Welcome To The World

October 29,2009

Brian William Erickson
7 Lbs 11 0z and 18" long!

With 20" inches of snow falling in the last 24 hours it was the worst weather since last winter! What a great day to welcome a sweet little boy into our family!

Blake & Brianna were so excited to meet him.With H1N1 no siblings were allowed at the hospital!

Welcome sweet little boy!

Playing Games Like The Pioneer's

Our stake has this great event every year at our Stake Presidents property we were able to take some of the grandkids and we had a blast! Here are a few pictures that Tiffany took.

These are a few of my favorite things.....

My very favorite 2 year old in the world

Some of my BEST friends!

My Favorite Grandaughter

Forever Families

Women's Conference and time with the girls!

My Anniversary bulbs planted in December (Thanks Hunny)

Watching Blake and Taylor play football

Dinner with Parley and Ethan

Easter 2009

Cold and rainy weather is not conducive to Easter Egg Hunts and it was COLD! Blake(8) Taylor(9) hid 53 eggs on he main floor for Brianna(5) and Bentley(2) while Bentley and Brianna hid 53 for Taylor and Blake's upstairs. Here are some fun pictures of the kids finding the treasures!

It's Great To Be 8

Our family celebrated Blake's decision to be baptized. He was baptized by his dad Todd and then confirmed on Sunday by his Grandpa Erickson. He was so excited that he was able to see his cousin Parley baptized a few weeks ago and it made him even more excited for his turn. He is a good example to his family.

Family Trip To Utah

Congratulations Parley!

Look at the BIG fish! Here are a few of the fun times the cousins had together! It was fun to be with Parley and Ethan for a few days! We miss you!

Last week we were able to all (except Todd) go over to Utah and spend some time with Parley and Ethan and see Parley get baptized. It was a wonderful trip. We all went to the Draper Temple open house ( I knew I would get all my kids to the Temple someday!) Bentley said my favorite thing as we were walking past the baptismal font he said COWS! We always have to go to Cabala's that is a favorite of the grand kids. What a wonderful blessing my family is!Here are some of the pictures of the trip!

Why is loosing weight easier for men?

Brian and I wanted to make 2009 our healthy year we got together 2 teams at work and we are doing the biggest looser challenge. There is 5 of us on each team and it is great to have the support of friends a t work as well as at home,we have changed our eating. I must say that I am very happy with how well we have done so far! We have been making much better choices every day(okay except last night at Troys he had eclairs for dessert). Brian has lost 10lbs so far YEAH BRIAN!!! And me ummmm a whole 5lbs I looked at the calendar and yes it is true only 5. Why is it that he can loose so much more and "Cheat" more than I? I must say that I am feeling so much better and my clothes feel much better as well. We will just keep plugging along I guess it is time to get the ole' elliptical machine dusted off and start doing the exercise too!

Troy Thanks for the warm fire in your fireplace on a cold winters night, what a fun evening we had last night playing Apples to Apples Todd and I are the champions!!!!

Laughing at Christmas!

With the Economy as it is, our family decided that what is really important about the holidays is the thought and not the price of the gift so we made the limit for each person and gift at $1.00.The gift had to have a thought and a purpose behind it. One thing about the Erickson family is we that we NEVER forget anything and this Christmas proved that point once again. There is nothing better than to spend time with your family laughing until you have tears rolling down your cheeks and not remembering the last time your stomach hurt so much. I looked around the room at the most important people in my life and watching them all laugh with and at each other it was by far the best Christmas that we have ever had.To see pictures and more explanation go to Tiffs blog at http://whalawhalabingbang.blogspot.com she had the camera and is great at writing! Here's to 2009!

My Best Birthday Ever!

Don't let the big number on the cake scare you!

It is true I am now a member of the Red Hats! (here is Bentley trying it on)

What a blessing my family is in my life. Thanks to Vickie, Lynn, Steve, Christy, Kayla (her birthday is also the 14th) and especially my MOM, who traveled over the snow covered Rocky Mountains to spend my BIG 5-0 with all of us here in Colorado. Thanks to all MY KIDS who surprised me with the house decorated with Gold & Silver (and very little black). If there is one thing that I have learned in my 50 years here on the earth it is this..The greatest gift from my Heavenly Father is the very best friends that anyone could want MY FAMILY!! I love You All....

Thanksgiving night while Parley and Ethan were in town we had all the kids spend the night. This is what we found them all doing first thing the next morning. How sweet is that???

Giving Thanks!

This weekend we had the blessing of having all our Grandchildren together. Parley and Ethan were here from Utah it was so great to have them all together again. All 6 slept over Thanksgiving evening OK ,by the time Parley and Blake were asleep it was early Friday morning.
It's wonderful to have all the noise and commotion in the houseagain. It was such a beautiful day that they were all able to go out on the playground and play. As I was watching them my heart was so full of gratitude to my Heavenly Father for the blessing of these 6 special spirits that have fully blessed my life. It was one of my favorite days ever!

R2D2, Frankenstein and Hanna Montana came by Harvard Square last night on their way to go trick or treating! How cute!

It's A Dogs Life!

Sibling rivalry at it's best!
How lucky can one puppy be? What you cannot see is to the right and up a bit is a warm glowing fire keeping her warm. For those of you who know Ella you may be wondering how we got her to lay down and relax? Sedatives....She was spayed on Friday and we are keeping her drugged to keep her calm. Do you think the vet will let us keep the RX going?
Fair is Fair here is Bailey laying down on hers! Notice the gray beard? That is from having a puppy in the house!

Snuggling!

Here was another moment when I felt so grateful to my Heavenly Father for the opportunity I have to share this life with my family. This was a special moment in time, Simply watching "Fly Away Home" and snuggling with the kids how blessed my life is.

Colorado Mountains Fall Colors

Here are some Elk in Estes Park

Brian and I took all day on Saturday to drive up to Estes Park and through Rocky Mountain National Park. The colors were unbelievably magnificent. We are so lucky to live in such a beautiful State!

How Cute Can One Boy Be?

We all had root beer float ice cream bars on Sunday, if you have never had one try one they are great! Bentley had to have one too but he never took a bite (notice the melting down the hand) His personality has just blossomed and he is just a blast to watch.

Weekend Fun

Here is Brianna cheering at the football game on Saturday! Isn't she adorable..... Rah! Rah! Rah!

Shopping Girls!

While Grandma Hawkins was here the girls took a rare night on Friday and went shopping. As you can see Brianna was all ready to shop. Marley wanted to come too which made it 5 generations all going out on the town!