spiderman!

I think I should get the mom of the year award...Corbett wanted to dress like spiderman, he instructed me on all the pieces of the costume he would need. I'm not a sewer but his mask resembles spiderman and he is so happy with it he's worn it for the past two days straight. He also has a toy spiderman with "wings" under his arms so he needed those as well. He's willing to wear a long sleeve shirt in this HOT weather so he can have his wings...the things that make kids happy!?!

Sorensen Family Reunion

We had the Sorensen Family reunion at Lagoon this year. The night before we had family pictures taken.




I didn't get to spend much time at Lagoon, I spent the day with the babies. I hear it was a great time. I did get to go for dinner and watched Corbett go on a few rides in the evening. Corbett loved it though!
And here's what Kennedy and Konrad did at Lagoon...

Food, Fun, Family, & Fireworks!

Above: Grandpa Sorensen (Cody's dad) with 5 of their 9 grandkids...or should I say 9 1/4 grandkids! Cody's sister Heidi is out from Virginia and this year they came out for the summer with the news they are expecting in February!!

The 4th of July is one of my favorite holidays...of course I love ALL holidays! This year on the 4th (3rd technically) we had most of Cody's family down for fireworks and a bbq! We were also celebrating my father-in-law's birthday. This is our sweet nephew Brode. He was braver than Corbett with the sparklers!

Cody's mom with our niece Kadence.

Heidi with a sparkler...

Bear Lake!

Every year my family goes to Bear Lake over the 4th of July. We camp at my aunt's cabin in St. Charles and spend a day on the North Shore. This year I spent most of my time in a trailer taking care of babies (we like to pull our trailers out to the beach so we have running water, bathrooms, fridges, etc). Cody went out early (like 7 am) on the boat and had a good time teaching our nephews to wakeboard. Corbett went out on the water rocket once and that was enough for him. He had a great time just playing in the water and sand.
Cody and Corbett in the tent, I got to sleep in the house with the babies!

We have a tradition at Bear Lake where we bring our full size shovels and make a sand sculpture every year. This year we made a jeep...
Cody is hard at work on the jeep!
This was one of my favorite pictures from Bear Lake this year. This is our cute nephew Coleman pulling his boat out!
Corbett had such a good time. It's so fun watching him grow up and be able to enjoy activities like this!

The best way to survive twins is the wait until your nieces are old enough to help. Thank goodness for all my nieces and nephews who are willing to hold my babies and take care of them! This is Kelsey with Kennedy and below Natalie with Konrad.

Races & Babies

This has been a crazy few weeks! Starting with a marathon for Cody in Rexburg, Idaho, the Teton Dam Marathon. He loved it and is hoping to run the Top of Utah later in the year. At the end Corbett and our nephews ran through the finish with Cody. He did awesome...Congrats, Cody!Corbett had his own race. After Cody's race he insisted I make him a race bib, with the same number Cody wore in the marathon...So Carson and Corbett had a few races around our house. On Saturday he ran the Nibley Fun Run 1 mile and he took third in his age group! He loved it, and was SO thrilled to have a race bib on and win a ribbon. He ran the whole way, constantly checking to make sure no one was coming up behind him.Cody ran the Wasatch Back yesterday with our family team THORSON THUNDER! They finished in about 30 hours and 20-something minutes! Here they are finishing in Park City all together....and the Team photo.Cody was exhausted when he got back. So were we!...we participated in Nibley Heritage Days while he was gone. Corbett & I ran the mile, we went to the parade, and then went to the carnival where Corbett played on the inflatables, candy cannon, & had his face painted.

So, our babies are also the craziness in our life but we are LOVING it! So grateful for these sweet, beautiful babies! Corbett is such a big helper with the babies...but sometimes he has his own ideas on what the babies need, so this time he gave them both one of his hats!They are so cute together!! Kennedy is our little princess. She's such a sweetheart. She's very mellow and patient. Her hair is turning more red each day!Sometimes we just get the closest blanket...it's much weirder when Konrad has a pink blanket than when Kennedy gets a blue one!Konrad is a fireball. He lets us know when he's hungry...which is mostly all the time. He likes to snuggle and be held. He's so cute, especially when he's just hanging out!Both Kennedy and Konrad and starting to smile a lot more...can't wait to catch more smiles on camera!So this is my blackmail picture! Corbett's cousin Carson is infatuated with our babies. He is always telling me that Corbett and him will watch our babies "when we go to the Temple." Sounds safe, right? The other day Corbett and Carson wanted to go for a walk, they loaded up the stroller with a doll and some plastic food. They also packed a diaper bag VERY full with doll clothes. My sister Sandra took them on a walk around the block and Corbett lugged the heavy diaper bag while Carson pushed the stroller, stopping every ten feet to feed the baby.

Blessing Day

We had a perfect day on Sunday for the twins baby blessing. We had most of both of our families there. The weather was just right, maybe a little warm but better than rain! Cody gave the babies beautiful blessings. Their little white outfits were so cute on them. We felt very blessed. We arranged to have dinner at a park afterward with our family and some friends. The park was a great location, shade, entertainment for the kids, and a nice eating area. We had pulled pork sandwiches and our families contributed with salads, desserts, and chips. We also made homemade rootbeer! It was such a great day!

Blessing Outfits!

We blessed our babies on Sunday.  It was a great day! I didn't get time to take pictures on their blessing day but I took these today. I think they look so cute!

I was lucky to have grandmas and great grandmas contribute to their blessing outfits. My Grandma Black made Kennedy's dress, My Grandma Thorson made her hat, and Cody's Grandma Sorensen made the blankets. My mom made the corsages and Konrad's tuxedo.