flash back...

Real quick, I just wanted to do a quick flash back to this time last year, compared to this year! What a difference a year makes- such changes!!!

Last December

This December

Crazy, crazy, crazy!!!

lovely new trick...

Eric has learned the greatest thing!!! He learned to pick his nose!!! GROSS!!! It is quite funny though, but I still tell him not to- but he really doesn't listen! We were at Target this morning buying toys for our airplane ride, and we ran into a girl I used to teach aerobics with in South Dakota! The whole time, Eric had his finger up his nose! I kept pulling it out, but the more I do it- the funnier he thinks it is, and the more he wants to do it! I had to tell her it was a new trick that he learned- all by himself!!! Anyway, I just had to take a picture of it and share it with you!!!

All Boy!

Aunt Dawn and Uncle Dan (he he he) bought Eric a great wagon for Christmas. He loves it, has a great big smile while he is in it, and doesn't want to get out! We have taken him for many trips around the house, and when I was getting my hair done the other day, John pulled him around the neighborhood in it. He loves it!!!

Thanks Aunt Dawn and Uncle Dan! HEE HEE HEE

We are leaving for Pittsburgh tomorrow, so I won't put anything else on here until we get back- January 4th. We hope you all have a wonderful and safe Christmas and New Year!

motorcycle...

My parents sent John a birthday present on Friday- and had to send Eric a gift also! They sent a few things, but one was this awesome little motorcycle. It plays music with one button and the other it says "I feel the need for speed, let's ride", then it does a wheelie, then makes reving noises, drives for a few seconds, makes a crashing sound, then revs up again! Well Eric loves it. I make it go, he sits and watches it, looks and me, then goes to get it. He brings it back and we do it again! Well now, he walks around with it, and plays the music, and trys to make it go by himself, which he has been successful a few times! He is so funny, but he just loves his motorcycle!!!

weekend...

Well, this weekend wasn't terrible, but surely could have been better! Saturday morning we got up and went to Sears. That is when we went to see Santa, so it wasn't bad yet! Saturday afternoon we hung pictures in the house, so it actually was pretty productive! Saturday night- our friends Jen and Tim (Kate's mom and dad!) had a party. Well there was a slight screw up with our babysitter, and long story short- we didn't have one! So I hate to be this person but... I called Jen and asked her if we could bring an uninvited guest! I know I put her in a bad situation, but she graciously said yes! Well we went and only stayed about an hour, Eric had just about had it!, and I'm sure the other guests were glad to see us go! Anyway, it was fun while it lasted! But... we did come home and decide to try out the hot tub! Although it took about 2 hours to heat up, it was wonderful!!!



Then Sunday came and we were supposed to go to the Children's Christmas party (12-3) on base and see Santa. Well we put Eric down for a nap at 10:15ish, and he got up at 2! AND he had pooped everywhere! And when I say everywhere, I mean EVERYWHERE!!! So by the time we got him up, cleaned him up, changed him, cleaned the bed, started laundry and fed him lunch- it wasn't worth the effort to make it to the party! Although I heard that it was very nice, and Santa was great!!!

I was supposed to go my friend Katie's cookie exchange party too, but after we went grocery shopping, I totally forgot- sorry Katie! (I have talked to her already- I'm not really apologizing on here!)

Anyway, so we got a few more things done here, but didn't really do anything that I had planned to do all weekend!!!

santa...

Before we hung pictures, we went to the mall to go to Sears to pick up a few tools! Well since we were there, we decided to go see Santa! Eric wasn't totally thrilled with him, but surely wasn't scared either! He wouldn't smile, so I thought this picture was totally adorable!!!

Wow, you really do exist!

I will take pictures of the house and put them on here soon. I actually did take pictures, but deleted them ALL by mistake!!! I will do it again before the weekend is over!:)

By the way, I was able to upgrade to Beta and it is awesome, I really haven't had any problems with uploading pictures now! Hopefully it will continue!!!

artwork...

This morning John and I were hanging up pictures- finally! Well we had a little pencil to mark where we needed to put nails etc... Well our little artist grabbed the pencil without us noticing it, and did his first wall artwork! So adorable!?!?!?! Well I did actually laugh, it was pretty funny, and I had to take a picture before we cleaned it! I just hope it was the last for awhile, and I'm glad we weren't using a black sharpie!!!

My first artwork- I will sign autographs!!!

aaarrrggghhh...

I have been trying to post something on here for a few days now, and I can't put any pictures on!!! They are switching over to beta blogger- don't ask what it is, it will just make things easier for me to do! Anyway, when they asked me to do it, I clicked on the 'can't right now' or -something along those lines- button, and now I wish I would have! I read that they are only asking a small number of people to switch over now, but eventually everyone can, but I guess I blew my shot now!!! I will just have to wait to switch, but in the meantime, I can't get this site to upload pictures for me! Makes me crazy! Blah Blah Blah, enough venting, I will try later to update with pictures!

feels good to be all moved in...

Ok, most of you know that we moved, and that is the main reason why I haven't posted anything lately! We moved ourselves, well John moved us! He had a friend help with 3 pieces of furniture and a shed, and he did the rest himself! He did it in only a few days! Started on Sunday and we were sleeping here by Tuesday! Eric did really well with it all, no transitions issues at all! He loved 'helping' pack and unpack- too bad he was packing when I was unpacking, and he surely wanted to take everything out when I was trying to pack! He was fun though, he had a great time just running around the house, getting used to what he is and isn't allowed to do here! Not that the rules have changed about what he can and cannot touch, but for some reason he thinks it has because all the stuff is in a new place! He is catching on quickly though! I haven't really taken pictures yet of the new house because we still have to hang pictures. I do a few more every day, but I am terrible at hanging things because I can't center them- then I have them too high or too low or too close together... and now that we own this house, I don't want to put 72 nails in the walls!!! We'll get it done!

Eric hasn't been feeling well lately. He got a temperature right before Thanksgiving- that lasted about 3 days. The highest it got though is 102.2, which I thought was hight enough. I was able to get him to see the doc- and they said he didn't have an ear infection or anything noticable, so they sent us home. The temperature did break that day and kept going down, so I thought it was done. But then the other day he was a little warm, but I figured he was just playing hard! Well then Monday night, I took his temperature and he did have a fever. Tuesday he took at 4 hour nap and woke up screaming and he was on fire! I took his temp again and it was 103.8!!! I called the doc's office, and they said it was fine! They weren't concerned, just give him Motrin and Tylenol! Well he woke up again this morning at 5:20- screaming and on fire again. It was up to 103 again, so I gave him some milk and some Motrin, and by 7:30 he woke up and was playing and happy in his crib! His temp is normal again, so I hope it doesn't go back up again! I don't know if teething can cause that high of temperatures or not, but he hasn't been too cranky or anything, so I'm not sure what to attribute it to! Just keep him in your prayers- so that it doesn't go back up again! AND then John wakes up yesterday not feeling well and this morning with a terrible sore throat! Hopefully he isn't coming down with something! And hopefully I won't get anything. Well- keep us all in your prayers!!!:)

I can't put any pictures on here, I will try again later!