So I know that I have been a blog slacker. I have thought about doing it, but I just haven't. So I finally got the rest of 2010 done. I know it isn't to interesting now, but I hope to make it into a book some day so that is why I decided to update it a month late. Sorry blog followers!!!!
We had a lot of fun activities and family parties this year for Christmas. We got to see Santa Clause a couple of times and we just enjoyed each other in all of the festivities. We usually go, go, go and Christmas seems to fly by in the blink of an eye. This year it did go really fast, but we decided that we wanted to slow down a little bit and just enjoy a little more. We stayed home all day on Christmas Day this year and it was so nice just being lazy and letting the kids enjoy their gifts.
Erickson Family Christmas Party....
We usually go to my parents house on Christmas Day and we have our Christmas party that day, but this year they were leaving for India to visit Alan and Kerri on the day after Christmas. We all felt like they needed to be getting ready for their trip and we also decided that it would be nice to just stay home on Christmas. We had our Erickson Christmas party the week before at the bowling ally. We had a lot of fun!!!!
Bailey and Ruby
Chase, Katie's youngest, entertaining himself in the lockers while we bowl.
Bailey telling Santa Clause what she wants for Christmas
Tyus getting a present from Santa
Peyton excited to see what Santa brought him
Peyton's 1st grade class
The presents
Tyus patiently waiting to open presentsSo Tyus has been trying to earn a Fat Cats Birthday Party. This year he finally had earned it and it was worth the wait. He invited 8 of his friends and we took them down to Ogden to fat cats for an AWESOME party!!! They got to go bowling, play arcades, go mini golfing in the dark (Glow in the dark), eat pizza and ice cream. Wow, what a fun filled day!!! The boys were so good and had a great time. I just can't believe that Tyus is already 10. He has grown up so fast!!!
Tyus and his friends
Brady and Ander (Tyus' friends)
Tyus opening his presents
His Friends watching him open his presents
Blowing out candles in the ice cream
Ander, Peyton and Bailey Mini Golfing
Tyus, Jared and Brady Mini Golfing
The Crew after Mini Golfing and at the end of the FUN Birthday partyThis year Bailey had a Christmas party with some of her friends. They played some really fun games and had lots of fun. There was lots of running around, laughing and just having a great time with each other.
Drawing pictures on their heads
Bailey trying to open a mini Reeses Peanut Butter Cup candy
Emily and Haily (Bailey's Friends)So we had a scare a couple of days ago. Tyus went to a scout activity and I got a call that he had been in a sledding accident. His scout leader asked if I could come and get him, but I was at work so I told her that I would have Chad come get him. She didn't tell me how bad it was and I didn't even think to ask, but after getting off the phone with her I decided to call her back to see what had happened. I had heard Tyus crying in the back ground so I figured he must be hurt because that kid hardly ever cries when he gets hurt. When I called her back she was a little more panicked and told me that he had been going to fast on his sled and made it to the road. Instead of bailing off of his sled he decided to try to sled across the asphalt, but his sled hit it and stopped and he kept going right on his face. She said that he was missing a chuck out of his cheek and nose and would be coming to the hospital. That is not a fun phone call to get as a mother and I started to panic a little. I called Chad back and told him that it was bad and he would need to bring him to the hospital. I met them there and to my surprise he was as bad or worse then I had pictured in my mind. He is such a TOUGH kid and was such a trooper through the whole ordeal. We had to wait for 2 1/2 hours for a plastic surgeon to get to the hospital to sew him up. He had to go into surgery to have it done where it was so major and on his face. The Dr that sewed him up just happened to be his soccer coach and we were very grateful for him and his great skills. He did such a good job with Tyus and we are sure that he will look as good as new before long. Thanks Dr. Haack and all of the other Doctors and Nurses that helped with Tyus while he was in the hospital. We had a lot of support from family and friends through this and we appreciate everyone who came to see him at the hospital and also when we got home. We live in a great community!!!
This is a picture of Tyus the day after his surgery. He has 21 stitches that we can see and probably about that many more inside his nose and under his skin to hold everything together. He for sure took a good hit.
One of his scout leaders took these balloons to school and had all of the scouts and Tyus' friends sign them for him. He was so excited when they came to visit him.
We went to the see Santa Clause. Peyton was so excited to tell him everything that he wanted for Christmas and rattled off a whole list of things. Tyus wasn't sure what he wanted so he just told him to bring whatever, and Bailey was just pretty much put out that I made her get in the picture with her brothers. Peyton and Tyus are pretty sure that it was the real Santa, because he called Bailey by name and new that she was keeping her grades up. I think Bailey was wondering how he new all of that too. I guess it must have been the REAL SANTA!!!!!
Tyus is on a 4th grade traveling basketball team and his first tournament was last weekend. They played 6 games and won all of them but 1. He loves playing one the team with all of his friends. They are a good little team and it is fun to watch them. GREAT JOB BOYS!!!
Tyus' team
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