Jada Giggles!

Jada is getting more and more giggly every day!  It's so much fun!  The second part of the video is just a close up of her!  No giggles but cute noises!

Weekend to NJ

We had a wonderful trip to New Jersey to see Ryan and Briana's new house.  They live about 3 minutes from the ocean so we fully intend to take advantage this summer!

Aunt Shelly had her hands full all weekend.  She's the favorite with Delaney and Jael.  I'm sure the babies will prefer her as they grow as well!

Delaney and Jael had a great time playing and had even more fun driving us nuts with their fighting!  It gave us a glimpse into the life of someone with twin toddlers.  No thanks!

Sawyer and Jada are getting a lot more animated as they are both full of smiles and giggles.  Ryan was nice enough to keep the older girls one afternoon so Briana, Michele, the babies and I could go to the mall.

I learned that Jada does not travel well.  I knew that she wasn't great in the car seat but was hoping that by leaving around her nap time she would sleep.  That was not quite what happened.  Fortunately Aunt Shelly was there to drive some and to entertain Jada some!  Couldn't have made it without her!

The girls definitely missed daddy and were glad to be home to see him!  But it was a fun weekend!

Holly's Birthday

Well, I turned 28 yesterday and had a wonderful birthday.  In the picture I am with some flowers that my dear friend Gail Oliver brought me.  She came over last night to watch the girls while Luke and I went out for dinner.  We had a wonderful time!

Jada got me her own present!  She rolled over for the first time!  The first segment of the video was from yesterday but since she was kind of unhappy I decided to take another one today while she was pleasant!  Enjoy!

Jada talkin'

More snow!

Luke got to take another day off. It would have only been a half day because of snow but was a full day since I had the stomach flu. Fortunately the snow made it a little more fun. The picture is taken out of our back door. The snow covering all of the trees looks so pretty! We have about 8 to 10 inches and are looking to get some more today.

With me being sick, Luke has had to take care of both girls and the house by himself. This picture pretty much sums it up haha.

While entertaining Jada he gets Jael (who is not wearing pants) jumping on his back wanting to play! Of course Jada finds the whole thing funny. Ok I kinda do too.

After exhaustion kicks in from taking care of his 3 girls, Jael decides to cover him up with her pink blanket and let him sleep with her shark. How sweet!

Snow Day

Luke got to stay home today from work because of some snow and he and Jael have already taken full advantage of it! They've built a snowman and a fort. We are expected to get several more inches tonight so I anticipate some more fun snow characters in our yard tomorrow.

Jael takes after her daddy in that she loves going out in the snow! I on the other hand, like to watch them out the window while sipping a hot beverage.

What's new with the Ericksons

Wow, it's been a while since I posted! We are now a family of 4! Jada Rae was born September 17th 2010. She was just a little peanut and still is, weighing in at only 11lbs 4oz at her 4 month check up! Jael (who is now 3) is so wonderful with her! She's such a little mommy! She's eager to help. If Jada is upset, Jael says "don't worry mom, I will calm her down". And she does! Jada just loves her big sister!

Luke is busy busy busy. Not only is he Pastor of Community Impact but also Campus Pastor of the Bel Air Mountain site. He really enjoys what he's doing. He is a wonderful daddy and dealing nicely with having 3 girls in the house :-)

I stay busy raising two girls, leading a women's Bible study, attending playgroup and a Thursday evening neighborhood small group. I just adore my family of 4. Recently I have tackled the task of eating sugar free and will add gluten free next month! I look forward to how it will make me feel.

Ok, I'm really going to try to post more!