Santa Came!

 Well it looks like we were good enough for Santa to make an appearance this year and bring us a few presents. Brett got a new work shirt, a Cutler Broncos jersey, leather jacket, Brad Paisley cd, Get Smart DVD, and Mario cart for his Wii. Lydia got a new leather jacket, perfume, photo printer with a camera, 2 great sweaters, body lotions and lip gloss, candles, new tennis shoes, and lots of chocolate! Adalie racked up with baby dolls, lots of baby stuff, bath toys, a new Sunday dress from Grandma and Grandpa, a little four wheeler from Grand-mama and Grandpa, and other little fun things. They were all wonderful gifts (we have truely been blessed) and hopefully we are good enough next year for Santa to make another visit to our house again!I will continue with the festivities in more detail tomorrow. It has been a long couple of good days but I am tired and ready for a little rest.

Merry Christmas!!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!! Tomorrow it all begins for us. Brett works in the morning but only for three hours and will be home by eleven then the festivities begin! First it is a small Jenkins like Christmas with Daniel's family and Jennifer's family for a quick lunch and gift exchange for the kids. Then off to a Sorensen Christmas at my sister-in laws for Christmas dinner and Santa!!
I am beginning to miss the holidays with mom and dad though. It is kickin' in... Brett and I are away from both our parents this year and we miss them and the rest of our brothers and sisters very much!! We are so thankful though for all we do have and the help and love that our family gives us. Also, we are grateful for each other and our own little wonderful family. Mostly, we are thankful for the Savior and the gospel and all that it does for us. What a wonderful time to know and be apart of the truth here on the earth today and to share the blessing of eternity as a family! Happy Holidays everyone!!

Suggestions??

So I need some good work out suggestions for my legs and butt-ex. Anything other than a bike machine that works great for you guys? I hate biking and I am getting tired of it... Lunges too.

Five Golden Rings!!

5 more days can you believe it??? Time is flyin'!!

What a wonderful time of year and Oh my goodness I am so excited for Christmas. Everyone just seems to be a touch nicer at Christmas. I think people find religion most during this time in my opinion. But, what a great time to find it! So many things to be grateful for and so many miracles!! I miss my mom and dad though...Okay, that's enough sappy for now I am going to cry if I really get into this. The water works have been coming like crazy lately!

Today was my last day of work for almost two weeks and it feels great to do nothing. Brett will be working non stop though, which stinks But at least we will get all day Wednesday and Thursday together. I am so excited to give him and Adalie their gifts... I am been trying to tell brett what he is getting for the last month and he won't let me even hint as to what I got him. Meanwhile, I know all of my presents but I am so excited to GET them lol. I am such a little kid when it comes to Christmas.

Helping Mommy Cook....

MOO!!

Adalie's new pajamas courtesy of Aunt Rebecca =)

She walks around going "Moooo"

Adalie waiting for Christmas Sugar cookies...Yummmm

I probably say No at least a hundred times a day, over and over again about the same things that my 17mth old daughter is trying to do or to get. No you can't play with scissors. No you can't have that candy. No you can't play with the toilet paper. No you can't hit me. No, we don't spit or pick our boogers. No, don't touch the computer....etc. Anyway, sort of puts a damper on both our days sometimes I guess. LoL
Another thing...my husband has gone missing! I always hate the last few weeks of school because Brett goes MIA for a while with all he has to do. I should get used to it, considering it is only going to get worse from here as he starts dental school. Also, with the Holidays coming, some of his companion teachers at the MTC are leaving so he is picking up their shifts, so that counts a lot for his absence as well. It is good for the money and Brett really can't saty still for very long so it is good he is being kept busy, but it makes me miss just hanging out with him. Soon though....
Meanwhile, with one car I am home all day and with the snow coming, there is not much to do. I last about 15 minutes outside because I get to cold and paranoid that Adalie will get sick. I online shop. Catch up on scrapbooking. Watch movies. Clean. Snack. And blog. I have gotten very very lazy, as I always seem to get in winter anyways, but now with a baby, I think I have gotten worse. What do you guys do all day?? I am very open for suggestions....LoL

SNOW

So today I actually took the time to look at my Christmas tree countdown and....wow! 13 days until
Christmas?!?!? I can't believe it! I am so glad I am done with shopping though, now it is just the excitement of opening up the presents! I hate the waiting... LoL I am not a fun one to surprise lets just say that much.
Brett and I are actually staying in Utah this year. The thought of not seeing our parents makes us so sad, but at least we will get to visit them in months soon after. It should actually be kind of fun since we really have never had a little Christmas with just us home for the holidays.
Meanwhile, I have heard that we need to start getting ready for the snow to arrive because it is coming soon and in LOADS!! Ahh! I have dreaded this moment mostly because I am not looking forward to having to bundle up a baby and go out in it with her. Oh, and the crazy drivers. Admittedly, I am probably one of those drivers since I am from Texas, but I try to stay off the snowy roads as much as possible and let Brett do all the driving during the winter.

The Past few Days

The past few days has gone as follows...
Wednesday, a quick trip to wal-mart turned into an hour and a half trip looking for my wallet. Adalie and I ran into Wal-mart really fast to pick something up before I was supposed to meet my sister's in SLC so I just grabbed my wallet and the baby and ran in. My first mistake was letting Adalie hold my wallet while she was sitting in the buggy. 2 seconds later, I realize my wallet is gone. So, I retraced all of my steps and found nothing. It had even been more than a minute and it was already gone. I hung around Wal mart for a bit looking again and again occasionally checking in with costumer service, but still nothing. It was gone. And the other sad thing about it is I had just gotten everything renewed and updated because my wallet had been stolen a month before. Start Laundry.

Thursday Adalie has a Dr appointment and of course, we are late. She gets shots and hates me for the rest of the day. Laundry.

Friday, Adalie gets into my make-up and spills it all over the floor. Mind you, I just bought everything and it is pretty expensive stuff....and there is a stain on my carpet. A carpet in an apt that we are renting. More Laundry.

Saturday, I go to work and get stuck staying 2 hours after I was off because, 1. I had to take 6 tables right at my off time due to the lack of servers coming in that morning calling in "sick" and 2. I lost my keys and looked frantically for about half an hour and then realized I wore a jacket that day and they were in the pocket. Still doing laundry.

Sunday, our alarm didn't go off and we missed 8:30 church. Adalie is a grump and has a diaper rash that I am sure is the cause, but nun the less she is still a grump. Ugh, and I have to work tonight. And, how do three people have so many dirty clothes and towels?

Festival of Trees

 This tree was made from gold clubs!

This is a Gingerbread castle!!!

Amazing!! There was so many trees and all selling for like at least $1500 a pop!! Wow! I was SO impressed with this organization I made Brett promise we would either by one or donate one when he gets a practice up and running. Of course one of Brett's favorites was the Denver Bronco's tree.

It was just one of the little four footers but it was still pretty neat. I mean these trees were huge and some with SO much thought put into them. Each of them were in "memorial of" and even had the picture of whom they were honoring off to the side. It was really so sweet to think about all that these people put into their projects... There was this tree made entirely of glass! Amazing!!

Also, Adalie, it turns out, is not a huge fan of the man in Red....

First Black eye and other Pics

So Adalie has gotten her first black eye. How did it happen you ask? Well, Adalie pulled down a stocking that was hanging from a stocking holder (really heavy marble one) and the whole thing came crashing down right on her eye. It looks better today, which is when I took the picture, but the stratch under her eye looks worsePoor thing. She still won't let me touch it or look at it very long. She pushes my face away when I get to close.

This other picture is for mostly my enjoyment. This is the day she was born. She looks like a little baby ape lol. Do you know the first thing I said when I saw her?? "She looks like a sharpie" Thats right, the first words I said about my own daughter was that she looked like a dog!! I am so embarrassed still to this day!!

Old Pictures

So I found this older picture of Brett. This was actually right before we started dating...BYU made him shave his face, but honestly, I LOVE it when Brett has his gotie! By the way THIS is where Adalie gets her red hair....and big blue eyes =)