LAUGH with ME!

So, James shared his favorite cartoon with me. And oh my goodness was it funny. I had a definite Sorensen laugh attack while watching this clip. I have been listening to Musicals all day long and am in the greatest mood ever! Life is WONDERFUL. I hope that you take time to laugh EVERYday and enJOY it! Just as in Mary Poppins, "I love to laugh!" Thanks to my family, my awesome boyfriend and each of my dear friends I get to laugh all the time!

Freakazoid Clip that will make you BURST in laughter!

Click on Face ;)

I love YOUR face.

This little video is adorable. I am so grateful for modern technology so that I can see the face of James Spencer, Lara, Jayson and Jackson Seaver.....love their faces!

THE JOY OF

Family Roots

When you think of two people joining together in marriage, there is a great history on both sides. I love these artist renditions by Norman Rockwell. I am so grateful for my roots and branches in my family tree. There are so many incredible individuals that I owe my life to.
Thank you for the white legs, the Sorensen nose, the freckles, the ease to laugh, the love for music, the need for adventure, the great faith, the desire to give...endless wonderful things are given to us because of our family roots. How grateful I am for mine!

On the Tenth day of Christmas....

...I got to make cookies with mom and andy...and get sick...

Mom has a great big piano recital that she does every year with her cute students. It is the Cookies and Carols Concert of the year! So, I helped her make cookies for our 10th day of Christmas. Making cookies really is one of my favorite pastimes. But then I had to get sick as well. I am hoping that it is just a 24 hour quick little head cold! Because I don't tolerate being sick in the least. So, I am acting like I am not sick and still trying to get everything done and enjoy these last days at home.

On the Ninth day of Christmas...

...my sisters and I had an evening together!

I treated Andrea and Molly to some Peppermint Cocoa and Gingerbread and a mint brownie. Then we headed over to the theater to view the new Scrooge. It was spookier than any I've ever seen. I think I'll stick with my Muppets :). However, this one did have an amazing animation. It was a very fun evening with two of my favorite ladies! I really do just LOVE Christmas time! It is the most wonderful time of the year! Full of wonderful memories, smells, treats, family and remembrance!

On the Eighth day of Christmas...

...our Cousins came for an Ugly Sweater Party!!!

We had our Doug and Elizabeth cousins come over in ugly sweaters and enjoy homemade bread, cookies and they brought homemade soup. It was a delicious and cozy dinner! Then we had a fun time decorating cookies together! It was such a FUN night to be together. We LOVE them so much!! It was a really great evening! And then afterwards I gave mom and dad their Christmas presents!

On the Seventh day of Christmas...

...We had an Unrehearsed Christmas Party!

A bit of silliness, song, chimes, piano and reading filled the night with laughter and fun! We had a few wonderful people over to join us in our Seventh Day of Christmas for an unrehearsed party where we all got to share in celebrating the season. It was an evening of pure delight!

On the Sixth day of Christmas....

We decorated our Christmas tree, read our new Christmas Book and listened to the Church Christmas Devotional!! It was a wonderful evening together!

On the Fifth day of Christmas...

...We got our Christmas Tree!!

Each year it is a must to go and cut down our tree. This year was really fun! We got a beautiful Grand Fir out in Carnation. I love real Christmas Trees. They are truly one of my favorite smells and memories of Christmas time. On the way home we also got to see a huge valley full of Canadian geese and white swans. It was absolutely beautiful! I love Washington and its greenness!! It was an absolutely lovely day, the perfect day to get a Christmas tree!!



We also got to sneak down to Redmond Lights. Which is the great festival they do with music and lights in our downtown. Andrea, Mom and I swung down there for about 10 minutes and got to hear a bag-piping group and see a huge hot air balloon that they kept lighting up in a big field. It was SO magical. I could've spent all night walking around with all the beautiful lights and music! But then we headed to our Ward Party at Church. It was a wonderful evening. Especially when Thea, our dear friend, came out as Rudolph the Red nose Reindeer! She is so great!

On the Fourth day of Christmas...

We watched the Muppet Christmas Carol!!

This is a classic, must see, holiday special, heart warming, and wonderful movie. It is a great tradition to enjoy this show each year!

On the Third day of Christmas...

...My mother made for me...

A great Christmas Breakfast! We have a brunch tradition on Christmas Morning where we get together with friends and enjoy a wonderful breakfast Mama Cahoon style! We did it a little early this year and on the floor by a fire.
It was quite delicious and fun!

On the Second day of Christmas...

...we made a jolly Gingerbread House...

Making Gingerbread is one of the most fun Holiday Traditions to have. I made a house when I was in college in my baking class and it was thrilling. To come up with a pattern, cut the dough, bake your pieces, glue them all together with frothy white frosting, decorate the home and make it come alive. What could be a more delightful second day, I do not know! It was a blast! Can you spot my sister missionaries :), the Penguin gummies are my favorite part!!

On the First day of Christmas...

..my family gave to me...

A night in Seattle watching a Christmas Carol and looking at Gingerbread homes! This is a WONDERFUL family tradition that I treasure! We go and usher at the ACT theater and then get to see the play for free, quite a deal. The play is always amazing every single year! Then we took a jaunt down to the Sheraton Hotel where they have an annual Gingerbread House Contest. This years theme was Classic Movies. My top 3 favorite were: Muppet Christmas Carol, Nightmare Before Christmas, and Charlie Brown Christmas. What a wonderful way to start December. I even got to wear my Grandma Cahoon's old fancy shoes for the classic evening! I just love the olden times and this night was a celebration of them from the classic story of Scrooge to the Christmas cheer of Gingerbread homes decorated and glistening...so wonderful!!