Uncles

Well -- we are back in warm Virginia -- it has been almost 70 degrees this weekend. Wow! We had a nice time in Wisconsin. Erik is very social and enjoys being the center of attention. He liked spending time with his grandparents, great grandma, and uncles but seemed to be extra amused by Uncle Colin. He would just walk up to him and hold his hand. Erik also giggled and giggled at him whenever he did something "funny". Although, I am quite fond of Colin as well I wasn't quite sure of why Erik seemed to enthused with him. Well, the following video helped to explain that!




It is not every day that Erik is allowed to run full speed while carrying a weapon. In addition to that fun he got to play on the treadmill! Wow -- what fun.

Of course Uncle Colin also did other fun things with Erik like playing catch. He actually encouraged Erik to throw things. Erik found this fun and now likes to throw lots of things -- shoes, toys, food. Thanks Uncle Colin! :)





We spent most of our time in WI at home with my family.


Here of some photos of Erik enjoying himself....



Riding his bee from Grandma and Grandpa






























On the pool table














Resting in Great Grandma's (GG's) lap




Looking cute is his bright orange PJ's

Christmas Gifts

Merry Christmas everyone! I hope you are having an enjoyable week. We are spending a few days in snowy Wisconsin. We are looking forward to 2009 with great anticipation due to the fact that we have been blessed with a wonderful Christmas present. We hope you share some of the excitement with us!

This present is expected to be "unwrapped" the last week of June or so.

Regaining Strength

As I said in the post below our house has been a sick one this week. Well, Erik seems back to full strength. To prove this he got down on the floor and did push-ups with Victor. His form could use some improvement but he sure gets points for being cute!!!!




Erik loves to mimic what we do. Therefore, he is getting really good at picking up signs. He now signs eat, more, please, all done, milk, duck, baby. That is all we have tried to teach him -- I need to learn more signs because he picks them up as soon as I teach it to him.

He is also really affectionate now. He loves to kiss us, his friends, animals in books, etc. It is really cute -- he makes a loud smacking sound with his lips. He is such a fun little boy.