Early Christmas Fun

Our ward Christmas party was a lot of fun!

The kids all got to talk to Santa, Kaleb not so much. :-)

There was a beautiful program. We have so many talented people in our ward!

We each made our own graham cracker houses this year (who really likes gingerbread anyway?!) We had a lot of fun!

I love this time of year!! We hope you all have a very Merry Christmas!!!

Veteran's Day

The fifth grader at my children's school put on a Veteran's Day program. Lacey got to be one of the speakers- she did great!

They acted out a story called "The Little White Table" (which was awesome), sang songs, and paid tributes to all the Veterans that attended.

I bawled quite a bit!

It was probably one of the best programs I have ever seen by an elementary school! So proud!

Happy Halloween!!

We had a great Halloween this year! The weather was great, the costumes all worked out and the candy was/is plentiful!!

Lacey and her friend put together a Halloween party for the neighborhood kids.

There was a fun party just for adults one night.

There was a fun parade at the kids' school.

We went to a fun Pumpkin Patch also.

Now on to the Holiday Rush!!!

Randomness

A double rainbow right outside our house - so cool!!

Trip to Southern Colorado - I can't believe I didn't take pictures of all of the friends we got to see! :-( However, we did have a great time! :-)

Kids at the childrens museum.

Eating at one of our favorite green chile restaurants, The Cactus Flower.

Kaleb "playing" with Nathan and Danica's dog, Duncan.

Playing on their new PS3 Move -awesome!!

Kaleb's First Hair Cut - Before:

After:

And last but not least, Lacey has acquired her own camera and THIS is what she has taken pictures of:

(She hasn't quite figured out how to change the date....)

Looking forward to the holiday season for more updates!! :-)

The Karate Kid

So we had heard that karate might be a good outlet for our son with a rather high energy level.

We have been going for about 6 weeks now. I was very impressed with the teacher and his patience with the kids.

They also tried very hard to teach them about manners and being good listeners. Unfortunately, they raised their prices by quite a bit, so we won't be going there any more.

I also talked to a few school counselors, therapists, and such that assured me that he is not ready for Karate yet anyway.

But he enjoyed it for the most part. :-)

On to the next big thing I guess.....

Annual Family Photos

Every year our family gets their pictures taken. I have always loved being able to archive the growth and changes of everyone. We have a fabulously talented friend, Mary, who has been taking them for us - love her!! This year we went to Freeman Park in IF. It had beautiful scenery - perfect for the pics - so here you go! Some day I'll figure out how to do them in a slide show..... :-)

Daddy and Kaleb

12 1/2 happy years later.....

Joshua

Alivia

Fun in the creek!

Getting kisses!!

Lacey

Taking a little stroll....

Snugglin'!

Wrestle Time!!

Sisters yeah!

Kaleb

He probably weighs about as much as she does! :-)

Erickson Family September 2010