sooner or later...

first off erik has this amazing ability to reach for things because he doesnt want to crawl. the other morning i had set him down by the fridge to play with magnets while i took care of something and all of a sudden i heard a splash. i looked over and sure enough he had grabbed boomer's water bowl and was playing in it. i figured since he was already half wet to let him continue in the frenzy since we are hoping to keep that from happening again. he loved it!
we went home for christmas and erik's favorite spot was standing at grandma's coffee table watching what was going on, playing with things, throwing things, and slamming his hands!
erik and zoey were so fun and enjoyed taking toys from one another, taking baths together, waking one another up, and made us realize how much we wish we lived closer to let them grow up together.
right before our trip home lindsay went backpacking with matty and this shows how silly we all get out in the woods!
boomer was extremely spoiled when we went home and sometimes forgot that he isn't a lap dog.

erik thoroughly enjoyed all the attention he got as different people played with him. here is happy to play with his great grandma and grandpa

erik and zoey are only weeks apart in age and got along great. it was so fun to see them "play" together and get along....even if erik did teach zoey how to grunt, growl, and throw things!


while away we had a small snow fall and thus took the opportunity to go sledding. erik had a great time being pulled behind a sled or going down the hill for about 30 minutes and then he was done and we played in the car while everyone coninued. it was definitely fun though!


overall our holiday was fantastic, we got spoiled more than we deserved and loved being with family. there is never enough time when we go home to see everyone so i am sorry that we didnt really call people or get together. with both families in the same town and limited time in the year to see them we take all we can get.

erik's first christmas was fun. he had no idea what was going on but loved ripping wrapping paper and playing with anything he could get his hands on. he wants to walk so bad and much of our trip we walked around the house until he decided he wanted to stand somewhere or someone would want to hold and play with him. we got the least amount of sleep i have had in a long time staying up till midnight most nights and getting up early with little man, but we knew we were only there for a short time.

also sooner or later.............we found out that we will be taking little man here........
(the temple!!!)

by the end of month! that makes it all come full circle and we could not feel more blessed!