Sorensen Family Reunion

It has been at least 10 years since the last Sorensen Reunion. It was so good to see most of my Aunts & Uncles, and cousins.

On the 4th of August the reunion began. It was held at the SUU Lodge - here in the beautiful Cedar City Canyon. It was really nice to have it so close. Brent & I were able to work during the day and visit with family in the evenings. Brent had never met most of that side of my family before, but got along with them very well. We spent alot of time playing Volleyball in the pine needle infested sand pit. It was alot of fun and I actually played pretty well! We also made t-shirts, took family pictures, watched Uncle Cliffs magic show, and listened to Grandpa tell stories about when they were a young family. I loved listening to Grandpa the most. He told such wonderful and funny stories.

We brought my cousin Amanda home with us on the last night to play Rock Band with us. It was alot of fun! Afterwards I decided to spend the night up at the lodge with everyone. Manda and I slept in a room that had 7 little beds in it. It reminded us all of Snow White. Manda called being sleepy... and said I was grumpy when I playfully protested that I was sleepy. We stayed up till who knows when talking about all the times we had spent together. It was so nice to share so many fond memories and laugh and talk. Love you Manda!!!

In the morning everyone packed up and left, and mom and my siblings took us to St. George to the eye Dr. for new glasses for my b-day. It was really fun and really hot. I had forgotten how blind I am and how expensive my glasses really are. I picked out a really cute pair of red frames - Brent really likes them. Cam also got new glasses - really handsome black ones. Thanks mom and dad for the great birthday present.

Below are a few picts from the reunion. It really was wonderful seeing everyone. See you all next time!

Just us for the weekend

On Friday the 17th we were able to go see the 6th Harry Potter! HOORAY! It is by far the best on in the series so far!. I can't believe there is only only left!

On Sunday, Brent & I went to Zion again for another free weekend. We hiked to the end of the Narrows path (didn't quite get to the Narrows all the way cause we forgot to bring extra shoes to get wet - oh well). We also hiked to the middle & lower Emerald Pools.

It was such a beautiful day to go. I loved hiking with Brent & spending time admiring the scenery. The hike to the middle pool was mostly going up stairs. It was so difficult to make my legs move after that and my hands were so swollen from the heat and overworking myself that we decided to head back to our car. We decided then to drive through the rest of the park. It was so neat to go through all of the tunnels & see all the sandstone - even though we got stuck behind a really slow obnoxious van (and who happens to be in tonz of our pictures lol).

After driving through the park, Brent decided we were close enough to Page, Arizona & Lake Powell that we should just keep driving till we got there. It was so fun taking a long road trip & going to new places with Brent. My cousins Ryan & Melanie moved to Page not that long ago, and it was really fun to surprise them with a visit. It was so good to see them again. Janey is now crawling & Taylor and Callie have grown so much! We didn't get to stay long (had a long 2.5 hr drive back) but it was so nice to visit them!

It was such a great weekend!!! We both had so much fun and we can't wait to go again!!


Here are some of the millions of pictures we took --enjoy!

Independence Day

I love this country!! I am so grateful for our freedom and for those who have and continue to fight and sacrifice for it. I love being able to celebrate all that this great country stands for. I am so grateful for our ancestors and all they did for us that makes it possible to enjoy all that we have today. GOD BLESS AMERICA!

To celebrate this year Brent and I first went to a parade. It was really funny when an airplane almost got stuck when it had to move around a cross walk. Afterward we had a picnic in our car (cause it was raining so hard) and then we went to SUU for the Shakespearean festival to see the Secret Garden. It was really good and Brent & I got into trouble for taking a picture of us in the theatre ha ha. After we went to see the really cute and funny movie - "The Proposal". It was really good. I liked it alot. We made yummy BBQ hamburgers and thenwent and picked out the perfect spot to watch the City's fireworks. We got the perfect spot and were pretty much right underneath where they went off. It was so neat! They had alot of really pretty and big fireworks. Brent & I definitely had our favorites though. It was a great 4th of July holiday!!

Below are a few picts of the parade. Enjoy!

Transformers is....

AWESOME!!!

We were first in line opening night to see Transformers - Revenge of the Fallen. We waited in line 2 hrs, ate some extremely yummy ice-cream, and had a wonderful time! It is such a good movie. Definitely recommend this one to everyone!!

Father's Day and a trip to Zion's

We just celebrated Father's Day and we are grateful for our fathers and all that they have done for us in our lives. Happy Father's Day to our dads! :)

We were able to have Mark, Emily and Scott at our place for Father's Day. We shared an amazing experience at Zion. We were very fortunate to go on a free entrance weekend. Megan and I had never been to Zion, so it was awesome to see some of the amazing scenery the park has to offer. We took the short little hike to Weeping Rock. It was amazing to see water coming out that took about 1,000 years to reach the surface through an underground water source. We made barbecue hamburgers for dinner when we got home. They were so big that it was hard to take bites! Megan and I both played hooky from work on Monday. We went to a japanese place called Ninja for lunch. It was really good. We spent a few hours of the afternoon at Park Discovery. Scott was really funny as he tried to eat a ladybug that kept crawling up his arm. He also didn't like his legs touching the grass, so he kept crawling bear-style. We were grateful to be able to spend quality time with Mark, Emily and Scott. Thanks for coming down to visit!

Sylvia's Blessing

Our niece Sylvia was blessed on June 7. It was so amazing to see everyone and to spend time with them. Sylvia looked so pretty in her white dress and Braden and Carter were as cute as ever.

We were able to spend the night with Brent's sister Karen and her great fiance Ryan. It was so nice to get to know them better and to a lot of time just hanging out. Ryan is such a nice guy and I am so glad he is part of the family!

We had such a wonderful time. Below are some pictures.

An Anniversary

Yesterday we celebrated our 3 year Anniversary of being sealed in the temple. We are so grateful for this blessing in our lives. We are so glad that we can be an eternal family - not just until death. That we have the opportunity each year to celebrate this huge blessing. Brent & I are so happy together and we are more in love then we ever have been. We have grown so much. I am so lucky to be with my best friend everyday! It is amazing to know of the possibilities we have for growth as companions.

For our Anniversary we went to St. George to go to the temple and do sealings. This is a tradition we have done every year. It is so wonderful inside the temple, there is such peace! Being dressed all in white and kneeling across from your eternal companion is the best feeling in the world! The spirit was so strong and I was remembering so vividly the day we went to be sealed. It is nice to hear the blessings that are promised to us if we are faithful to the covenants that we have made.

After the temple we went out to eat at the Olive Garden. It was so yummy and fun. It was a great Anniversary and I can't wait to celebrate it again!!!

I love you Brent!!