Just too cute not to post!

Berlin has some adorable play friends...

Addyson and Sienna are 2 of her fav gal pals!

Here they are enjoying summer time festivities and just being little goofs!

I absolutely can't get enough of my little girl she is my angel girl! Her and I did a sunday craft project and it turned out so cute we made some bows and then made a bow holder:) Now i just need my gal pal stace to teach me how to make the felt ones those are my favorite!

6 Months and SHOTS:(

Everett is 6 months old! I am so sad every time I post realizing how fast my baby is growing. He is now closer to toddlerhood and leaving babyville! When did this happen!
Here is a list of my monkey's milestones:
He can sit up by himself
He LOVES food. Veggies, Fruit, Rice Cereal...ANYTHING! He I think is going to be like his dad in high school...ordering Pizza Hut pizza before every football game...Really??!! A whole pizza??
He is so bashful and flirtatious he will flirt and then hurry and turn his head like "I'm cute, but I'm even MORE cute when I do this:)

He loves his sissy. We are all in a competition to see who's name he will say first he is really close to saying dadda so Big Thithsder and Ma ma or losing at the moment:)
He can wave bye bye
He loves to stick out his tongue and grab anything or toy he can reach.
He got his 6 month shots like a champ...he barely cried and then flirted with the nurse afterward here are some pics of the damage.
He still loves to nurse and again LOVE LOVE LOVES to EAT...my big boy!

We love you so much Everett happy half a year!

Who'sYour Daddy??

So since I am once again behind we have some dad's day stuff to post on here...Michael is probably going to kill me later today (he's my blog stalker) for posting this picture. It's so funny!

Anyway for Father's day I had my sister come over from Twin and give Michael an hour and a half massage. She brought her table and turned our theater room into a tranquil, babbling brook, oily oasis...so relaxing.


Michael and my own dad are so similar...their laugh, humor and compassion for people are a few of my favorite qualities. They both LOVE their children with all they have and they love their daughter's so much.


I love you both more than words could ever express and I miss you dad all the days of my life.

C.O.T

This is the C.O.T (circle of trust) you know back in elementary school when you would have groups of friends and make up secret languages that no one could understand (mera and I would tap on each others feet if someone was bugging us or scratch our neck if we were saying something that wasn't true...I know so childish:)

Well anyway this is my adult version of that club...it is a group of my coworkers a select group that cooks, eats and competes once a month. Always a great time with these guys.

Here are some pics from May and June...this months is in a week, more pics to follow:)

JUNE's COVER MODEL

EVERETT MICHAEL ERICKSON

Dancin' her HEART out!

I have always LOVED dancing...in front of my sibblings when we were younger, at school dances as a teenager, at the clubs in college and now in front of my kids in my living room.
There is no denying that I would be the mom of a child that would LOVE to dance but my little girl is OBSESSED. She dances all the time...she is now on a performing team and now after her recital she can't get it out of her mind. I'm beginning to think my dreams of a star athlete my be put on the back burner to DANCE...WHAT??!!? whatever, I guess:)
What I would like to brag is Berlin is doing really well and she is TWO years old...the other girls in the class are all almost 4 years and older. This to me shows how much she loves this. These are videos from the rehearsal we weren't allowed to take video or pictures at the real deal. I have ordered the professional video of the actual performances.

Gotta LOVE IT

Being a mother is such a pleasure and most of the time I post all the many joys that come from being Berlin and Everett's mom...today I am going to reminisce about a day from mommy hell so one day when my kids resent me they can refer to this post and say wow our mom was so amazingly good to us!
It was an evening a couple of weeks ago, Michael had to work late and I had just finished making a nice and nutritious meal for Berlin and I. Everett was in his bouncer enjoying some toys. I pull out my chair to sit down and enjoy my dinner with my sweet baby girl. Right after the first bite Everett decides he HATES the bouncer so I go pick him up and again sit down to eat my meal. As I am asking Berlin how her day was and enjoying our sweet conversation Everett soils his diaper. At that moment I thought ya know Ev can just sit in his dirty diaper while I finish my meal I am too hungry to change him right this minute...right after that thought a warm gooey sensation trickles down my leg. From that point on I go change Everett's diaper after I was finished I go to get Berlin and food is all over my cabinets and floor. I then throw them both in the tub since they are now BOTH FILTHY. I get Everett washed up and out of the tub and within that 2 minutes and Everett's room is RIGHT next to the bathroom Berlin gets a couple of inches of water on my bathroom floor. I put her in time out in her room get Everett in his PJ's go to get Berlin out of time out and SHE is NOT in her room. I yell out for her and she comes out of my room in a very nonchalant manner in full make up says "Yeah Mom?"...gotta love mommy hell days! I also documented the poop pants so Everett can pay me back in the future.