Happy Halloween!

***Update...the above picture is Eric on Halloween night with my friends daughter Nautica before Trick-or-treating in his improved Jack Sparrow costume. It is impossible to take pictures of kids WHILE they trick-or-treat...they are either running or you get the back of their heads!

We did a costume trial run last night and here are some pictures. Eric had to snarl in every picture! I thought it was so funny. He looked like a grown man with the painted on beard and mustache! I bought a pirate hat for him today so he will be a little bit different looking tonight when trick-or-treating. He thinks he looks exactly like Captain Jack Sparrow!

Pumpkins and Salsa Dancing

Yes, I know...I am a horrible blogger...I had a blog on Yahoo 360 for a little over a year and I guess I just lost motivation to blog. I am going to try to make a better effort though!

This weekend Eric carved his pumpkin. He was really excited to do it. I wasn't very excited, because I thought, like last year I would end up doing everything and he would watch cartoons. But, I was wrong. He did it all himself! First, he drew out a design on paper, then replicated it on the pumpkin. He did a great job carving it out too!

This weekend we also went to a local apple orchard. It was cold and rainy, but Eric still had a good time. We went with a group of people from his school. We went on a hay ride, thru a corn maze and had cider and donuts. By the time we left we were freezing and absolutely soaked! I had planned on going to Wal-mart afterwards for a few things, but instead we just went straight home and changed our clothes, turned up the heat and ate soup and grilled cheese sandwiches.

I actually did something different for once last night. I went for Salsa dancing lessons! I met a girl last week who teaches the salsa dancing class at U of M and she invited me to come. I had a great time and am looking forward to the next lesson...I will be back in Level 1 beginners again...they teach you a lot of stuff in an hour and a half! I will be going every other Monday that Eric does not have a boyscout meeting. Eric came along and watched from the sides. He was very excited that one of the guys that I danced with looked like Will from Pirates of the Caribbean....I have not watched any of them yet, but I looked it up this morning and sure enough, I could have been dancing with Orlando Bloom's stunt double!

Here is the link to the MSalsa site!

http://www.umich.edu/~msalsa/index.shtml

I am still trying to figure out this whole blogger set-up...there are many things I have no idea how to do...like adding a link to your post just from clicking on a word and adding links to other peoples pages on your page. I guess I just need more practice!

Vacation, Birthday and 1st day of School!

Wow! My boy is 7 today! The picture on the left is Eric this morning on his way to school. I can't believe how fast time flies! It seems like just yesterday when he came into this world...by emergency c-section at 9:11 am weighing 4lbs, 15oz! He is the joy of my life and I am proud to have him as a son!

This is Eric on his first day of 2nd grade sitting in his seat in the classroom.






On the left is my boy blowing out is candles for his 7th birthday party held at the Travel Lodge in Houghton...we had a pool party with all of my cousins (pictured below are all in attendence).
















Eric spent 3 weeks up in the UP with my parents. This is the longest that we have been away from each other. It really flew by though and he had a blast! He would love to live up there...he loves swimming and fishing and motorcycles and all the cows on their farm! I went up for Labor Day Weekend and we had a birthday party for him since there are so many of my cousins up there that are his age.

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