Let's Go Fly a... Plane!

Our good friends Heather and Simon took us out flying in March. We flew little planes and a helicopter that Simon had. Oh, it was fun… and a cold morning. Heather and I were pretty good cheerleaders as the boys flew and crashed the copter. While I was out there I was remembering when my dad took me out to watch his friends fly some model airplanes. Ah, good memories! It was a really fun morning.

G-E-M-A-H-L

Why did we spell it that way? That is a question that the world may never get an answer to.
This is Gemahl, our robo dwarf hamster. He is two inches long, very loud at night, and in love with anything that's a fruit or veggie. I got him as a Christmas present from Cami and Kirsten Harris, but I think Gimmy, as we call him, is more of Erik’s hamster than mine. Erik loves the little ball of fuzz. He takes care of him, cleans his cage, and gives him tons of treats. I'm pretty lucky to have someone who will do that for me!
Isn’t he cute?!

A Day with the Dinos

Meet the tricERIKtops…


Erik said it was a bad joke then... I guess that applies to now as well. Sorry!

We went to the Dino museum at Thanksgiving point. It was a lot like OMSI, only it was all about Dinos. I could have sworn that Erik and I were five years old again as we went around looking at all of the cool skeletons.


Help I'm being eaten by a T-Rex! Apparently the camera man was too scared to take a clear picture. It was quite the fun adventure.

Valentine's Day 2010

On our first Valentine’s Day as a married couple Erik and I made homemade pizza. You see, we're not so genERIK because we put it in the shape of a heart and then added all of the toppings we liked to our own sides. :) Erik is showcasing the pizza with his favorite wedding gift; an oven mit in the shape of an alligator. He named him Albert… like the Florida Gator’s mascot.


What a fun day! Erik made me breakfast in bed and turned all the food red and pink. I got chocolate covered fruit to boot!


Flowers, cookies and pizza; what a great holiday!

All Things Pretty and Green

One of my favorite wedding gifts was a tea set from Russia. It's small and green and has a modern, but classy, design on it. I love all things pretty and green. I needed an excuse to use my pretty tea set, so I had a tea party in January! I made lemon cakes and scones to go with the tea. It sure was fun to dress up and have my sisters and friends in my new home!