Life...

So life has been full of surprises & trials that have really tested us. But through the struggles of our life right now, we have grown stronger. Of course not everything that has happened has been bad... in fact we have had some amazing experiences also.

So where to start? Well ... Brent and his brother Mark got tickets to see Paul McCartney - they are both huge Beatles fans. The Concert was to take place in Dallas, TX at the new Cowboy Stadium on August 19th. They were both super excited and quickly planned out the details. I had my birthday on the 10th and then a week or so later I was layed off from my job. Brent still went on his trip to Dallas cause I felt it was a once in a lifetime opportunity for him to go and share this with his brother (and non-refundable tickets in his name and I would hate to have Mark go alone!!) Brent said they had a awesome time and enjoyed every minute!! He especially enjoyed the concert and being able to sing along to all his favorite Beatles songs. I went up to my parents house while he was gone. We didn't do much but I really enjoyed spending time with my family. It was so nice not to be alone and depressed thinking about my job. We did have the chance to go to Lagoon while I was visiting. It was so much fun going on all the rides with Cam, Paige, and Mom!!

I came home just in time to go to the Oquihhr Mountain Temple dedication. It was so wonderful! There was such a special spirit that was present. President Monson and Elder Ballard both gave wonderful talks that greatly touched our hearts, and the other talks were great too. It made us both think of how important the temple is in our lives. We have great blessings that can only be found withing the walls of the temple!

A few other things that have happened are that my brother Cameron is having back surgery. He is really nervous. I can't believe he is having that kind of surgery at age 18. This experience has definitely shown us several blessings the Lord has blessed him with. It is amazing how the Lord shows us his love in everything he does. He will never give us trials we can not over come! Cam - we are praying for you and wish you the best of luck with the surgery and recovery! We love you so much! Also we learned that Brent's Grandfather has been diagnosed with Leukemia. Brent has been taking it really hard, especially since that is how his mom passed away when he was 12. His Grandpa is such a wonderful man and we love him so much! A cool thing about him is he was on the submarine that rescued George Bush Senior in WWII.

I still don't have a job & it has been about a month now. I applied at at dentist office & I am really hoping that I get it!!

I have learned a lot through our recent trials. I have felt the love & comfort of our Lord Jesus Christ so much, and I have come to rely more fully on our Savior for help. My testimony has grown and I know that we will get through all the Lord has planned for us and that it will be only a short time. I know that this is the true church. I know the Savior lives. I know that I am a child of God & he loves all his children. I am so grateful for the gospel in my life and the special blessing of having the priesthood in my home. I am grateful for the temple and the blessing of eternal families, knowing that when it is finally our time to be blessed with kids that we will be with them forever if we live righteously.

We thank all of you for your many prayers & support. We love you all so much!!

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.