Grandpa's Boats

My kids absolutely love Grandpa's boats. They get almost as excited when they see the drift boat as the ski boat despite the fact that they haven't ridden in it outside of the driveway. I'm sure Grandpa was appreciative of his helpers as he cleaned out the drift boat with three cute kids.

Happy Birthday Spence!

Yesterday, much to his dismay, Spence turned 28! He thinks that if you're 28, you might as well be over 30. Because I love him, I taught the kids to say "Daddy's Old". We had a little birthday party and enjoyed some cake and ice cream with my parents and Morgan. Davis and Blair were great helpers opening the presents and Blair loved the box from one of his gifts.

Happy Birthday Spence! We're glad you belong to us!

Dress Up

This is what it looks like when the kids decide on their own what they'll wear. Blair is completely attached to the new bow we got from Jenny today and her tutu is a must have anytime we're home. Top it off with some great glasses and she knows she looks fabulous.

Both kids are totally into other people's shoes, but Davis loves my boots. Anytime we're in the garage, he puts them on and laughs so hard as he tries to walk in them. Today they came in the house with us and once Blair had her glasses, he needed his too.

What funny kids. I love watching them grow.

Farm Country

The kids and I went to Thanksgiving Point Farm Country today with my friend Jenny from college and her kids. We had a great time. It was so much fun to see Jenny and catch up and fun to let our kids check out everything at the farm. They roamed around to all of the animals, but the pony rides were the favorite by far. The kids each rode twice and spent forever checking out the horses when they weren't riding.

Thanks for the great time Jenny, Savvy, and Vanessa!

I'm a Big Girl Now!

We've been potty training Blair since Wednesday and she's doing great. We had a lot of accidents the first couple of days, but we've only had one in the last 28 hours. Last night we drove to Brigham City for a wedding reception and then went to dinner with the whole Erickson family and she didn't have any problems. She also wore her underpants to bed last night and woke up totally dry.

Thursday evening, I was ready to give up, but I'm glad I didn't. She's a pro. She still isn't always telling us when she needs to go, but we remind her often and it works for now. Davis is getting more and more interested as he watches Blair, but I need to get one kid totally done and going without a reminder before I'm willing to tackle the next.

Blair and Her Baby

Blair is an absolute baby lover. She wants to take care of her babies non-stop and if you ask her, they're always hungry. The other day after breakfast, she ran to get her baby and push her in the stroller. She didn't have an extra hand for the bottle, so she made do. I died laughing at her when she figured out that her pajama top was a great place for the bottle.

Cherry Hill

A little while ago, Grandma Erickson and our two favorite aunts came down and took us to Cherry Hill. We all had a blast. It is always a good time with the Erickson family, but this time was super great. All of the cousins came down and we had a big fun day.

Blair and Davis were in heaven. They loved the kid pool and water slide and the fact that their aunts were always wanting to play. I had never been there before, but had wanted to go, but I had no idea how great it really was. The kids could go down the little water slide by themselves and they also loved the lazy river.

We had so much fun that when it came to the two minute drive home, the kids couldn't stay awake. They were sleeping in the parking lot. When we got home, I tried to wake them up for some dinner, but it clearly wasn't happening. I got Blair in her PJ's while she was still sleeping and Davis was gone the second I finished getting him dressed.

Thanks so much for the fabulous day Grandma! We love you!

This was the only shot captured of Davis on the water slide

Erickson Family Reunion

We just had the Erickson family reunion. It was a great time. It's always so much fun to see all of the family and we had a great time hanging out at the cabin. We didn't get to stay as long as we would have liked, but we loved every minute we were there. We made it home without too many mosquito bites too, so I guess it was a successful trip.

Spence decided he should jump off the bridge Friday, but no one was prepared, so he undressed and jumped in anyway. After that Miranda, Kayla, and Jamie went too. Alex, Blair and Davis were disappointed that they couldn't jump in. They kept trying to take off their clothes to go too. What crazies. It was cold outside. I only brought my little camera and it turned out to be out of batteries, so I'll post more when I steal some from Mandy.

Farmington Days

This weekend was Farmington Days. Saturday morning, we went to the parade. We thought the kids might like it, but we had no idea. They thought it was the best thing ever. They totally got into getting the candy at the parade - Davis was on the non-stop watch out for it. He gathered so much that we would throw it down the street to the neighboring kids. Both of the kids were excited to see each new float and wave to the people on the float. We had a great time at the parade.

After the parade, we went over to the park to enjoy a little bit of the carnival. The kids loved riding the train, but the big draw after that was the park toys. While the kids were playing, Spence grabbed Davis and said they'd be back. When they came back, Davis' hair was blue. One of the booths had colored hair spray and Davis thought it was so cool.

Later that night, we went back to the park for free ice cream and fireworks with our neighbors Jared, Allie, and Zack. We had a great time and the kids loved every minute. We'll be back next year for sure if we still live near by.

Lagoon

We went to Lagoon today with my friend Emily in our ward and her little boy Jack. Farmington residents get into Lagoon for free and you can buy tickets separately for the kid rides. We went and watched the monkey show, had a picnic, and rode a few rides. "Bulgy the Whale" was the favorite due to the fact that it went up and down without the kids having to do something. We had a great time.