The Fab 4

We made yet another trip to D-town (our 3rd since the middle of June). This time it was extra special because we got to have all FOUR of the new Erickson babies together for the very first time, and of course the 5 "big" kids were there, too ;)

Here they are!
Miles (5/5), Wade (6/9), Lainey Ann (6/14), and Piper (7/7)

And here are the proud Mamas!
Me, Diane, Elizabeth, and Brittany
And the WHOLE gang! All 9 grandkids...WOW! Trying to get a pic of all of us was hilarious, and almost impossible, which is why this is the best one I have...Ha!
Diane came down from KC with her 3 kiddos and her sweet mom, so we ALL bunked up at Grammy's house. It was so much fun!

Wyatt, Whitney and Caroline catching up on a little reading...

Miles and Wade just chillin...hilarious expression on Mr. Miles.
The Roller Coaster is a huge hit...I love the looks on their faces...Seriously another picture?
Grandpa took the crew to Home Depot!
We had so much fun playing, visiting, and meeting all the new babies. What fun!

Aquarium!

When we were in Tulsa, the kiddos stayed with Mimi and Papa. One day, Minnie and Papa came to the rescue to give Mimi and little break ;) Ha ha!

They took her to the Aquarium!

Reading up on the animals...
Goofing off :)
Snuggling with Minnie
Exploring with Papa
She is quite attached to her new friend, Otter!

Tulsa Rocks!

Actually any city rocks when you are a tired momma of a toddler and a newborn! We were lucky enough to have a little get away to Tulsa this past weekend, compliments of Andrew and Melanie's wedding festivities :)

It was SO much fun. We slept, laid by the pool, slept, hung out with friends, slept, made new friends, slept, danced, danced, and danced some more, slept, and I even got a MASSAGE!!! Did I mention we slept? It was GLORIOUS!

A limo picked us up at the airport, and there were limos on hand to take us anywhere and everywhere all weekend!
lounging in the limo on the way to the hotel
The guys at the rehearsal dinner
Andrew, Mike, Luke, Jon, Don, and Joe
Ice sculpture at the reception...It was an "O" with "Obriotti" in the middle...so cool!
We got to sit with Andrew and Mel at the recption, which was such an honor!
Andrew and Jon
Mr. and Mrs. Obriotti!
Us.
The guys again...
strike a pose...
Thanks to Andrew and Mel for a wonderful wedding weekend!

And thanks to all the grandparents for taking care of the kiddos...more to come on their fun adventures soon :)

The Year of the Babies

We welcomed the 4th and final Erickson baby of 2010 and she is definitely a keeper!

Piper Ann Erickson
July 7, 2010
8 lbs. 3 oz.
20 inches

Congrats to Clark, Brittany, and big sis Emma!

I can't wait to get all these babies together in a couple of weeks!!!!!! :)

2 months

Our little man is 2 months old! He is getting so big and growing so fast.

We had his 2 month check up last week, so here are his stats:

Height: 22 1/2 in (25th %)
Weight: 12 lbs. 4 oz. (55th %)
Head: 50th %

He obviously doesn't take after his Mommy or his sister in the head department ;) I am actually surprised he was only in the 25th %ile for height because he seems so long to me! But the doctor said he is growing just perfectly, so that's exactly what we wanted to hear :)

He smiles and coos and goos at us now, which is so much fun.

He is eating every 3 hours, and usually still wakes up once or twice at night.

This kid has been pretty adaptable, because we are always on the GO! Whether its just running errands around town or road trips to Dallas or the lake, he is quite comfy in his car seat.

A few random facts about Miles at 2 months:
-He usually burps in sets of 2. I'll be patting his back and get a burp, immediately followed by another.

-He gets the hiccups ALL the time. It's getting better, but for a while he seemed to get them after EVERY feeding. How annoying!

-He is quite good at kicking out of his swaddle at night. Soccer player maybe?

-He has managed to roll over a few times, but he hasn't done it in a while, so I am back to thinking it was just a weird fluke thing.

Enjoying some tummy time with the help of Big Sis


-He LOVES to nap on his tummy. He rarely naps in his bed, which I am sure will come back to bite me, but for now it's just the easiest thing. He is usually either in his swing on on his tummy in the living room, both of which he seems to thoroughly enjoy :)

I vowed never to make him use her pink stuff, but alas it couldn't be avoided...


-He is getting one bottle of formula every night, and nursing the rest of the day. That seems to be going well, and it allows me to store milk, which gives me more freedom...yea!

He is such a sweet boy and we sure do love hm!!!!

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Happy Day, America!

Once again, we spent the 4th of July weekend at the lake house. The weather was sketchy at first, but it turned out to be absolutely perfect!

Bryce and Elizabeth came for one night, and we got to meet our brand new niece Lainey Ann! She is such a doll!!!

Caroline and Benjamin had a wonderful time running around together, too.
Caroline always manages to keep herself VERY busy...

enjoying a little breakfast with Grandpa,

playing with the hose,
driving the boat,

mowing the lawn,

chatting with Grandpa,
She never sits still!!!
Miles on the other hand, gets in plenty of rest wherever we are ;)

Watching Wimbledon with Grammy
Chillin on his play mat

The Viettis and the Clements joined us for the actual 4th and it was fantastic!

Caroline couldn't wait for Mattie and Libby to arrive.
Our little firecrackers!
Mattie, Libby, and Caroline
The big girls ready for a boat ride
They were kind enough to let the mommies tag along ;)
They had the driving under control
Ready for a spin on the jet ski :)
The 3 Amigos!
Libby can't wait til next year so she can take rides on the boat and jet ski, too ;)

As Caroline would say...Happy Day, America!

Miles goes to Dallas

I took the kids on my first solo road trip with 2 a couple of weeks ago. Daddy was in Portland for Cousin Ryan's wedding, and I opted to head to the Big D where there were lots of extra hands to spoil us :)

The road trip was a success thanks to full tummies and of course Dora!

We had so much fun visiting family and friends.

Miles got some great cuddle time with "Uncy Paul" as Caroline calls him...
He also found that Papa Al's belly was the perfect place to nap :)

A rare photo of me with Caroline

I met up with some of the girls I used to work with...It was fun to have the old Pearson gang together!
We met "Uncy Clark", Aunt Brittany, and Emma at Gattitown!

We rode the train...
"Hi Clark!" This girl loves her Uncle Clark :)
We rode the carousel...
Me and the girls...
Caroline and Emma showed off their Dance, Dance Revolution skills...
It was such a blast!

We had a great trip and we're looking forward to a few more trips to D-town this summer!