Merry Christmas!

Christmas came and went so quickly this year. Unfortunately because of work Jeff and I ended up staying in St. George this year and celebrating Christmas just the two of us. It was nice to just relax but truthfully it was quite boring. We watched a lot of movies and ate a lot of food. The second part is also unfortunate. I guess here comes the diet! We are looking forward to seeing all of our family as soon as possible. We sure missed everyone. There were very few things that I really wanted for Christmas this year but Jeff was able to give me one of them that he could actually buy, (most of my wishes couldn't be bought) a new blowdryer. Jeff got a video game. He works so hard all week it is nice to give him something that he enjoys and can do in his spare time. Of course we got a few movies, that we bought for ourselves on the day after Thanksgiving sales and some candy. It was a nice small Christmas and a good way to remind us what the season is all about, we are happy that we could be together. Here is a picture of Jeff and me from the 2003 while we were dating. It's crazy that this was our 5th Christmas together. I don't have any pictures of us this year, sorry!

This is a picture of Cede in her Christmas present. I'm not sure that she would have picked out this gift but because she is a Yorkie she needs coats in the winter to keep her warm, and it is cute.


We hope everyone had a Merry Christmas! Have a Happy New Year!

A Night With Cruz!

Last night Jeff and I were able to babysit for some good friends of ours, the McCoys. They have the cutest little boy named Cruz. I know it is hard for Brittney to leave her little guy, she misses him but she also feels bad that he might cry or have a hard time and she doesn't want anyone to have to deal with that. I told her we were more than happy to watch him. We have enough nieces and nephews that we can handle the crying. So Uncle Jeff and Aunt Nat Nat got to have a fun night we Cruz. He really is such a good little guy. He didn't cry the whole time. We just played and laughed. It was so fun to see Jeff make him laugh and hear them talk to each other. Here is a picture of the two of them hanging out. Cede decided that she wanted to be part of the group too. In fact Cruz couldn't get enough of Cede, he thought she was so funny. Thanks Brandon and Brittney for letting us have a fun time and play parents for the night! We'll babysit any time.

We are so lucky!

I love being an aunt! It is so much fun to go see my nieces and nephews and hear them yell "AUNT NAT NAT" and come running. They always have a way of making you feel so happy. The smiles you get from the little ones just brighten your day. It is the best! I'm lucky to have 5 nieces and nephews on the McGuire side so far and 35 on the Erickson side. Jeff and I really are spoiled! Our eldest is 22 and the youngest is just a few months. They all bring so much joy to our lives. So this is a post to all of them to let them know how much we love and appreciate all of you. I don't have any pictures of the Erickson kids, (so if anyone from Jeff's family is reading this...please send me pictures) but I do have some from the McGuire side.

Jake is Spongebob.


Emma is a "scary" witch. Really she is just too beautiful! (Can you believe Kris made this costume!)


Peter is a Chili Pepper


Kenslee is a cowgirl. She just gets cuter each day!


Brody is a pirate!