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Spoons
I remember how anxious I was to start feeding our girls solid food - then it got really messy! Food is always all over the floor, all over them and sometimes all over me, or wall, chairs, waitress -...
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Out Sledding
We bought a sled months ago and looked forward to playing with it with our girls - we did today! Mikelle and Rianne got to sled for the first time today. Rianne liked it but Mikelle seemed to not...
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Baby Shelf
Our girls love books. They love them so much that sometimes they too want to be put away in the bookshelf. Don't worry, all of our bookshelves are anchored into the wall. I thought they were...
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Sitting in Her Sleep
Rianne recently developed a number of anxieties about a lot of things. The list includes crying at drop off time at the nursery, people's gazes, bugs, bath time nap/bed time and others. I've read that...
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Saint Patrick's on Wheels
It was a gorgeous day! Perfect for bike riding at the National Mall. We decided to go and rent some bikes and a trailer last Saturday and enjoy our Saint Patrick's Day on wheels. The girls were a lot...
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Best Friends
One of the sweetest thing in the world to me is too see my girls love, help, hug, play, and enjoy each other. I love their special relationship and hope that they will be each others' best sister and...
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Spring is Here!
We've had beautiful weather these past weeks. I love it to finally be able to go out on shirt and shorts once again. I am so ready to say goodbye to winter. I have been looking forward to going to...
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Shapes
This is Mikelle practicing her shapes. She likes playing with shape sorters and is getting better at it everyday.
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The Cat in the Hat
Mikelle and Rianne got to meet the Cat in the Hat during the engineering family day at the National Building Museum in DC last February. They knew him from the Dr. Seus books that they enjoy reading...
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Lunch with Dad
One of the things that Carl looked forward to in having his own family is picnic for lunch. It was fun visiting with him and we enjoyed the time together. Plus our girls got to see his new office...
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Getting a good start on life
(Post from Carl)There is a viscerally good feeling I get when I see my children learning and progressing and developing in an obviously healthy way. I think I’m hard-wired to be pleased by that,...
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Little Picasso
Bananaby Mikelle After scribbling her little hand's desire, Mikelle turned to me and said "banana!" with a big grin on her face. She thought real artists don't smile for pictures. Dadby RianneRianne...
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Under the Rain
I remember how fun rain could be when I was a little girl. All kids in our neighborhood in the province where I was born would start running out when the rain started pouring. With so many little...
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Camping and Hiking in the Living Room
(This was in regard to ward campout scheduled for early June. We wrote this in June and just didn't post it.) It was definitely not fun to hear that the ward camp out that I had been excitedly waiting...
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Travel
(Written by Carl)We have had some adventures. The inaugural Sorenson family reunion took place over the 4th of July week. I wanted to try Amtrak to get to Illinois, but Lala was understandably...
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Mama, Shoes On!
Mikelle managed to put her own sandals for the first time today. She proudly called me and said "Mama, shoes on!" showing me her sandals. She missed to put it on the right foot, but she is a cutie...
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What To Do Next?
Our girls are very active and energetic. They are good climbers and big talkers. They as well need a lot of attention and interaction. Most of my days are normally spent with and for them. Nap time is...
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Waaahhh, I Want A Hug!
Rianne is a very cuddly girl. She loves giving hugs and getting them. She is happiest when on my lap or just being close to me or Carl. She loves to read books and being danced around with. Mikelle is...
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Presenting, Dancing And Singing Toddlers!!
I found something! - RianneNow I know my ABC's
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Morning Walks Adventures
Going out for a walk is part of our routine every day. We normally do it a little after breakfast around nine and stay out for about an hour. Our girls love this part of the day. They love collecting...
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