Super Fun Weekend!

It is a long weekend... so we made good use of it!

Our dear friends from Ely came to visit with us for a few days...

Sorensen's arrived late Thursday night. We stayed up talking until after 1am. LOL (oops!)

Everyone was so glad to see one another!

It's only been 3 months... but it feels like a lifetime after the life we have lived since then LOL!

The kids are getting SO big!

Amy & Austin have never been, so we headed up to the Draper Temple to do an session early Friday morning. It was a choice experience. I was gently reminded how lucky I am to have such a dear friend as Amy... and I am so thankful that Austin and Jes are good friends as well!

I struggled a bit throughout the session, including almost being knocked down by the officiator right before the prayer because he was trying to get passed me and I could not step backward! Thankfully my sweet husband had ahold of me and kept me from going down. Or almost being knocked down by the sister who walks through the rows. Amy was sweet and helpful when my body didn't do what I wanted it to do, like tying a bow, and I was not at all self conscious with her. It was a gift to me.

We all really enjoyed the quietness of that smaller Temple.

Emmalee was a sweetheart and tended kids for us, and when we got back the kids were thoroughly enjoying playing and playing and playing some more!

Such CUTE girls! :)

And this little one just melts Jes' heart! *grin*

We ate lots of yummy food!

Sammy is left handed, while Caleb is right handed... we were giggling at them as they tried to figure out how eat their cereal without bumping elbows and knocking cereal off each others spoons! bwahahaha

This is the scene that followed our temple trip... LOL.

I think it was a long drive, late night, early morning... what do you think?

The kids were kind to us... they let us all take a nap while they played and played.

Little Sam, poor thing, was not feeling so hot. He was so sad!

Saturday we ordered pizza, drank root beer, and had a game night, with lots of treats to snack on!

Followed by a birthday celebration! Cam and his best buddy Em have birthdays just days apart last month and Henry's is next week. They loved it!

We made traditional Sorensen birthday treat, chocolate cake. 

We also made Cam's new favorite, Homemade Icecream Cake.

After that kind of party and sugar rush... we needed some help chilling out for bedtime!

Amy had them all lay flat on the floor and breathe in and out slowly. She walked them through some relaxation exercises.

We were cracking up... they had a hard time figuring out what to do. After "thinking about" and flexing their calves, which we had to explain where their calves were, she then said "now focus on your knees". Half of them took their hands and grabbed their knees. We were rolling! It was so cute! Kids are the best!

This is how Jes felt about meditation! Bwahahaha!

We had grand plans of attending church together today to hear Emmalee speak in Sacrament Meeting for the first time, but Sam still wasn't feeling well... and all of the adults, and Emma too had issues with our tummys.

I spent the entire night puking and wanting to die from the stomach cramping. Everyone else just felt nauseated.

We figured we all had eaten something bad...

Emmalee showed her true colors. At first she called and left the Bishop a message saying she was sick and wasn't coming, but then her sense of responsibility kicked in and she got herself dressed last minute and went!

Our friends hit the road to head home shortly after they left for church.

Within an hour of their departure... this is what I had before me:

Caleb puked and puked and writhed on the couch for the pains in his tummy. We cried together.

Cam started with it with 30 minutes after Caleb.

Emma came home right after Sacrament Meeting and this is how she remained all day on the family room floor... sleeping and whimpering that her body hurt, and her head hurt and she didn't feel so good.

And my poor Cody started with it last...

This evening he found an empty spot on the family room floor saying his head hurt and his stomach felt sick.

Oh how we LOVE the stomach flu!?

Jes is still feels like he has a knot in his tummy, but he hasn't gotten full blown sick, thank goodness!!

He has been the go-for for all of us...

Thank heavens tomorrow is a holiday and no one has school. We are all sleepin' in! LOL

Regardless of the illnesses that we had to face this weekend... it was wonderful to be with our friends. These last few months have been really lonely as a family, and we have been quite inner focused most of the time so it was nice to "live" again like things are normal.

For my health history, I did struggle somewhat with over stimulation, but it seemed to be when I was trying to complete a complex task, like making a big meal, or orchestrating activities. Something new to work on. ;) My multi-tasking skills have GOT to come back! I am a mommy after all!