Happy Belated Birthday Baby...

Avery's first birthday has come and gone and here are the photos to prove it. Cake was tasty, but not messy enough for Dad, hence the additional squirt of whipped cream on her forehead.


Lots of family and friends came to share our joy with burritos and pie at Grandma & Grandpa Knudsen's.









And an oh-so-fun surprise visit from Aunt Heidi!

A ride on the fire truck with Cousin Marcus.




Puffs with Grandpa are the best finish to a fun birthday!

Remembering Andrew

Our little nephew was born two years ago on November 18, 2006. Although his time was short, he will never be forgotten. Andrew is a constant reminder of how short life really is, how we should value the time allotted to us and pursue the good life.

Avery's First Halloween

So given that is was Avery's first Halloween and all, Mindy decided to put a little extra effort into Avery's get up and made it herself. Mindy was going for a little woodland character/sprite and ended up with a quasi martian/pixie/ballerina. Pretty cool!

Dad's Halloween get up for his work party. It's nice! It also made us $50 bucks richer after winning for the scariest costume. He's got legs and he knows how to use them.

Pictures from the Patch

As you can see from the photo, the kids were loving picture time

Ten Months!

Playing with paper- a new, particularly tasty hobby

Finally, jeans look cute:)

Great Grandma Erickson

Great Grandpa Erickson

Beanie, courtesy of Aunt Heidi

Herold cousins (from l-r): Isaac (13 mos), Avery, Michael (12 mos), Rhiannon (3 years), Addie (3 mos)

My how everyone has grown, check out the first photos of Isaac and Avery here.

Smells like Fish

One of my latest paintings. And if you were wondering, it's a goldfish. acrylic and ink on wood (12"x15")

How Cute is She!!!

I think were going with super cute!