January in St. Louis

Well, obviously the biggest thing that happened here was Tyler getting a job offer.  He officially starts Monday and we are very excited! It is a great opportunity for him and a great company.  We definitely feel as though our prayers have been answered and I am so grateful for Tyler and his optimism and hard work.  I know that is why he was able to find something so quickly in such a hard job market.  

The boys are doing great.  Luke is excited to be back at preschool after a long Christmas break.  He is learning how to recognize and write his last name right now.  He had his Kindergarten screening on  Monday.  He did great, esp. with the numbers and letters.  He didn't do so well in the body part section, which surprised me, until I realized they were asking him things like were his jaw was.  I was trying to explain where it is, and he kept telling me that jaw isn't a word! But he will be great in Kindergarten. I can't believe we are talking about him starting kindergarten. KG is full day here, and I can't imagine a whole day without Luke here! Isaac is as cute and funny as ever.  He is really into Spider-man and wants a spider man cake for his birthday.  He is excited about that too.  I can't believe he is almost 3! He likes to play spider man with Dad. Isaac plays spider man and Daddy is the lizard from the movie that their Aunt Emily gave the boys for Christmas. He is like Tyler in more that just looks.  He is a pretty big tease.  He is the one teasing Luke the most, instead of the normal big brother teasing the little brother.  

We are really excited to see Mom and Dad in 11 days and the rest of you a week later!  

See ya soon,

The St. Louis Erickson's 

Mom's January 2009 in review:

The first half of the month was a little foggy—figuratively and literally. I know there were Heather’s basketball games, Young Women lessons and activities, a hair cut, trying to eat healthier and some sneezing. By mid-month the sneezing turned into a full-blown allergy attack but I only got temporary relief with some prescribed Prednisone. The “red burn” air-quality is most likely the source of my misery. My nose doc is out on vacation this week (of course) but the storm that produced at least 12 inches of fresh snow this weekend pushed the inversion (and haze) out of the valley and today I’m not so miserable. Daniel came home from his mission last week and life is good except for insurance frustrations. Frustrations, anticipations, long-sufferings, roller-coaster emotions, anxiety, good news and bad have all been crammed inside this fading month. But my faith is stronger and my hopes are still high. Life is for learning and becoming our best and getting there is sometimes tough. But thankfully, God is patient and loving and forgiving. So whether the weather is foggy or just our memories, life marches on--illuminated by faith, hope and patience.

PS I could post a red-nosed picture but I think not. Actually, my vacationing doctor got the message and called in another dose of Prednisone!

January 2009 for Kim...

I started school which as been interesting/fun. I just got done writing a fable for my History of Children's Literature class. The picture you are looking at is a sample of what some of my classmates are capable of artistically. Paul said he just whipped this up over the weekend. Gee whiz!

Lucky for me, we had the option to either draw our own illustrations or use someone else's for our fable. I used some of Beatrix Potter's illustrations. The assignment was to take an Aesop fable that we remember from our youth and combine it with one that we had never heard of before...this is harder than it sounds. At least I thought so :) If anyone is interested, I can send you a copy of it.

It is definitely interesting balancing full-time work with school but I think I am staying on top of my homework. I admire Tyler for being able to balance a family along with everything else! He's pretty much amazing! :)

Dan is HOME!

Luke and Isaac --Hot and Cold

Tyler's New Year's Resolutions

Thanks Joyce for posting your resolutions.  I'm following your lead.  I have been thinking over the last week or so what mine will be and even though it's past the 1st, it's never too late to make goals, right!

So, here they are.

1. Find a job!  (I don't think that will take all year though)

2. Run a 5k on Saturday, April 18th in Forest Park.

3. Read the scriptures every day and read the Sunday school lesson every week.

4. Go to the temple at least once a month, and take family file names every time I go.

Elder Box in North Edwards Area

Elder Box

Jen's Resolutions

So, here are my New Years Resolutions

1. Read the Sunday School lesson every week. 

2. Limit amount of sugar I eat. 

3. Treadmill and Pilates 5 times a week, even if I am tired! 

4. Learn Adobe Photo Shop.

5. Do a learning activity with the kids everyday.