The Sorenson Boys

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Sunset on Lake Michigan

I have not yet found a sunset that rivals the sunsets on Lake Michigan--and I'm pretty spoiled in the sunset department living in Burlington! I think the sunset over the Pacific Coast is pretty close...but Lake Michigan holds a special place for the Sorensons! Will saw his first Lake Michigan sunset last night. It was exquisite. And how many times can I write the word "sunset" in one post!? Sunset, sunset, sunset.... :-)

There are quite a few photos to follow...some are redundant, but I just couldn't choose!

More of the sunset on Lake Michigan

Justin and Will at sunset...

I love the light in these photos!

Cousins!

Will was able to spend a little bit of time with his cousin Elliott over the holiday weekend in Pentwater, Michigan. Elliott is 4 months older than Will, and she was teaching him the ways of the world...crawling, walking, and climbing! He is making progress...but he's not quite there yet. They loved being together outdoors!

Monday, June 22, 2009

Father's Day

It was Justin's first Father's Day, and we had a great day! Check out the slideshow to see part of what we did to celebrate! You'll notice that these pictures are all of Justin and Will...or just Will. Well, there's one thrown in of me! Hey, it was Father's Day! Justin was king for the day. :-)

There are captions in the slideshow but I am not sure how to view them...so he're the basic recap of Justin's first Father's Day: Will gave Justin a card/gift and I made a big breakfast, Justin went for a long mountain bike ride, I played with Will and Will loves the baby wipe box, Will played on the carpet with his guitar, Justin and Will explored the backyard, we went to the beach for an hour before it started to rain, and then we bundled Will up in his raincoat and stroller and headed home for a delicious dinner! (That was a run-on sentence--oh well, I'm tired!)

By the way, do you like the new slideshow format? Bubblespace.com in a new free photo sharing site I learned about in the technology course I'm taking this week. Cool stuff!

BubbleShare: Share photos - Easy Photo Sharing

Friday, June 19, 2009

Will's first haircut

Today was another big milestone in Will's life--the first haircut. We took him to the local barber, who also happens to be my principal's brother. His shop is within walking distance of our house! Will was quite the trooper! I think he likes having his hair styled. It's a bit short right now, but I know it'll grow really fast, and it was getting pretty long in the front! Now things are a lot more even. :-)

These are the pics of the big event--I will post more soon of Will sportin' his new do!

He closed his eyes and tipped back his head as soon as Kevin (the barber) first put the comb to his hair!

Mom, you're interrupting my Zen moment here!

I think he's checking himself out in the mirror!

Will's lighter look for summer. His hair looks so blonde now that it's short!

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Sorry for the delay!

Yikes. It's been a LONG time since the last post. The end of the school year is just a really busy time! But now it's SUMMER! Yeehaw! So I should have plenty of time to keep this blog current. Thank you for your patience, loyal blog followers!

Back to the beach!

Today was our first official family beach day for 2009! Will was a very good sport during this excursion--he slept for almost 2 hours in the BOB (his SUV-like stroller). Thanks, Will! When he was awake, he really enjoyed being outside and near the water. We didn't swim with him today, as the water is still a bit too cold for him (but not for us!).

Will is sporting his new swim attire, which I bought for him while he was still in the womb!

A genuine smile--he must be a beach baby! Whew! What would we do with a baby who didn't like the beach!?

Justin took Will on a walk down the beach in the Baby Bjorn carrier. He loved that too!

OK, the hat is too small, but it served its purpose today. And I love it and hate to part with it!

Bathtime for two

Will went on his first long road trip Monday and Tuesday this week, when Tracy and I went to visit our good friend Amy. Amy and her family live in Vestal, NY, which is outside of Binghamton. Tracy and I used to work with Amy, and we miss her dearly! Will loved being with another baby! Ella is 6 months older than Will, and I think her excellent mobility--walking, running, jumping, climbing, etc.--inspired Will to move more. He started working harder than ever to crawl as soon as we got home. Go, Will, go!

Anyway, I digress...I did a TERRIBLE job of documenting this trip (oops!!!), but we did capture bathtime. This was Will's first non-solo bath! He liked it, for the most part, but he isn't quite as comfortable with splashing and yells of excitement as Ella is! :-)

Ella and Will. Will had to taste Ella's bath toys to make sure they were legit. :-)

So serious!

Will loves having things on his head and then trying to make them fall off. He likes it even better when I put something on my head and make it fall!

Will borrowed Ella's towel. He looks good in pink!

Bouncing around!

While Justin went kayaking for two days, Will and I had some quality time. He loves his "Johnny Jump Up" these days, so he spent some time in it while I folded laundry. Peso is not one to be left out of the fun, so he hung out with us too.

Something smells suspicious... (and I don't even think Will knew Peso was doing this!)

I had to put a hat on Will because he kept bouncing into the bright sunlight!

Just hangin'. Peso was dangerously close...and oddly not worried about it at all!

Eating Cheerios and bouncing. What could be better?!

Our sunset picnic

Last week we went down to our neighborhood's common land to celebrate the start of our summer break! Will was in his PJs, but we let him stay up a little bit later just this one time! ;-)