Gymnastics

Soren took gymnastics class this year - every Tuesday morning.  Our nanny, Kristen, took him to class so we never really kept up with all that was going on during class.  They gave a year-end performance to show family & friends what they had learned.  We were very proud (and a bit shocked, to be honest) to see all of his new moves.  He really likes gymnastics and is going to keep going this summer.  I (Mike) get to take him now that I am off from work and get to see him practice each week. 

4th Birthday!

Soren had a great 4th birthday.  We had his party at Playdate PDX, a local play arena with lots of slides, tunnels, and tubes for kids to play around on.  Hard to believe he's 4.

Friends in the Neighborhood

Soren spends a lot of time playing with his friends and neighbors Elliot, Lila, & Lucy.  They are good people.

'Dragon Gets Big'

Soren's preschool class created and wrote their own play, 'Dragon Gets Big.'  The class was really interested in light and shadows and decided that their play would take place as a shadows.  Soren was cast as a castle.  It was alot of fun.  He has really enjoyed his first year of preschool, including his teachers Meg & Crystal, and has made some good friends.

Sun River, OR

 We spent a much needed weekend in Sun River, Oregon.  We rented a cabin and had a great time.  First was the High Desert Museum, then off to Lava Butte (a very tired boy), and finally an attempt to see the Lava Cast Forest.  The road was still blocked from snow, but we had a good time playing and hiking through the woods.  Despite all of this, Soren's favorite activities were simply hanging out at the cabin, ringing the doorbell to annoy Maggie, and playing with fire.  Not sure what the future holds with those interests!

No more naps!?

Soren stopped napping about a month ago.  However, there are those days...

Easter egg hunt at the park

  

Planting trees and taking naps

Lego trucks

Soren's new obsession is with Lego trucks

A Spring Walk and Kissing Chickens

Spring is here and we're able to walk around the neighborhood again.   
All three chickens are now laying eggs.  Soren loves chasing and kissing them.

Soren's school picture

Here is Soren's first school picture.   We weren't quite sure what to expect about how he would smile or look or whatever.  Then we picked the pics up and looked at them and said, "Of course.  That's him!"  You just can't get much cuter than this (at least we think so)!

New Year's Eve

It was a great New Year's Eve with our friends Susan, Mark, Lila and Lucy.  Mike especially loved the sound of the horns and noisemakers.

Christmas 2010

Soren loved everything Christmas-related this year -- from writing a letter to Santa, to decorating his first gingerbread house, to opening the presents.  The only downside was that he was sick for a week leading up to Christmas.  The next day we found out that he had pneumonia.  Thankfully, by New Year's Eve he was back to normal.

 

Thanksgiving in Minnesota

We spent a great week in Minnesota for Thanksgiving.  Soren loved playing with his cousins in the snow.