Soren Andrew - 21 months

 For excellence in weightlifting and ball-throwing, Soren received an Olympic medal.

 

Photo bomb!

Soren Andrew - 20 months

"Mama, I've had enough!"

Happy Independence Day!

Soren loves his poppers, but really isn't interested in any fireworks or noisemakers that require fire to get going... and "isn't interested" might be an understatement... "terrified" might be more accurate. Poppers = calm. Smoke bombs = concerned. Sparklers = running for the house, on the verge of tears.  In the end, we donated to the neighbors' stash, watched their show and rounded out the night with an ice cream run.

Happy Independence Day! 

Visit with Great-Grandpa

Soren Andrew - 19 months

I have a feeling there are some changes headed our way this month. To start, Soren actually posed for some (actually 19-ironic, no?) photos before I had to coerce him. 

  Bisous pour Brobee...

...et calins, aussi!

Cupcakes make you strong! Tres fort!

 Would you like a cupcake?

I know Brobee would...

Okie dokie, that was fun. Time to reset for the next party. 

Soren Andrew - 17 months

What?! Seventeen months already?

 We've been having a lot of fun lately. In case you couldn't tell...

And it's still pretty easy to get distracted...

 Or decide to be a little ornery...

 But we are learning that dandelions and bubbles are fun to blow, that sidewalk chalk comes in lots of pretty colors, that friends make playtime better and that stuffed animals and mamas (and maybe daddies and other family members ;) ) love bisous from a certain boy. 

And Mama is learning that she likes to over-edit her photos... 

Delightful December

December was pretty busy with Christmases on all sides of the family and at work, school and Bass Pro. Check out all our December photos on Flickr, including this "split screen" gem, both Christmas shots, of Mama and Soren.

We also loaded more videos on YouTube, so look around for those on our channel. Here are some favorites: