Ericson Family

We don't post very often...

2011-03-25T09:07:00.000-07:00

We have had a fun filled couple of months. We celebrated Lincoln's second birthday. He is lucky enough to share his birthday with Uncle John. His birthday was filled with lots of
family fun!We then decided to surprise our kids and head to Disneyland. It was so much fun. We met our friends the Hickman's there which was really a better surprise for the kids then disneyJenny was the amazing photographer so you will have to go to their blog hickmanbunch.blogspot.com and check out some pretty great pics of our trip!!

A month ago Kadee had her baptism. It was a very special day. She was so grateful for all of her family and friends who came to support her.We love Kadee and are so proud of her. She is a wonderful example to everyone around her. She had such a great time planning everything for her big day from picking out her white dress and having her aunt Ashley take pictures to the invitations and her favorite part planning the program. She did it all. Lots of decisions for her but she did great. We love you Kadee.

We also celebrated Scotts 31st birthday and I amsure you won't be a bit surprised at what he wanted to do... watch the BYU game so we ordered take out and relaxed at home and watched the game.

At the end of March celebrated our 9th anniversary. So crazy!!! It has been an amazing 9 years so fun to look back at all we have done and are so excited to see what the future holds for our little family.

A week to hopefully forget real soon

2010-09-17T16:25:00.000-07:00

It all started on Sunday morning when Scott left to DC for work. He was gone from Sunday morning until Thursday night. Because Lincoln was sick, Kadee went to church with a friend and after church fell off their zipline. She came home complaining about her back and not being able to breath very well. I took her in to the chiropractor on Tuesday and he set everything straight and told me it was a really good she came in there were alot of things that would have definitely caused issues in the future. So I felt good that we got her all squared away until Tuesday night. I ran to the grocery store that took like ten minutes and came home to Bella screaming and I couldn't get her to calm down. Her cousin who will remain anonymous was babysitting and trying to keep Bella from waking up Lincoln slipped on our wood floor and fell on Bella's leg while it was bent. I was hoping it was sprained and wanted to wait over night and see how she was in the morning. That night was horrible Lincoln and Bella were up all night crying and moaning . Needless to say I called the doctor and set up an appointment for both of them.

We came out of the Doctor with Lincoln having double ear infections and Bella with a broken leg. I could not believe it. Now it just feels like one big blur. Bella has a hot pink cast with sparkles and is getting around quite well.

She loves to show us what she can do and show us her new trick of the day. She is being a great sport. Thank goodness for Kadee she has also been such a great help. I don't know what I would have done without her. Scott is now home and hopefully life can maybe start to get back to normal:)

Merry Christmas!

2009-12-18T14:57:00.001-08:00

We finally have family pics with Lincoln. They were actually taken in the fall I have just been to lazy to post them. We had a lot of fun and the kids did great! These three each have their own look and definitely their own fun personalities. They sure keep us on our toes.

WE want to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!

Voting Tomorrow

2009-11-02T20:41:00.000-08:00

Don't forget to vote tomorrow!! The booths are open from 7:00 am till 8:00 pm at the USU Brigham City Campus. Good Luck Scotty. We love you and know you will do great!

Bella is in Preschool

2009-09-29T21:05:00.000-07:00

Bella has started preschool and just loves it. I thought it would be a bit too long for her but she doesn't seem to mind. She goes tuesdays and thursdays from 12-3. It is a good break for me and I think she likes the break as well. We have a B on the mountain for Box Elder High School but Bella is sure it is a B for Bella. She is so much fun and always has us laughing.

The first day of school

2009-09-13T20:00:00.000-07:00

Kadee is in first grade. She was most nervous about who to sit by at lunch but it all worked out. She found all of her friends and after a week has decided that sometimes the school lunch isn't too bad so whenever there's a corndog, hotdog, or mac and cheese she is eating that. Kadee's aunt Emily made her cute outfit and Kadee had it picked out weeks before for her first day of school.

You know you are OLD when...

2009-08-31T21:03:00.000-07:00

So the other day I was at a Young Woman's activity and just having a fun conversation with the girls. We were talking about how we want one of those beach bikes, you know that have the basket on the front with the cool handle bars and then I decided to bring up the BANANA BIKE. BIG mistake.

"Oh and you know what I want to get Kadee is a banana bike would that not be so awesome." I said.

It went silent. They all just stared and my face went a little red

" um you don't know what a banana bike is do you?"

Crickets... actually one girl out of the bunch thought that she knew what a Banana Bike was, but she wasn't sure. Then here came the kicker...

"well weren't they big in like the 80's or something?"

Oh gees. Those poor girls had no idea what a banana bike was but I told them they are coming back.

The thing that gets me is that these girls wear 80's clothes, you would think they would know but they sure didn't. I had hoped to keep this embarassing experience my little secret, but I made the mistake of sharing it with my sister in law who laughed and laughed and told me I am now officially old!

A Hero Returns

2009-06-29T09:30:00.000-07:00

Chadwin Spencer Wright (1942-2009) beloved brother, father, grandfather, and husband passed away at his house in Salem Utah on June 27th after a courageous two-year battle with cancer. A great friend, mentor, teacher, and example, he will be missed by all who know him. However, he was assuredly welcomed with open arms as he passed to the other side. He will be remembered for his kindness, his gospel knowledge, and his sense of humor, all of which he kept even until the very end. Chad graduated from Granite High School, served an LDS mission in Bristol England, and received degrees from BYU and Exeter University. He was married to Daunis Hansen on August 6th, 1975 in the Salt Lake Temple. He worked for the Church Educational System for 32 years in many different capacities, but most enjoyed his daily interactions with his students. As a valiant member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints he served in many callings including home teacher, high councilman, Sunday school teacher, and bishop. He is survived by 11 siblings, nine children, 13 grandchildren and his wife Daunis. He was preceded in death by his parents and three brothers. His viewing will be held Tuesday night from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Walker Mortuary in Spanish Fork. His funeral will be held Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. at the Salem West Stake Center (695 South 300 West, Salem)

A Poem by Steven Boothe

In loving memory of Chadwin S. Wright

Today I want to celebrate the life that I have lived.
I have loved greatly, I have lived fully, given all I had to give.
My heart is full of gladness, a great peace fills my soul.
I've walked the walk, I've talked the talk, God's will I've come to know.

God bless my sons and daughters and all the friends I have known
God bless my wife and grandkids with a peace beyond their own.
And may the love of God sink deep within their hearts.
And may this peace and joy grow while we're apart.

A simple smile, a loving touch, your caring freely given
Has warmed my heart and touched my soul, it's made life a bit of heaven.
You've brought great joy and humble pride, there's so much good in you.
The life you've lived, who you've become, God's peace lives on in you.

So lay me down, as all must die, just part of Father's plan,
As Jesus broke the bands of death, blessed Jesus understands
That God's great Plan of Happiness was made for you and me,
As he lives now, together will our family live for eternity.

Don't worry, I know it seems I've left some things undone,
But life's race goes not to the swift, only to he who runs until it's done.
I've run the race, I've fought the fight, I've endured unto the end
And now I enter into the rest of my true and trusted friend.

Jesus Christ, the Son of God, my Savior, Lord , and King
Has brought me peace and happiness and takes away death's sting.

Lincoln Chad Ericson

2009-03-01T19:40:00.000-08:00

As soon as we found out we were going to have a little boy we decided to have his middle name be after his Grandpa Wright who was diagnosed with brain cancer about 18 months ago. After much discussion and a little bit of disagreement over a middle name for Lincoln, we decided to ask Grandpa Wright which name he liked most for a middle name. Grandpa's name is Chadwin Spencer Wright and all 3 names were discussed at one point or another. Grandpa decided that Chad was the name that he liked best and that's what we decided to stick with.

Grandpa Chad holding Lincoln Chad

Notice that he is sleeping...during the day.

Mommy's helper

Bella loves her Bruder

This baby stuff makes everyone tired.

Lincoln Ericson

2009-02-12T15:22:00.000-08:00

Lincoln Ericson was born at 4:30 am this morning. He weighed 7 lbs and was 20 inches long. Mom and baby are doing well and Mom and Dad are sleepy. Just as a clarification. The name Lincoln was chosen before we had any idea that the baby might be born on Abraham Lincolns 200th birthday.

December Festivites

2009-01-12T20:53:00.000-08:00

We had a very busy December. We really weren't home much. We were spending most of our time with family and friends. We had a wonderful Holiday and we are excited for this New Year!

Washington DC

2008-12-18T17:16:00.000-08:00

We had the opportunity to go with 30 pretty amazing high school students to DC the week after Thanksgiving. This is a trip that Scott has organized for the past 4 years for high school students throughout Northern Utah. We were supposed to be the chaperons, but we end up having just as much fun as the kids. This presented some challenges navigating the metro with 35 bodies, going through security check points ad nauseum and counting to 35 over and over. It was almost as much fun as herding cats...but not quite.

One of the perks of helping organize this trip through the Close Up Foundation and Congressman Bishop is the opportunity to go places that most people just aren't able to go in the Capitol. We spent about 2 1/2 hours just roaming around the Capitol building including going on the house floor and discussing the history of the House, the Capitol building and what it is like for Rob to be a Member of Congress. The best part about this tour was that it was at night. Which means that nobody else was at the Capitol. We had the place to ourselves and could go just about anywhere (as long as we stayed with Rob) and ask questions and listen to stories. Rob has quite a few 'tall tales' and 'embellished truths', but there are a few factual ones as well.

The other place that we were able to go was the new Lincoln Cottage. It is located at the Soldiers Retirement Home on a hill about 3 miles north of the Capitol. In the 1860's when Lincoln was President, the White House was unbearably muggy and infested with mosquitoes since they chose a swamp for the heart of DC. In the summers, Lincoln and his family would stay in the Cottage where he ended up spending about 25% of his presidency. It was there that he wrote the Emancipation Proclamation and watched as Union Soldiers were burried all around him on the Retirement Home grounds throughout the Civil War. This was a unique place because they didn't talk as much about the location or just the history of the Lincoln Presidency, they discussed the difficult decisions that he had to make and their effect on the future of the nation.
Despite the cold weather in the first week of December, we had a great time visiting all of the historical and political sights in the Washington DC area. We were able to attend some pretty neat and historical events. We were there for the lighting of the Congressional Christmas Tree in front of the Capitol which was a first. They need to pick a better state than Montana to provide the tree, but it was pretty cool regardless.

We were also there on the opening day of the brand new (and way over budget) Capitol Visitors Center. This is the new entrance into the Capitol Building for visitors and has some pretty cool computer animations and historical models describing how the Capitol complex has grown over our history. One of the unique things about the new CVC is that it is entirely underground and doesn't change the view of the Capitol from the street.

One of the highlights of our trip this time didn't have anything to do with the sights in DC or high school kids (Karen was ready for the break). Our wonderful across the fence neighbors from home, Dave and Jenny Hickman, had been working for a couple of years to get into a Nurse Anesthetist program. Dave was finally accepted to a school in Pennsylvania and they were off. It just so happened that they flew into DC on their way to Philly and we were able to go out to eat with them to reminisce and say our good byes. I'm sure glad that we have free long distance because Karen and Jenny have been burning the midnight oil talking on the phone. We will miss having the Hickmans close (they were really the best neighbors you could ask for), but are excited for them and the opportunities that they'll have in Philly.

Even though we have been numerous times, the stories and the history of DC are still amazing and make us so grateful to live in America. We have become pretty good tour guides (even if we do say so ourselves) through this Close Up trip that Scott leads every year and the other opportunities that he has had to go back to the DC area, so if you are looking for someone to go with, we're game...most likely.

No more turkeys

2008-12-18T10:36:00.000-08:00

Alright kids so the turkeys are finally gone. Aren't you so excited, I am!! Thanks to our good friend Dave he changed the background for us. I will be back soon to post some pics of our trip to Washington DC

Big fans of Thanksgiving?

2008-12-13T19:34:00.000-08:00

We love Thanksgiving and all, but this is starting to get a little bit ridiculous. Its been 3 weeks since the turkey was finished and the leftovers were thrown away. We have tried and tried (and failed miserably) to change the layout of our blog from these wonderful turkeys to something a little bit more festive for the Christmas season. Even after reading the directions (and following them rather intently) we have been unable to successfully modify our background. You could almost say that we are at our wits end.

If anyone is html literate or can provide any assitance for novice bloggers we would greatly appreciate the help.

Otherwise, we will continue to celebrate Thanksgiving and have constant reminders of our Snow College days in Ephraim with all of the turkeys.

I've been tagged once again.

2008-11-11T20:22:00.000-08:00

Post these rules on your blog. List 3 joys, 3 fears, 3 goals, 3 current obsessions/collections, 3 facts about yourself. Tag people at the end of your post by leaving their names.

Joys
1. Scott, Kadee and Bella (most of the time)
2. Going out to eat
3. Traveling
Fears
1. I'm scared of the dark. I know you would think I would be over that by now but I'm not
2. Spiders (it doesn't matter how big or small)
3. Driving next to semi trucks and I really have no idea why.
Goals
1. Catch up on the scrapbooks. (That will take forever)
2. Finish my schooling
3. Making dinner everyday for a week. You know like a good home cooked meal.
Current obsessions/collections
1. blogging
2. having clean carpet
3. shopping and finding a great deal (whether its needed or not)
Facts
1. I would pick a greasy cheeseburger and fries over a fancy steak dinner anyday
2. I am almost six months pregnant with my first boy, yea!!
3. December is my favorite time of year even though I hate the cold. It's almost here!
Alright so that was exciting now I tag Ambers, Jordan, Mckell, Kath, Sarah, Mary, Taelor, Ashley, Lisa, Jessica, Ang and whoever else is reading this

A Pirate and a Chick

2008-11-02T15:50:00.000-08:00

Halloween was 'so great and very fun' according to Kadee. We had a great time with our cousins and Aunts and Uncles trick or treating in our ward. It was just enough to keep the girls happy. A few years ago we started a tradition with Aunt Jeri and Uncle Rob to go to their house after trick or treating for pizza. We love those kinds of traditions. I also have to add that this year was much more plesant than past years. The weather was nice and we didn't need jackets. OK, it was nice becasue Dad didn't have to carry a kid the whole time this year either.

Kadee got tagged

2008-10-25T12:13:00.000-07:00

I am-Kadee
I know-I am Kadee
I want-to be a mom
I have-a family
I dislike-throwing things in the big garbage outside(usually diapers)
I miss-my cousins
I feel-loved
I hear-Heavenly Father
I smell-food
I crave-chips and pizza
I cry-when I get hurt
I search-for my blanket
I wonder-what will happen tomorrow
I regret-hurting my sister
I love-my sister
I care-about my room
I worry-about my friends
I remember-my Grandpa Woody
I believe-that Heavenly Father is true
I dance-ballet
I don't-do bad things
I argue-about doing chores
I write-in my journal(with mommys help)
I win-games
I lose-games sometimes
I wish-I was a princess
I listen-for Heavenly Father
I can usually be found watching-my mom and dad
I am scared-of the dark
I need-my family
I forget-about when a friend might call to play
I am happy-about my mom having a baby
Okay now I tag Maddie!

I've been tagged

2008-10-14T09:12:00.000-07:00

I am- a pretty happy person
I know-I am loved
I want-to be a good mom (that is hard work, its going to take me forever)
I have- a wonderful family and great friends
I dislike-people who have a complaint about everything (not the person just all the complaining)
I miss- my brother Aaron and his fam in Texas
I feel- like going shopping
I hear- the movie Cars playing. Its Bella's new favorite. I don't mind because it is so funny!
I smell-um nothing. I wish I could smell something great cooking but not so much
I crave- food anything really I'm hungry
I cry-when I think of memories with my dad
I search- for shoes all the time. We don't know how to put our shoes away
I wonder-what new story Kadee is going to tell me when she gets home from school
I regret-regretting (copied yours Cherst I like that)
I love- Scott and my girls so so much!
I care-about people. I just want everyone to be happy. I know it sounds cheesy but true
I worry-about my mom and dad
I remember-a familiar face but I can not remember names
I believe-that my family will be together forever
I dance-well I try not to
I don't -like to be told what to do
I argue-when I have very strong feelings about something and my "tude" comes out
I write- a grocery list otherwise I forget and just buy food that looks good and spend way too much
I win- my arugements sometimes
I lose- when Scotts right (doesn't happen very often ha ha)
I wish- my good friend Jenny and her family weren't moving so far away
I listen-to Bella crying, laughing, screaming whatever the mood
I can usually be found watching-a good movie with Scott from the redbox
I am scared-of the dark
I need-to eat quite often
I forget-pretty much everything unless I write it down
I am happy-when I am with my cute girls and Scott
Alright now I tag Jess, Ambers, Stephanie, Jordan, Mckell, Sarah and Scott

Kadee's new friend

2008-10-07T10:21:00.000-07:00

Last week Kadee decided to invite her new friend Karlee over with Maddie. They had a great time together. Notice their makeup!! Kadee told me that she is Karlee's best friend because she pushes the drinking fountain button for her when she needs a drink. ( If you'll notice in the picture Karlee broke her arm). What a great friend!!

Saying Goodbye to Spencer

2008-10-06T10:32:00.000-07:00

Spencer is now at the Brazilian MTC. He left for Brazil last Tuesday. We were able to go see him off at the airport. SO weird little Spence is now on a mission. He will be a great missionary! He was so ready to go. It was a very bittersweet moment for all of us. Kadee said she tried so hard to not cry but she did because she was sad to see him leave. She has seen quite a few uncles leave on missions and we have to remind her that they always come home. She loves to know how old she will be when they return.

Grandpa comes to visit

2008-10-02T13:51:00.000-07:00

Grandpa E. has been visiting us alot this month. He is working on a house up here in Brigham and we love that we have been able to see him so much. The girls get so excited and they love to go over to his house. They think its pretty cool.

Finally an update

2008-10-02T13:17:00.000-07:00

Bella enjoying the Parade

I have finally decided to update our blog. Here are some pics of Peach Days a couple of weeks ago. We had so much fun spending time with our family. Kadee and her cousin Taelor were in the kids parade on Friday for Bunderson Elementary. Taelor was so nice to stick with Kadee the whole way so she could ride her scooter. I watched the parade with my good friend Jenny who is going to be moving way to soon and my sister in law Chersten who I am lucky enough to have live right across the street/field from me.

First day of Kindergarten

2008-08-27T16:21:00.000-07:00

Kadee started Kindergarten this week. She loves it and would go all day if she could. She loves walking to school with her best friend Maddie. They aren't in the same class but they seem to be doing just fine. Mom and Dad are feeling pretty old.

What's a blog without something to read?

2008-08-08T15:40:00.000-07:00

You can't have a blog with just pictures, a real blog requires something to read as well. So...here it goes. Don't I have the cutest girls? All 3 of them are gorgeous.