Erickson family: August 2009

Saturday, August 15, 2009

Reese's 3rd birthday party

Reese had her big girl party at "Down on the Farm" in Hugo. Here she is posing for a picture, boots and all!

Evan played on the tractor the entire time. That didn't surprise me.

All the other kids rode the ponies. Evan didn't want to. :( Here's Cowgirl Teagan!

Reese gave all the kids goody bags, drink cups, and cake. The kids enjoyed the pinata...except Evan. He was busy enjoying his cake...at a very slow pace.

Happy 3rd Birthday, Reesie! We had a great time at your party! Thank you!!!

my cutie boys

Evan actually asked me to take a "pick-saw" of him....(he usually hides from the camera).

Evan and I walked to Chomonix the other day to try out putting. Check out his full size swing for his putt! Immediately, I had to intervene. With a little coaching, we were able to change things quicker than I thought.

Detroit Lakes

My dad's sister, Patty, lives on Big Floyd Lake in Detroit Lakes. We were able to visit them last weekend. We had the most wonderful time! It was a nice way to remember Grandpa Al on the anniversary of his passing 10 years ago.

Here's Braden in an exersaucer for his first time!

We had a blast skiing and wake boarding in the water. Ben even got daring after a while!

Here's my cousin from Texas, Andrew, and Evan. I haven't seen Andrew for 10 years...since I lived with him when I was in college! Time sure flies!

My cousins! From Left to right: Brian, Jessica, Harper, Me, Braden, Ben, Jim, Andrew. Bottom row: Alex, Addy, Evan

We could barely pull Evan off this ride-around tractor! He loved it!

Thanks for the FANTASTIC weekend, Borgens and Rusts!!!! We had a fabulous time!

Braden: 4 months

Braden had his four month check up in the beginning of the month. He weighs 15 pounds (50%) and is 24 1/2 inches tall (40%). At this age, Braden is a pound heavier, and a half inch shorter than Evan was. Those stats surprised me!

Braden is such a happy, smiley guy. He loves watching his big brother!