Then & Now #2

Here are Alivia's: she has always loved to pose for pictures!
Age 6 months
Age 1 year
Age 3 yearsAge 5 yearsAge 7 years - and so excited to turn 8 this year and get baptized!

Lacey Then & Now

I recently discovered how to scan in pictures onto my computer. Alot of fun! I have spent waaayyy too much time doing it, but like I said, it's fun! So I've decided to do a few blogs about how my kids have changed over the years. Here you go:

Lacey: Age 1
Lacey age 3Lacey age 6Lacey age 9

Fun in the Snow!!

While we were down in Utah, we were able to spend quite a bit of time out in the snow. It's been so long since I've really played in it, I had forgotten how much fun it is!

The Erickson girls built a snowman, which the Erickson boys soon after demolished!


Then we went up to Logan and went sledding with the Reeves/Beesley family! It was so fun!!

The hill was really steep and fast, but luckily no one got seriously hurt.

Kaleb didn't have as much fun as everyone else, he ended up falling asleep in the car. :-)

Our Wonderful Christmas!

We really had a great Christmas! We were able to go down to Utah for a few days before and do all of our extended family traditions. We then came back home in time for Christmas Eve and our kids were actually able to open their presents at home on actual Christmas morning! Everyone was very excited about all their loot! Fun times had by all!

Josh got his Transformers!Lacey got a Spongebob DS game!Alivia got Littlest Pet Shop!Kaleb enjoyed the wrappings and enjoying watching everyone else get excited!

Scott got a new golf bag and driver!
Karen got Guitar Hero World Tour!

I love the experiences Christmas brings! Spending time with family and friends! The lights, the music, the snow, the closeness to the spirit - I'm gonna miss it! Until next year!! :-)

Car Seat Slipcover

So I saw one at Porter's and I really needed one. I had tried to buy one at Walmart but it turned out to be too small. I decided I would try to make one myself. It was quite an ordeal. But I do have to say - I think it turned out really nice!!

Changed My Mind

"I changed my mind!" This has become one of Josh's new favorite phrases lately. Every morning when he is supposed to go to school, he screams and cries and throws a fit and says he hates school and doesn't want to go! After much tribulation, we get him on the bus and off to school and when he arrives home 3 hours later (not long enough by the way), he is as happy as can be. So I ask him, "How was school Josh? Did you have fun?" To which he replies, "YES! It was so fun!" And then proceeds to tell me all of the wonderful things he did, what he learned and of course, what they had for snack! So then we talk about his behavior before school, and he says, "I just changed my mind." After which, we had a talk about maybe trying to change his mind BEFORE school instead.

And we figure since our child gets to do it, so should we. :-)
We have decided to switch Lacey and Alivia out of the charter school and back to the neighborhood elementary school. You wouldn't think this would have such a response from people who are not directly involved, so WOW! :-) We are making the change for several reasons, but the biggest one is that the kids need to learn to be friends with the children who live around us. These are the ones they will see at Primary, at Achievement Days, and into middle school. Both girls are a little sad about the change, but I think once they get there and recognize half the student body, they will feel much better. We were recently told by a good friend of ours to "Be permanent." I think this change will help us do that as well. We have a great ward and neighborhood and we are looking foward to a long and happy life here! Hope you all have a wonderful Holiday season!!

Ward Christmas Party

I didn't even think about having Kaleb sit on Santa's lap! :-(
Here are the other piglets giving Santa their loooonnnnnggg lists! :-)



And here they all are singing "Glooooooooooooooooria!" The whole primary did a fabulous job!