Pamper Me Kind of Day

Today on Good Friday, our plans were originally to get together with some family that we have not seen in almost 7 or 8 months.  However, due to some illness that came onto the scene on their end, they had to cancel.  There for, we ended up doing our second set of plans which was a play date our friend Shelby's house both for the Moms and the kids. 

Shelby is a long time Friend of mine from my youth and she is also the person that keeps my hair brown and looking good and now she can claim that she takes care of my nails both hand and toe!  Shelby does hair and now she has added nails to her list of services too.  A few weeks back she asked me to be her model for her new business card she will be sending out to introduce her new services.  Of course I was flattered and all over being pampered and then photographed so I happily obliged. 

Shelby also has twin girls how are just a year younger than my kiddos so they love to hang out together as well.  So this morning the girls and I headed over to Shelby's so she could give me the works with hair color, cut, mani, pedi, and make up while the kids played.  We were there from 10 AM until 4 PM...yes I know it takes a long time to get all that gray out of this hair...and it was a very relaxing and fun day for all of us.  K joined us later after Jon dropped him off.  He and K had some "boy" time together this morning until K was lonely for his "girls" and asked to come over. 
It was a great day and so fun to hang out with one of my favorite people in this world.  She is happy with how the pictures turned out and I am happy that the gray is gone, the nails are painted and I felt so pretty as Jon took me out for a nice dinner and conversation tonight.  Life is so great and we are so incredibly blessed to have so many awesome people in our lives.

Also, I have to post about the kids time in the rain today.  As we were nearing completion of the session at Shelby's, we told the kiddos they could go outside and play.  It was wet out but they really wanted to jump on the trampoline so we let them head out.  It started to rain when they were outside and they had a blast running around and jumping while it rained on them.  I remember when I was young, loving to be outside in the rain.  Something about it just makes it fun.  It was fun to watch our kiddos enjoy that today.  Such a great great day. 

Wordless Wednesday ~ We've Got Some Good Looking Eggs

A Visit to Grandpa's Work

Tooth Fairy Frequency

So this past weekend, the Tooth Fairy has visited the Erickson Five house twice.  Aimee lost one of her two front top teeth yesterday and KJ pulled one of his top teeth today.  Yes, he pulled out his own tooth.  He was so proud of himself.  I could not believe when he just took the kleenex and pulled it right out. 
The above picture of Aimee makes me smile.  She loves to have curly hair so we are getting good at putting the foam rollers in her hair.  You can see in this picture that she is one proud little girl that she has lost her front tooth.  I think one day, she may have a fit when she realizes that I posted this picture of her!  I love it!

Bowling for MS

This past Friday we had our annual Bowl for MS event.  It was such a fun evening and a huge success.  We were able to raise over $1500 for the MS Walk that is coming up in two weeks.

Thanks to so many incredible people in my life, both family and friends, this event was truly a huge success.  We had over 22 silent auction packages along with a raffle and of course bowling for dollars that it was a fun evening.

I would have to say that my bowling skills leave little to be desired but it did not matter.

I even bought some of the silent auction packages so I came home with some fun new stuff.

So I will end by saying a great big Thank You to all of you who came to support myself and the Walk in Maniacs team on Friday night.  It looks like this event will become an annual deal so if you were not able to make it, heads up on the one for next year.

I feel so amazingly blessed and loved by all the support that I get for the walk and for my MS. The Walk is in less that 2 weeks and I am not quite to my goal for fundraising but I'm getting close.

Wordless Wednesday ~ Macy's Spring Flower Show Rocks...and Smells Great Too!

Wordless Wednesday ~ Lunch with Gramps at his work

Girl Scout Fun

Medieval Times in GA

Aunt Lorretta and Uncle Bern took us to a place called Medieval Times during our stay in GA.  This was so different from anything that we had ever done and we LOVED it.
There were Knights, a King, Princess, Prince and the whole environment was like you were back in Medieval times.
There was no utensils for eating so you used your hands, and while they served the dinner the show went on with the cast of Characters.  There were live horses and lots of battles and awesome things to watch.  At one point during the show, K leaned over to me, as one of the knights had fallen down during a battle, and asked me, "Mom, is he really dead"?
We were cheering for the Yellow Knight and I will never forget how K waved the yellow flag so enthusiastically cheering his Knight on.   Our Knight did not win the battle that night but it did not matter, we still had a great time. 

It was a lot of fun and so memorable.  The kids really enjoyed the dinner show!

Wordless Wednesday ~ We Love GA

Wordless Wednesday ~ Daisy Friends

Sunny Days at Last

This past week has been filled with lots of sunshine and warmth.  We all needed the extra Vitamin D and have welcomed this warm weather with open arms. 

Yesterday, the kids got their bikes out of storage and put many miles in them.  They rode and rode and rode and LOVED it.  We had some playdates with some of our favorite friends.  The Boys came to our house and the girls went with Mama Clark.
They went on a nature hike, painted, and did chalk on the driveway.  They had a great time together.  D and K played outside for awhile and then Jon and I took them over to a lake near our house to ride their bikes as we walked/ran to keep up with them.  They had a blast and we ended the playdate with a treat from McDonald's. As we were getting into the van when it was time to take D home and pick up the girls, K and D were talking about having sleep overs for 10 nights in a row and how they wished they could do that then one of them exclaimed "I wish you were my brudder (brother)" and they both agreed that it would be so awesome!  This warmed my heart and so true that both of these boys need lots of playdates for "just the boys" since they are always out numbered by the girls! 

It was a splendid day and ended with Jon and I getting a date night out.  We had a great meal and some awesome conversation.  It was a relaxing and beautiful day all around.  A true gift!  Thanks Clark family for the fun playdates. 

Wordless Wednesday ~ Happy Birthday Grandma Carol

More Sledding Events

A week ago today, we headed down the woods again to do some sledding.  This time not only did Uncle T join us but so did the Dad guy.  We had a blissful time and we were able to catch some great shots with Dad's new camera.  It was fun.  We had wipe outs and tears but we did top off the entire event with lots of laughs not to mention great exercise. 
We may lose a lot of our snow this week so not sure another sledding event will take place but the kids are sure hoping for it. 

All I can say after this winter is Bring on Spring! 

New Sport ~ Sled Standing

Worldless Wednesday ~ My Favorite Guys

Wordless Wednesday ~ Who needs Sand Castles when you have Snow Castles

Sledding Fun Through the Woods

This past weekend, Uncle T and I decided to take the kids to one of our all time favorite sledding hills...Wimpy's and Deadmans!  We used to spend hours of our time on these sledding hills when we were young.  This are located in the woods behind Grandma and Grandpa's house. 

It was surprising to see that not much has changed back in those woods.  We were also surprised to see that the paths had not yet been made on these sledding hills and well you could say that we had our work cut out for us.  Once we got the path down, it was a blast.  The kids all loved it but as I did when I was little the walk back up that long path is never fun and well they complained about being tired. 

Overall it was a fun afternoon and one that we will repeat again this coming weekend when we can take daddy along too.  It is some great exercise for all of us and we manage to have some good laughs while we are at it.