3 Generations of Witches

My parents hosted a wicked Halloween party for the kiddos. I'll try to post more pictures of the cousins going Halloween crazy, but don't hold your breath...my last post was a month ago.

Pumpkin Pickin'

We spent our 5th pumpkin season roaming the rows of pumpkins at a little spot in Farmington. This was the place where baby Elsie puckered up to a pumpkin. Now the girls spend time making silly faces at the camera and need no help carrying their pumpkins to the car. Well, they may need help but they really don't want to ask for it.


Margot was really attached to this bumpy pumpkin until it was time to leave and then she ditched it for a smooth one.





Elsie ponders the important things in life while searching for a pumpkin.

The return of footie jammies?

Yes, we are experiencing a beautiful, warm Autumn weekend, but the Erickson girls were determined to sleep in their winter pjs last night. Who am I to argue when they look so darn cute. Plus, I'm really into picking my battles, especially at bedtime, and I wasn't up for the footie jammie fight.

So here they are all cozied up for a long winters nap:

On the 12th day of being back to work...

All right, we are still here enjoying life and an ice cream treat 12 days into me being back at work and the girls living the dream we call Stepping Stones (an all day preschool/daycare).

Elsie and Margot are really, really, enjoying school. I mean, really, I keep waiting for you know what to hit the fan, but things have just been truck'n right along.

Life being a kindergarten teaching is going really well too. It helps that I have a magical staff I teach with who look out for me and make sure I'm I'm keeping up with the times.

Oh, and I should mention that Mr. E. has also been a real gem in the splitting up the parent/house/laundry/ work again. It's feeling like Team Erickson around here.

OK, an adorable pic of the girls enjoying ice cream is below. I'm off to pack lunches, plan my lesson for tomorrow, unload the dishwasher and make sure we all have clean clothes. Not much time for any BRAVO TV watching.

First Day of School!!

Today was a BIG day in the Erickson household. I (Anne) went back to teaching kindergarten after a 3 year summer vacation, which meant the two little Erickson girls started their first day of preschool. We all had a great day!




Here's Elsie and Margot heading out the door for school. They start in the same classroom in the morning and in the afternoon go to a different classroom with their age group. They did wonderful!!


Here's my back to school picture. Margot had JUST woke up and wasn't too keen on getting a picture taken. Early bird Elsie was ready to roll and thought it was supper silly to wear one of my shoes!

We will see if the blog can survive with a working mom...

FIVE!!

Today is Elsie's 5th birthday! Wow, five years with this little lady...it's hard to believe. When she woke up this morning she said, "Do my legs look like 5-year-old legs?" Of course they do!

Somewhere during Elsie's five years she changed from the little girl who wouldn't make eye contact with strangers to the kid who tells the cashier at Target EVERYTHING that is going on in her life! It's CrAzY how much she enjoys talking to people, especially adults. Elsie continues to use super fun words (I think her dad and all the books we read are responsible for this) wonky, chief, and, you gotta be kidding me, are just a few of my favorite word combinations she uses.

Per Elsie's request, this is how we spent her special day: picnic lunch in the front yard, rides at the Mall of America, and a cheeseburger dinner at Johnny Rockets. It was a great day and it was so fun to celebrate our special FIVE YEAR OLD!!! We love you Elsie!

OK, you know the drill...here's Elsie's photo timeline ages 5-birth.


High Five Elsie



Hello, my name is Elsie and I am 4 years old.


3-year-old Ms. E.


Elsie Grace age 2.


1-year-old Elsie.


Birth day E!

Birthday Girl

Yes, 3-year-old Margot has entered the building. We had a wonderful day celebrating Margot. On Margot's birthday to-do list: go bowling, go out for pizza, enjoy a birthday donut, and play, play, play!

Here's a little recap on Margot Belle entering her 3rd year. She loves to play with any smallish figurine type toy...fisher price little people, princess gals, weird toys from McDonalds, if she can play pretend with something she will. She has great dance moves (thanks to her parents, I'm sure). She can be hilarious and maddening within a matter of minutes. If Margot wants a drink of water you will know about it until her thirst is quenched. Patience is something she's not familiar with :)

She is a gem and we couldn't imagine our days without her. Here's a photo timeline that really ranks up high on the cuteness factor.


3-year-old Margot


2-year-old Ms. M


1-year-old Margs


Birth day Margot Belle