Preggo Pics!

I wasn't exactly consistent with taking pregnancy pictures, but I did manage to get a few! Mostly thanks to Kelley, who requested constant belly updates so she could keep track while down in Moab for the season being a river guide. Thanks Kell! here they are, in all their glory:

About 12 weeks (on anniversary getaway to Zermatt)

20 weeks-- happy halfway!

 

About 28 weeks (at the park)

34ish weeks (the lovely bathroom mirror shot)

38 weeks (at the park again!)

a 40 week belly-- still has a baby in it!

41 weeks (at the pool with sis)

.....and 41 weeks right before I was induced! 

I am so grateful to have had a relatively smooth and easy pregnancy! Going a week overdue was somewhat stressful.... wondering if I was going to be pregnant forever, being bored at home with a clear schedule and no baby, and walking with the dog 4 to 7 miles a day trying to get things started .... but in the end it was all worth it :)

Rudy Epic

Here's a little video that Tom made (he was thrilled about using iMovie for the first time) about our beloved Mr. Rudy. We love that dog like he's a child, seriously.

It's fun to look back on all of the good times we've had with that little (if you can call 100 lbs little?) guy. Also note that Tom wanted to put this song from the Inception soundtrack because it makes it seem more dramatic and epic.

Rudy Epic from Whitney Sorensen on Vimeo.

2011 Highlights

What a crazy-cool year 2011 was. I don't really blog that often (but getting better, no?), so I hope you will oblige me with a short year in review/2011 highlights type post.

This last fall Tom told me that he thinks 2011 has been the year of the bike. I'd have to agree . . .

  biking in jackson hole

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 biking up american fork canyon

 biking at lambert's in alpine (on my 24th birthday)

biking up millcreek (mom & bobby on pipeline right before a descent in the heart of darkness)

A few other things that come to mind  . . . 

 this pup growing up a lot

 climbing with Kell this summer

 seeing the tetons & yellowstone (my first time!)

 morning swims at alta canyon: perfect

 coaching swim team w/some of my best friends

 school counselor brought up a taste of the first real snow of the season

 continuing some great family traditions: pumpkin carving at dad's

and skiing together. 

Yup, still here!

3 years for us, 1 for the dog

March 7th was our 3 year anniversary! Woohoo! Tom delivered some flowers to my work, and the sweet ladies in the front office insisted that he deliver them to my classroom himself. All my students thought it was so sweet and cheered when he gave me a kiss! I have the best husband ever, don't I? Oh yeah, I also had 3 pizzas delivered to his work.  . . Does that make me a good wife? Ha ha! One pizza for each year!

We were a bit sad that we didn't get the chance to stay at Zermatt up in Midway like we have every year, but this anniversary helped me reflect on how much we have learned and grown together. Tom is the best part of our anniversary anyway, no matter where we are on the actual date- be it at work or wherever. I am so glad that I married this guy- more and more I realize that he's the one for me. He still opens the door for me and still tries his best to make me laugh, still snores like a bear at night, still makes questionable "casseroles", still plays "what if" games, still works hard for our family, still listens to sports radio and Sportscenter at deafening decibels, still can grill with the best of 'em, and still loves me. And gosh, I love him too.

Additionally, and to prove what I said above- Tom recently received a top salesman award from work! And an iPad! Told you he's a rockstar.

Also in the lovely month of March: Rudy had his first birthday on the 10th. We sang happy birthday to him and then gave him a whole chicken breast for dinner (he goes crazy for chicken) and a pig's ear (nasty, but he loves those too). Rudy is still very much a puppy- an 80 pound puppy that loves to play and cuddle sometimes- but mostly play. He's also a great running buddy for me and keeps me safe when Tom has late nights at school or work.

But he almost wasn't going to make it to his second birthday when we came home from church a couple of weeks ago to find our couch torn apart. Ooooooh boy, he got it then. He stays outside now even if we are gone for a few minutes, and even if it's snowing. After all, he is an outside dog. So, if you ever want to know what the inside of a couch tastes like (or a shoe, or a dog bed, or baseboards, or carpet, or blankets, or shampoo bottles, or toilet paper, or.  .  .) Just ask the Rudy monster.

P.S. updates are rare but treasured, no? Love that blogger phone app!

rocket ship

Tom and I are proud new owners of a GE frontloading washer! It's all digital, and has all sorts of blinking green lights to indicate what settings it's on. I feel like I'm an astronaut getting ready to launch when I'm doing laundry! Seriously though, it's so nice finally being able to do laundry at home! We have been doing laundry at our parents' house for the past few months, but this is just so much more CONVENIENT!



Anyway, here is a cute picture of Rudy being naughty and sitting on our bed (he's not allowed); isn't he just a handsome boy though?

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