Preschool. Playgroup and Pokeno OH MY!!!!

Knowing that a baby usually "knocks me off my feet" for a while. I volunteered to take my hosting shifts for

Pokeno (girls game night), playgroup and preschool later, when Rhett was a little bit older. When I was maybe getting more sleep?, and we might have a schedule?

Unintentionally, I volunteered the same month for all of these-after all, Rhett would be 6 months and it always gets easier after that...right?!

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Last Evening (9/17) we hosted Pokeno at our Home.

Luckily, I had 2 other hostesses to divide the responsibilities up. Since I was busy helping make 16 Ladies fit (we were COZY!), dinner, game playing, treat making, ice cream toppings, drinks, plates, forks, clean house...I forgot to take pictures!

So instead, you will get a version of our invite!

Friendship is like Toppings:

We all come in variety and sizes

each add taste,

but together are Prizes.

One alone is kind of bland,

but together they can tear up the land.

Sweet and Sour

Plain and Zesty

Put them together and they can get quite FRESKAY!

Of course, a meal (a.k.a friendship) would not be complete,

unless some NUTS were part of the fleet!

That is why you are invited to our,

Night of Pokeno Toppings Galore!

Then the first week of September we held Playgroup and Preschool at our home the same week!

(thank heavens for sisters in town right?)

PLAYGROUP was back to school Sundaes and water time in the back yard!

We {heart} this pool I got at Wal-Mart...I hope everyone else we gave pools too for gifts has enjoyed theirs too!

PRESCHOOL (Dacie's mom swap one) was the LETTER B!

so, of course, we focused on Butterflies (since it is all girls)

ate bears and bananas, did show-and-tell

and just had a grand ol' time !!

(after one of the poor little girls threw up all over our entry way!)

Ry even got to make himself a pair of BOY WINGS!

Pokeno, Playgroup and Preschool OH MY(fun)!!!

and me and my home survived!

LABOR DAY WEEKEND

For Labor Day weekend--we took it easy! (between 3 families we had 12 and a half kids--they watched their own "show" in the other room!)

OF COURSE we had to fit in SOME FUN!

with our traditional FIRST BYU GAME KICK-OFF at the Hoggards!!

ARIZONA DOES BLUE!

We brought our own meat, bar-b-q'ed and ate TONS!

(too bad I got the stomach flu towards the end-that lasted into the next day!)
AND, of course, Julie (aka Betty Crocker) made a YUMMY CAKE!
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ON MONDAY (when the worst of my cold was over)
we took a mini road trip to Prescott to run some errands...

we stuffed the kids with cheap food at Sam's Club

and then headed over to peter piper pizza to let them play some games

not gonna lie...Dan and I got our fair share in as well!

We collected all the tickets and came away with some pretty sweet lotsa' little prizes! ha ha

HAPPY LABOR DAY for us!!!

SoMe THINGS we have been UP too!!!

SoMe THINGS we have been UP to ARE: We have been LEARNING THE SAMMY SEAL kindergarten SONG

as Ryland had to pass it off for his teacher, it has turned into a family favorite!

We have been EATIN' UP A STORM
between Rhett's 255 dollar specialized formula a month

and his dollar a container fruits and veggies

Rhett better be worth his weight in gold..literally!

We have been GOING from BLOND to BRUNETTE-

for the first time ever in my life!

Blonde can get so high maintenance, and while dark is "in" I thought I would give it a try.

I am NOT any smarter (I have lost my big lanyard car keys)

BUT I have always had fun!

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We have BEEN CHILLAXIN'

We have been HANGIN' WITH THE BROS!

Our March 19th "R" twins!

We have been CELEBRATING DADDY'S WORK'S ANNIVERSARY!

Getting our faces painted, eating a free catered bar-b-q, jumping in the jump castle

dunking dad in the dunk tank, winning a free exercise ball, and 18 rounds of golf with a cart from the broadcasting radio station

We have DISCOVERED MOM's CAMERA!

AND WHAT A FUN TOY IT MAKES!

We have been INSTALLING NEW WOOD BLINDS in the BOYS BEDROOM!

(thanks for breaking the ol' ghetto ones aunt booboo)

We have been FAITHFULLY WORKING OUT (at least 3x's a week) AT THE NEW REC CENTER!

WE HAVE BEEN HAVING!!!!

SCHOOLS IN!!!!!

School starts early in ARIZONA
I think maybe its to beat the heat!
BUT whatever the reason....
THE SORENSEN's were ready
On Wednesday AUGUST 4th
we had our FIRST DAY of SCHOOL
(walking up tot he bus at 7:25 am...I finally got brave enough to let them go to and from school TOGETHER on the bus-Ry is included on the way home)

COLTON RAY went into 4th grade with a GUY teacher, who is the BEST!
STERLING DANIEL is in 2nd Grade with one of my favorite friends from church as his teacher!
&
I LET THEM RIDE THE BUS TO AND FROM SCHOOL this YEAR!
RYLAND KENT started Kindergarten this year
and it has much to be desired....
with only 2.5 hours of school and not my favorite teacher--it could be a long year!
Dropping Ryland off on his first day!! (below)

Rather than making the typical first day bus cakes...the kids got apple cupcakes instead!

This is little miss patty preschool- DACIE ANN!!!!

We are doing a mom's swap preschool with a group of "the ladies"

(she has a big group of gals her age)

AND COLTON got STUDENT of the WEEK for his 1st WEEK of SCHOOL!

AND I got a phone call from his student teacher telling me how she has noticed him helping other students kindly without being asked!

A momma's heart is happy!!!

AND here is some pictures of the FIRST WEEK of SCHOOL!

Ryland trying to get inspired to do his LOTS of homework he gets (really!)

My boys are OBSESSED with reading!

it's BACK to SCHOOL!!!