Question from Anchor to me (mom)

Anchor: Mom what is Jesus's Phone number I want to call him?
Me: He doesnt have one Anchor.
Anchor: Why doesnt he mom?
Me: He doesnt have a phone.
Anchor: Well how do I talk to him?
Me: That is why we Pray...you can talk to him anytime, anywhere and without a phone!
Anchor: But mom where is Jesus and why cant I see him?
Me: He is with Heavenly Father and they are watching over all of us...and you dont have to see him to talk to him, you just have to pray.
Anchor: But mom how do I know he is listening and how come I cant hear him?
Me: Trust me he does listen...and you may not hear his voice...but he will talk to you through good things that happen...good feelings you have...when you know that you are doing something right, when you love , feel loved, all the good stuff!
Anchor: Oh....Ok
Me: Hey Anchor...what did you want to ask Jesus?
Anchor: Im not telling you!

Kingsley LOVES taking baths....any water for that matter!

I LOVE CHRISTMAS!

I am SOOOO Excited for Christmas! Sure...I have a TON of stuff that I put up and to take down afterwards...but I love it anyway. I love the songs, the Sweets, Santa Claus, all the Holiday movies (ELF is my favorite I think). I love the excitement in Anchor and Races voices and in their eyes. All the magic that comes with it.

Most of all I love the Reason we celebrate CHRISTmas! My favorite story is that of Our Saviors birth, how beautiful and real it is. Anchor is able to understand this year alot more about Jesus and the details of his life. I love to watch that wonder grow in him. I hope that we can all have the light of Christ this season and that we can share his light with others...even if they have that light themselves...you never know if a friend or family member has a bad day and needs that extra light. After all it is because of his birth that we have this Magical ,Happy time of year! God Bless! XOXO

The Erickson Family

SUMMER SLIDESHOW COMMENTS

If you should want to comment on Holiday Road...Our Summer Events...you can comment here! And I know you want to!! :)

Our Incredible Country

"Peace does not appear so distant as it did. I hope it will come soon, and come to stay; and so come as to be worth the keeping in all future time."

Abraham LincolnSource: August 26, 1863 - Letter to James Conkling

"With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in; to bind up the nation's wounds; to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow and his orphan - to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace, among ourselves, and with all nations."

Abraham LincolnSource: March 4, 1865 - Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address

The strongest bond of human sympathy, outside of the family relation, should be one uniting all working people, of all nations, and tongues, and kindreds.

Abraham lincolnSource:Letter to NY Workingman Assn, Mar 21, 1864

Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.

Abraham Lincoln

Abe is One of My Favorite Presidents and a man of God as well!

I am so very proud to be an American. As I was voting yesterday...I truly felt lucky, honored & happy to live in this great Nation. To be able to vote, to choose who we want for President and to Respect others with different beliefs, feelings and perspective within our own Country. What a great Democracy we live in. I am not scared for what tomorrow brings...I am excited and will do all that I can as a Citizen of this Country too. We do need to unite as one. Not Democrat nor Republican...but as one Nation together. It does take a village to raise a child let alone all villages to help a Nation.

Above all we must Trust in our Great Redeemer. Pray unto him always, that he will guide and direct us and comfort us when needed. We are NEVER alone and we must all see each other as Christ sees us. We are all children of God. We are a Great Nation Under God. He is the True Leader of this Country and he will help our New President Guide and lead us...if you have Faith and if you pray for him to be a Great President! After all Faith without works is dead!

HALLOWEEN

Ric-Scarecrow, Anchor-Tin Man, Race-Courageous Lion,

Stacy(me)-Dorothy, Kingsley-ToTo

WE'RE OFF TO SEE GILBERT...

that is where we Trick or Treat every year!

We go to Hang with My sister Michelle's Family

& my sister Sarah & her kids joined us this year too!

It was FUN as usual!

Race & Anchor would say "trick or treat smell my feet, give me something good to eat"...I was a little mortified...and wondered how and where did they learn that?

WE'RE OFF TO SEE THE WIZARD

Sisters...Michelle as W.T., Redneck etc, Me as Dorothy, Sarah as Sarah Palin

COMING SOON

OK...I am a slacker...I am working on a slideshow of our summer...slowly! Here is a pic of the boys in Ventura , CA from Sept at theBeach!

Ready for My Closeup!

OuR PrInCeSs KiNgSleY...Has 2 teeth now, Commando Crawls,

Can sit up unassisted (sometimes), Laughs Alot! Sleeps in her crib through

the night(mostly)! She is growing and changing so fast...She's a doll

babe!

Memoirs From Family & Friends

I left a memory on someone else's page so I guess that means I need to post this on mine. Feel free to participate if you wish.Here are the directions:
1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I or Ric had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me/us a little or a lot, anything you remember!
2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you.
It's actually pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you...

Thoughts by Jack Handy

On a light hearted note from all my serious posts...please enjoy, laugh til your gut hurts!


"To me, it's always a good idea to always carry two sacks of something when you walk around. That way, if anybody says, 'Hey, can you give me a hand?,' you can say, 'Sorry, got these sacks.'"


"You know one thing that will really make a woman mad? Just run up and kick her in the butt. (P.S. This also works with men.)"


"One day one of my little nephews came up to me and asked me if the equator was a real line that went around the Earth, or just an imaginary one. I had to laugh. Laugh and laugh. Because I didn't know, and I thought that maybe by laughing he would forget what he asked me." -

"Sometimes I think you have to march right in and demand your rights, even if you don't know what your rights are, or who the person is you're talking to. Then, on the way out, slam the door."


"If God dwells inside us, like some people say, I sure hope He likes enchiladas, because that's what He's getting!" -

Integrity

The Fruit of the righteous is a tree of life;

and he that winneth souls is wise.

-PROVERBS 11:30

In our day, those found in dishonesty aren't put to death, but something within them dies. Conscience chokes, character withers, self-respect vanishes, and integrity dies. Without honesty, our lives disintegrate into ugliness, chaos, and a lack of any kind of security and confidence.

-Gordon B. Hinckley

Elder Busche

My sister Michelle has the most moving video on her blog page . It is the voice of Elder Busche giving a talk and it has been put to images and music. It is so beautiful that I had to know more about this Spiritual Giant. So I "googled" him and found this amazing story of his life. It has definitely strengthened my testimony and made me feel so blessed. Please Click on the link or cut n paste and read it. I too hope that it touches you as it has me. All my Love and all my Faith. ~ Stacy
http://www.lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=2354fccf2b7db010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&locale=0&sourceId=e6088949f2f6b010VgnVCM1000004d82620a____&hideNav=1

Mary Poppins

Wow...when I was a little girl I wished so bad that I could have a "Mary Poppins". Yes...someone to clean my room by snapping and singing. Someone to take me on a "jolly (h)olliday" with Bert. Pretty much a magical nanny/housekeeper. I also wish I had her as an adult!
So my reality is...I am Mary Poppins...just not so magical....they didnt have a messy 2 year old in that movie that just learned to get potty trained and pee'd all over the toilet and the floor on a daily basis. Nor did they have a 4 year old that said "I dont like you mom", when he didnt get his way. Or a 4 month old that constantly wanted to be held. What ever Mary...lets see you deal with that! Oh...and Mary Poppins NEVER made dinner! She didnt have other side jobs...she didnt have nearly all the same events that moms now days have for their family's.
But you know what...I love my 3 monkeys...well the boys are monkeys...Kingsley is a Princess...no matter what! I love the way they talk, the way they think...the way the boys tell me they love me every day 20 times a day...not kidding...they do. And Kingsley's sweet flirty smile that makes my heart melt every time. I LOVE to read to them before bed. I love watching their faces as I do. I love it when Anchor and Race get along...I feel that I am doing something right...and being a mother...I always feel that I am doing something wrong half the time. So unlike Mary Poppins...I get to stay with my kids...I get to love them for...well Eternity...so they are stuck with me...but I know I am gonna be a cool mom(I'll keep telling myself that...Anchor already gets emberassed when Ric & I dance). Next...my thought on Barbie...she doesnt have anything on me!!

God bless thee; and put meekness in thy mind, love, charity, obedience, and true duty!
-William Shakespear
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
Eleanor Roosevelt (1884 - 1962), 'This Is My Story,' 1937
Great minds discuss ideas; Average minds discuss events; Small minds discuss people.
Eleanor Roosevelt (1884 - 1962)
We teach them proper principles and let them govern themselves.
Joseph Smith