but I dont...I'll have to get one from someone else

These next 2 videos are hilarious! He was a dancing fool the other night and got a ton of videos of him jamming out!

Goodbye Lucy

So we decided to get rid of Lucy about a month ago, luckily Mikey's brother and his family were looking to get another dog. We shipped her out to them in Pittsburgh, and they absolutely love her! It was tough saying bye to her, but it's the best thing for our family.

Utah trip July 2011

It has been a LONG time since I last posted, we have been extremely busy too!
The beginning of July I decided to take Brigham with me up to Utah to visit my family. We stopped in St. George and split up the drive. All I can say is thank heaven for DVD players in cars!! Best invention EVER!! Brigham did fantastic! He also discovered that he loves hotel rooms! Just like mama, everything was at his level, the microwave, fridge, TV, A/C...he loved it! He kept putting his water cup in the microwave and then taking it out and doing it over and over. We went to the St. George temple (it's one of my favorites) and walked around, he had a blast looking at all the beautiful flowers and climbing up the huge steps in the front. The first part of the trip we stayed with my mom, it had been almost 10 months since they have seen Brigham so it was a huge shocker to them how big he has gotten. He loved looking for the kitties and has no fear when it comes to the crazy cat! She would swipe at him and hiss and it didn't bother him at all. He also loves his cousins! Especially all their toys :) They have so many cars, and balls and just plain BOY toys! Any time we were outside he would grab any type of ball and run to the basketball hoop yelling "dunk, dunk". We ended up going to the zoo with my mom, Tiffany and her kids. It was soooo fun! I hadn't been to the Hogle Zoo in years and it was awesome! We saw all the animals and even rode the "choo choo".
The last part of the trip I spent at my dads apartment in SLC. We went swimming right when we got there and Brigham wanted nothing to do with it! He was literally shaking. So instead he and grandpa played basketball. He would run down the court and every time he would pass me would give me a high five. We went to California Pizza Kitchen for dinner and Brigham had 3 pieces of pizza!!! Thats my boy! The next day Tiffany brought the kids to swim and we finally got Brigham in, grandpa had to basically drag him in but we did it. Then we headed back down to St. George and finally home.
We had a great time!

Here's grandpa and Brig splashing Tanner

He stood still long enough for me to get a picture! WOW!!

Sweet Paisley giving him a ride on her bike

All the kids

Cute little cousins

Haircuts

Brigham and I both got haircuts within the last couple weeks. Brigham was looking more and more like a girl/orphan, so we decided to kind of buzz it.

This is my new haircut, I cut off a ton of hair! But I was ready for the change, I only have a picture of the back and it was way messy! Thanks to the wonderful Prescott Valley constant wind! Don't know why I even do my hair anymore!

Back of Brigham's hair, he also likes to carry my purse around :) Should I be worrried?

Front

Here he is saying "cheese" with food in his mouth :) He looks so much older with his short hair, but I absolutely love it!!

Pictures of the last few months

Ok so I figured I should probably get all the pictures off my camera, since I hadn't taken them off since who knows when...so there are just some random pics in here...

This is my view from my hotel room when I went to Lincoln City Oregon...it was awesome!!

His new favorite restaurant (and mine) is Garcias, he HAS to dip his chips in the bean dip and of course he is sooooo clean with it :)

I think I gave him a TEENY piece of my candybar and this is what it turned into

Lucy is sooo cute!! She has doubled in weight since we got her, she loves to be outside and rolls in the weeds! She also loves to bark at the big dogs our neighbors have, until they start barking back, then she runs as fast as she can to the door! HAHA!

Brigham also loves it outside, he loves to throw rocks, and sometimes eat them! silly kid!

This is the best picture I could get of our grass last night, it's going to be so awesome when it's all grown in!! I can't wait!

I know this is out of order but oh well...this was one place I stopped to eat my lunch, it was FREEZING!!

I took this last night, we got him some "big boy" sunglasses and he loves them! He wants to be just like daddy, he copies everything he does.

This was taken a long time ago, every time we throw the clothes on the floor to fold he has to jump in them, he loves it!

Loves his daddy

This was his first ride in his toy car a long time ago, I love those teeth!

Again his car

I LOVE THIS PIC!!!! He was saying peek-a-boo when I took this!

Just a couple of videos, one is of his horrible temper! He wanted to grab the camera and I wouldn't let him so this is what he thought was the best thing to do. Yes, he does that every time he doesn't get his way! Kill me now!! And the other video is showing how clumbsy he is!! He got that from me! :) He also got the temper from me...oops!

Also, I got braces on Monday! YAY!! No self photos yet, Mikey says I look like a nerdy high school student, so until I don't look nerdy, no pics!! :)

He got Mikey's moves!

Brigham has loved to dance his whole life it seems. I have tried and tried to get it on video, but every time I do he sees the camera and tries to grab it!! Made me so mad! I finally got one the other day, and it is the BEST VIDEO EVER!! At least I think so!Now those of you who have had the privilege of seeing Mikey dance :) know that he definitely got his moves from daddy.

Here's an update on what we have been up to. We sold out Tahoe and bought a Lexus RX 2 weeks ago, we absolutely love it and got it for a great deal! Mikey got called to be the ward clerk last week and is a little stressed. I got to go on a little getaway to Oregon/Washington last week and it was fantastic! Relaxed at the beach, went shopping, got dental work done, and helped out with Lisa's show. It was an awesome week but nice to finally be home. I missed my boys very much!! I had 2 crowns put on, gum reconstruction (he cut away my gums) and a filling. My mouth hurts soooo bad!! It's not going to stop any time soon cuz in about 2 weeks I get my braces!! YAY!!!

About a month and a half ago I asked our Primary President if we could take Brigham into nursery and she said yes, he was 3 months early but he is doing great! It's a huge help to me and Mikey too. He is growing up so fast and getting the cutest little personality. His new favorite show is Barney!! I used to watch it when I was little so it's kind of fun to sing the songs again. He dances, and laughs, and just enjoys watching it over and over. He has recently discovered that he loves cars. He has a few toy cars and plays with them constantly! Here are some of the words/phrases he can say: more please, it's Lucy/daddy/barney/mama, love you, Lucy out, outside, car, ball, mama, daddy, bye bye, hi, hair, eyes, ears, belly, button, uh-oh, dunk, football, baby, ducky, wuack, doggy ruff ruff, meow, kitty, tweet, bear, roar, monkey, anyways those are then ones I can think of off the top of my head. He is a smart, funny kid. He loves to throw things away in the garbage and pull out all the tupperware from my kitchen drawers :)

Lucy has started puppy training! YAY!! She has learned how to sit and stay. It's amazing to me how smart she is, now I just wish she would stop teething! She chews on everything, even got Brigham's cheek today. I was not very happy with that!

We are finally starting to get grass in our backyard!! I can't wait til we can actually walk on it, Lucy and Brigham are going to love it!!