The Erickson Family: June 2008

Sunday, June 29, 2008

I love my Uncle Mark!

Jayden's Uncle Mark flew from Iowa to meet him this past week!

Jayden thought Uncle Mark was pretty funny...

Rocking Jayden to sleep...

Happy Boy!!

Smile for the camera...

Uncle Mark is telling Jayden all about becoming a doctor...

Smiles for Mommy...

Jayden loves his Uncle Mark...

Cuddle Time...

Come back and visit me again Uncle Mark!

Friday, June 27, 2008

Meeting Great Grandma and Grandpa Trochmann

We visited many family members in Minnesota, but our purpose in going was for Jayden to meet his Great Grandma and Grandpa Trochmann. (Marilyn's parents)

They were very excited to finally meet our little guy!

Grandma T.'s sister was there visiting when we were there and she asked Gma if she could hold Jayden. Gma said, "No, you have enough of your own, this one is MINE!"
It was SO cute! (And she didn't let her either!)

Cuddling with Great Grandma...

Great Grandma is very strong! She carried Jayden all over the place, and he isn't light!

Jayden rode with Great Grandma in the boat...

Great Grandpa made the swing Gma and Jayden are swinging on!

Jayden enjoyed sleeping in his Great Grandma's arms...

and she enjoyed it too!

Minnesota Trip

We rented a Hummer H3 in Minnesota! Jamie was VERY excited!

I think Jayden liked it too!

While we were in Minneapolis, we visited an "Art" Park. It was interesting, although I couldn't relate to many of the exhibits. I did like the giant spoon and cherry though!

Jamie liked the stick horse...

We visited a lot of people! We stayed with Jim's sister, Margarethe, in Minneapolis and Marilyn's sister, Monk, in Moorhead. Jayden was a trooper and was happy most of the time. He eventually got frustrated with riding in the car since we took a 3 hour road trip...twice! But...he did okay. He sure was happy to get out of the carseat when we were done driving!

Aunt Monk and Jayden...

Aunt Margarethe and Jayden... (This was taken around midnight after driving for 3 hours!)

Having fun with Grandpa...

Cuddling with Grandma...

Jamie reading the sports section of the newspaper to Jayden in the car...

Jayden LOVES taking his bath...

Happy Boy!

Jayden thinks his Uncle Jared is "COOL!"

On our last day in Minnesota, Jamie's Uncle Rayn invited us to his Lake House! The house is beautiful! Then...he took us for a ride in his boat. It was very pretty and very relaxing.

Thursday, June 26, 2008

Jessica and Tyler

Anyone who knows me, knows I LOVE this little boy! Tyler has been such a special part of my life since he was born. We have so many fun memories together!

It's so hard to believe that he will be starting 1st grade in the Fall! Time flies. He read to me while he was visiting and he is an AWESOME reader! I'm so proud of you Ty!

Jessica and Tyler flew from Washington to meet Jayden. While they were here we went to the Dinosaur Museum, not far from our house.

Tyler was SO good with Jayden. He had a special job in the car...he was in charge of putting Jayden's pacifier in his mouth if he cried. He took his job very seriously and did a great job!

It's so neat to think that I was watching Tyler when he was younger than Jayden!

Now, Tyler helped me watch my son.

Jayden just loves Tyler. Tyler would play Peek-a-Boo with Jayden and make him smile...

Of course, I can't forget about Jessica!!

Jessica was a mentor to me in college and we built a friendship that has been such an encouragement to me. She has taught me so many things about relationships, marriage, and being a mother. I love you Jess! Thanks for flying out to visit. It means so much to me!