Halloween, Homecoming, and the Hospital...

Whew! We had a very busy weekend!

HALLOWEEN...

First, we got together with our BFF Matelyn to take some pictures in our costumes...

Mommy, Caroline, Matelyn, and Ginny

Mommy and Caroline
Caroline in the pumpkin hat that Mimi gave her...It was VERY tight on her big ol' head...Trying to squeeze it on gave me flashbacks to my own childhood. She is also wearing the pumpkin bib that Jon's friend, Greg, sent us...cute!

Then, it was off to Waco for Baylor Homecoming Weekend. We stayed with Kristin and Jared, and helped them hand out candy on Friday night.

Our little strawberry!

Caroline "trick-or-treating" at Kristin's house...Thanks for the yummy candy!

HOMECOMING...

Saturday was the game against Mizzou. Jon organized a tailgate for a bunch of his friends...it was so much fun! We'll be tailgating again for the BU/A&M game in 2 weeks :)

The guys with 2 of their former coaches...Don, Greg, Luke, Jon, Coach Firch (their former O-Line coach), Derek, Joe, Coach Meyer (their former Offensive Coordinator), and Andrew.

Caroline and Matelyn getting a quick diaper change on the tailgate before heading into the game...Of course, the girls were wearing matching BU outfits and yes, Ginny and I also have the same diaper bag :) (well, almost the same...I mean, hers is pink, brown, and green, and mine is just pink and brown ;))

Since Jon played at Baylor and his brother, Steven, played at Mizzou, the BU/MU game is big excitement for the Erickson clan. They all came down from Dallas for the game (with the exception of Steve and family, because they live in Kansas City)

Bryce and Elizabeth (also BU alum, expecting Baby BOY Erickson in March...YEA!), Nina, Jon, Me, Caroline, Don, Brittany, Clark, and Emma. It was so much fun to see them...thanks for coming to cheer on the Bears!!! (and the Tigers, too, I guess) It was a GREAT game, hopefully next time the Bears can pull out the win :)

Last, but not least....

THE HOSPITAL...

After the game, we stuck around to clean up the tailgate. We finally left the stadium at about 6:30, as we were cruising down Valley Mills Rd. towards Kristin's house, we were rear-ended by another car! The people in front of us had stopped to turn into Popparollo's Pizza (for those of you who are familiar with Waco), we were able to stop, but the woman behind us wasn't paying attention. We were in Jon's truck (luckily) and she was in a small Honda, so her car sort of went up underneath Jon's bumper. The police, fire dept, and ambulance all came. The woman who hit us broke her hand and banged up her legs, but Jon, Caroline, and I were fine, just very upset, but not hurt. However, the firemen and paramedics recommended we take Caroline to the ER to have her checked out by the doctors, just in case. :( Of course, this is all happening at Caroline's usual dinner time (7:00 pm) so she was even more upset because she was hungry! But off we went...She checked out just fine and seems to be acting like her regular sweet self, but it sure was scary for both Jon and I. Certainly not the way we would have liked to end our weekend, but we are so thankful that everyone was ok.

The damage...not too bad. (The other lady's car was totaled)


It really was a great weekend with great friends (despite the ER visit, of course). Looking forward to the BU/A&M game!