Jessica and Ryan

On our way home from Vegas, we were able to stop at my sister's house to visit my niece and nephew. Jessica had a Girl Scout's Play so it worked out perfectly for us to be there to watch it. Ryan and I played some video games while waiting for the play to start.

Jessica played the role of a "stepmother" in her play. My sister kept telling her step-moms are "HOT!" =)

My niece and nephew are SO cute!

Trendwest Resort

Jamie took me to one of his Trendwest Resort time shares for my birthday. It was SO pretty and warm! There were four jacuzzi's and five pools! It had a "Lazy River" where you get a raft and lay out as the current carries you around in a big circle, around the jacuzzi's. The pictures of the man-made lakes are from our front and back balconies. If you look closely, you can see Jamie laying out in the sun in one of the pictures. Laying out in winter...only in California! (It was in Indio, about 45 miles from our house)

Did I mention my husband is the BEST! It was a great birthday getaway! It was very relaxing...we watched movies, had a candle-lit dinner, sat in the jacuzzi and laid out in the sun.

Happy Birthday to ME! =)

This week has been an ongoing celebration. We had a weekend of fun with family and friends. Yesterday (Sunday) we had a party at my mom's house. She made me my favorite cake...CARROT CAKE! It's become a tradition and many of my college buddies are jealous to miss out this year! We forgot to take a picture yesterday with everyone, so we took one today instead! (But half the cake was already gone! Ha!)

Thanks mom!

And...I have to BRAG about my husband...he's the BEST!! I woke up yesterday to find the coffee table from Living Spaces that I've been wanting. Then, today he took me shopping all day! Tomorrow...he has planned a night away for the two of us. Thursday, he is taking me to a Wheel of Fortune taping. This proves he LOVES me because he hates that show! =) He's more than I could have ever hoped for! Thanks!

I Love you Jamie!

Birthday Cake

Kristin ordered a cake from the bakery and surprised me for my birthday!

Thanks Kris! The texture was PERFECT!!! =)

We have the BEST FRIENDS EVER!!!

Friends for Life...

Dinner

Fun times with family and friends...

Happy Birthday Jenn!!

Happy Birthday Sister!

Today (Sunday) is my sister's birthday. My parents took us to Black Angus on Saturday Night to celebrate our birthdays together. It was YUMMY!!

I love my sister! (And Craig too, of course!)




We're such a handsome bunch! Ha! You don't understand how hard it was to get a picture of the four of us! The boys kept goofing off! Urgh!

Superbowl Sunday

Here is a picture of Jamie with his baby!

Izzy still isn't too sure about grass. We have to force her to go outside.

The boys are discussing the big game...it was so nice outside on Sunday!

Like Mother, Like Daughter

This picture was taken at the Nixon Library. Grandma Trochmann and Marilyn were taking a picture of the courtyard.

Grandpa and Grandma Trochmann

Grandpa and Grandma Trochmann are visiting from Minnesota. Jamie and I drove down to Fullerton Thursday night to spend time with them. We went to Nixon Library today (Friday) and had a picnic at the park. I'll post pics of that later!

"Great Grandpa" was enjoying his time with Izzy.

And..."Grandpa" was playing with her too!

Izzy helps keep us entertained. She gets to go outside and play on Sunday! She'll be playing at Aunt Sheree's house with her cousins, Jersey, Cali, and Asher. She can't wait! =)

Izzy's Growing Up!

Our little girl is getting SO big! She loves to play fetch with her "daddy!" Here is a shot of her in the air. She hops when she runs. It's so funny!

She can sit and is now housetrained! Yeah! =)

She has one more week and she'll get to go outside. It will be her first time experiencing grass! Jamie can't wait to take her for a run. It will be interesting!

Izzy LOVES to be held. If we are sitting down, she wants to be on our lap! We love her!

Izzy's First Walk

Izzy took her first walk today! She still can't go outside because she hasn't had all her shots, so Jamie "walked" her around the house.

Since we have tile...Izzy was kind of just "sliding" around, or daddy was just pulling her! Jamie was trying to teach her how to walk on the left side! It was SO funny!

Izzy's Grandpas

Izzy is loved by

her grandpas

too!!

Wendee

Wendee is the animal lover in our family! She is the one who got us all started on having puppies! Now...

Wendee has Asher!!

Aimee has Jersey!!

Jenn has Cali!!

and we have Izzy!!

Look at our baby girl's FAT BELLY! We've cut down on the food intake since this picture. She was overeating!

We love our baby!

Daddy's Little Girl...

Izzy's feet rarely hit the ground!

She is very spoiled!

Baby Izzy

We got a puppy!

We named her Izzy. She is a chihuahua/terrior mix and is about 2 months old. Jamie is SO happy to have a dog AND Izzy gets to stay in the house! (I went soft!) Actually, Jamie helped by buying me a "Robot Roomba" for Christmas. He said I wouldn't have to sweep up dog hair! Haha! It was all his plan.

My sister also bought a puppy today! She got a chihuahua/yorkie mix. They will be cousins. =)

Izzy will grow to be about 20 pounds. Jamie wanted a dog big enough to go running. Izzy was his birthday present.

Happy New Year!

Christmas Eve at the Erickson's!

One more day!

Christmas at the Erickson's...

The boys play video games OF COURSE!

We eat lots of good food!

The girls play skipbo, work on a puzzle, or SHOP! =)

All four boys (Jamie, Micah, Mark, and Jared) are home for the holiday. Josh, Kristin, and Dave joined us to hang out and for dinner. Good times!

Merry Christmas! Two more days! WHOOHOO!

These pictures were taken in Sonoma at the wine vineyards. We went wine tasting! (Which sounds incredibly stupid when I can't taste, but the experience was very interesting!)

I'm not a fan of wine...I'll stick to Dr. Pepper!