Silver Mountain Resort

Why can these people not stop smiling???

No kids, blue sky and skiing/snowboarding!

Getting ready to attack the slopes. Eric's dad retired his skis to Eric earlier this year and we tried them out last weekend. Little did Eric know that skinny skis are soooo yesterday and fat skis are in. One of the lift operators even commented on it. Pretty funny.

Yes, I am on the bunny slop, but it has been a while. I had a great time and did not blow my knee out like the last time I was on a ski hill. YEAHHH!

The magic carpet up the bunny slop was really slow and Eric got this great pic of me:)

Wrestling Week 2

This is just a short segment of Noah's meet. He wrestles 3 times

for 3 minutes each time. He won this round because he was

able to get the kid on his back.

Dress Up:)

Violet and Paige playing Princess!

Wrestling Week 1

Ready...wrestle!

Okay, so I don't get the outfits, but Noah has a lot of fun:)

You are going down sucker!

Snow in March!

I'm glad that most of my family can smile when it snows in March.

Eric and Violet spent some time in the snow and built a mini-snowman.

After church, Violet had to go and see the snowman. Anytime she sees

snow she calls it "snowman". 

CV Days at the Mall

Central Valley School District displays the talent of all the schools

in the district at the Mall for a week in March. Amy sings in

Mountain Melodies at Summit School.

She loves to sing and perform.

We are so proud of you Amy Sue!

On a family hike

Me, Bethany, Katie

What a great View!

This was a cute little light house at the end of our hike.

I like the red top especially.

The waves and water were so blue....amazing.

A little windy, but I couldn't help myself. I love to climb rocks.

Pearl Harbor

Arizona Memorial

Very somber, over 1100 men were buried in her when she sank.

Arizona's anchor.

The Speed Clan

Katie, Eliza, Brent, Emily Bethany, Dad, Mom, Paul

Me in HAWAII!!!!

Me and my Dad at Pearl Harbor

My cutest, newest niece Eliza Mae

Look at the view from our Hotel room!!!

Me and my sister Carrie.

Thanks for having a reception and living in Hawaii:)

Abraham Lincoln

Noah gave a speech on a book he read about Abraham Lincoln.

Isn't he cute!

Making Cookies with Violet

Cooking with kids is always an adventure. We have been

trying to teach Violet to smile at the camera and this is

what we usually get:) She has a beautiful smile when we

aren't behind a camera. She is a funny kiddo!

Fun in California

After the cruise, I was able to stay at my parents with Violet for a few

more days. We had a great time hanging out, making Carrie's DVD, and 

working on excel sheets:) Thanks for all the FUN!

A Four Generation Shot

Nana, Me, Violet, and Granny

Cruise 2009

Our first day on the Pearl by NCL.

Roatan, Honduras

We spent the day snorkeling and playing on the beach. 

Just look at that clear water!

Belize City, Belize

We went on an Rain Forest Trek & Cave Tubing Adventure.

So we hiked for about 45 minutes and then jumped onto tubes into a River.

The river was about 1 1/2 hours and we tubed through 2 caves. Fun!!

Cozumel, Mexico

We spent 1/2 the day snorkeling and the other half driving around

the island on this! We had a blast, but those drivers are crazy over there.

My life flashed before my eyes a couple of times:)

Key West

Kevin, Teresa, Me & Eric

We walked across the island to this point, saw a light house, shopped,

and saw a couple of historic homes.

Carrie gets Married!

My beautiful sister Carrie got married to Patrick Owesly 

on Jan. 24, 2009.

I'm so happy that she is sooooooo happy!

Violet's 2nd Birthday

Make a wish!

Violet has really been into Princesses and Tea Parties.

She LOVES to pretend and calls herself a princess a lot!

Any princess movie is her favorite.

Dress up is the LOVE of her LIFE too.

Princess Ariel Cake for the Princess Violet!

PING PONG

Eric and Noah playing with Noah's new toy.

Balls, paddles and more...

Noah's favorite gift...his CTR ring!

Okay, so here is the story of my bashed head. I was putting together the ping pong table and the metal stand that holds the net across the table hit me when I was setting it up!  OHHHH, a mother's love:)

Noah's 9th Birthday

Noah, Caleb, & Amy

Let them eat CAKE!

Our happy Birthday Boy! Noah, we are so proud of you. Congrats on turning 9 and surviving another year as an Erickson. We love you and only want the best for you. I hope you get your birthday wish!