Randy came home from his mission last November and we all decided to wear these shirts that he sent us for Christmas the year before. He didn't send one for Lena, but one day I was out shopping and came across one at Target and had to get it for her. Randy was a little taller, skinnier and much more talkative than when he left.
When autumn came and the leaves started falling, Lena was in heaven. She loved to play in them. I love this picture of her and Aren, especially since I don't have very many of her with her daddy.
Last winter we took Lena out for a little hike around Battle Creek Canyon. She was very good even though it was freezing! The hike was gorgeous.
At our ward Christmas party Lena met Santa Clause for the first time! She was much more interested in the candy cane that he was holding.
And here she is opening presents at my mom's house.
Aren's parents came to visit over the Christmas break and we had our annual Bombay House trip with the whole family. Lena also had her first huge tantrum. By this point Nettie had calmed her down and the food had come so she was happy again. The next day she had a check-up and I found out she had 4 molars coming in and 2 ear infections...I guess she was justified in her outburst! :)
Over the last year we were able to visit our grandparents on several occasions and we tried to get some pictures of them with Lena...Here are a few of them.
Great-grandma Sorensen
Great-grandma and Great-grandpa Mildenhall
Great-grandma and Great-grandpa Hicken
Lena loves to swim and play outside, so this summer we were outside a lot. I didn't get too many pictures of her but here are some of her and Max at South Fork Park. They played in the river, chased a frisbee around and laid-out in the grass.
We ended our summer with a trip to California to see Gerrit and Laura. Of course we forgot to take pictures most of the time, but I managed to get some of Lena and Aren at the beach our last day there.
Well, that about sums it up...other than that I'm 25 weeks pregnant (which is why there are no pictures of me at the beach)! We are expecting a little girl around the 21st of December and I'm so excited!
