Birthday Lunch With My Matty and My Mattie

For my birthday Matty and Mattie Faye took me to lunch, we had a good time. Mattie Faye loves horses so we just had to get a picture with this big horse when we went to lunch. These two are two of my best friends, thanks for making me feel special! 

Huntsman Springs Golf Outing With The Berry Boys

We did a little pre-birthday golf outing today. Last year when we golfed this course in September we experienced a thunder/lightening storm and lots of rain. Having that experience I dressed for winter this round. Score wise it was not the best round, due to work constraints all summer and health issues I had only golfed a hand full of times all summer. Not being able to grip the club is sort of problem when trying to golf. However, even when I golf poorly, golf is always fun. It was nice to be unplugged for a few hours! After golf Dadio treated us to sushi! It made for a great day. Thanks!  

 The boys dressed for summer

 Laugh all you want but that ear warmer made the day even better! 

Birthday Outing For Mama Berry!

Mama Berry's birthday was a National Holiday this year (literally, Labor Day).  We spent the day in Swan Valley, eating, fishing, eating, Joshy catching fish, Averina catching a snake, Brown Eyes and Mattie Faye collecting shells and throwing rocks in the river, and topping off the evening with square ice cream cones at Rainey Creek. All in all I think Mama Berry had a good birthday hanging with her favorite people-her family. Happy Birthday to the lady that most people mistake for as my older sister! You're a wonderful mother, nurse, friend, witch on a broomstick, and mentor. We LOVE you, Mama Berry  

And there is no guessing where Mattie Faye gets her squinting eye smile!   

Babysitting Joshy's fish

Dadio was taking this photo, we should photo-shop into the picture for a Christmas card? 

Girls Night at Jess's House

All the little cousins/nieces that live in the area came for a sleepover before school started (minus Averina and Hailey Bug as they were sick that weekend). We had fun playing at the park, doing a talent show, eating crepes with fresh raspberries, watching a movie, wrestling with Joshy, and all going to church together the next morning. We will have to do it again!  

Happy Birthday Reggie Reid!

Jagger And Mattie Faye, Swinging Best Friends

Erickson Family Reunion 2014

At the beginning of July the Erickson clan gathered in Tetonia for a few days of fun, visiting, roping, sheep riding, and such. We had a lot of Ericksons come (we were lucky that Jed Fred and Emily made it after their cross country adventure). It started out with some of us taking a very scary dunk in the water as we were all floating the Teton River. Maybe at some point I'll be able to elaborate in more detail but the short version is that we were lucky we made it out alive, the spirit of protection is extremely powerful, my love for Hailey Bug is at times overwhelming, and we are thankful that we had Jason, Jed, Josh, Seth, and the many other angels there that day to fish us out of the water. 

Other activities included the 4th of July parade, packsaddle lake, roping, the Tetonia rodeo, lots of food, lots of kids, lots of laughs, and lots of teasing. Below is a photo summary of our days together. 

 These two brown eyed girls are practically twins! 

 Jagger and Mattie Faye are best buds! It is so cute to see Jagger be so protective of Mattie Faye.