30 Days of Erica age 29

30 Days of Erica age 29

My blog is coming to a close.  It has been a wonderful 30 year trek of looking back on Erica's life.  What I found was that after the grand kids started coming, I started making more pictures of them.  I am going to work at making sure I get my own kids pictures as they continue to age.  It will be fun to look back on YEARS from now.

 Her 29th bd cake....chocolate cake with chocolate icing.  THE BEST!

Opening her gifts.  That Walking Dead calendar was just perfect for her.

I always try to see my kiddos on their actual birthday....even if we party on a different day.  I made sure to grab a shot with her on the 10th of Jan.

 Lincoln had his 2nd birthday party at our house.  Erica and Alan had their house on the market and they were constantly showing it.  They needed their house to be ready at a moment's notice for a last minute showing.  So....planning ahead, Erica held it at our home in April.  

And guess what?   They sold their home in May!   This was their last family photo in their Collierville home.  They had a contract on a new home to be built but it was not ready for a move in yet.  Soooooo  They moved in with us in June!.  2 families under 1 roof!  And it totally worked.  We had a great 4  1/2  months together.  In fact....I felt like empty nesting all over again when they moved out.    But....it was a great experience.

Here is our family group shot at the Falls in Heber springs.  We were able to all be there together in July of 2015.  We even saw the Cardboard Races at the lake.  It is a big deal and we really enjoyed seeing all of the creations and watching them race in several heats.  It was a hot day so it was perfect to be at the lake playing on the beach and in the water.  There is even a Treasure Hunt for the kids.  Our little ones really loved that part.  The coins that you find in the dig are traded in for prizes.

 Here is our family selfie on the day they moved into their new home in Rossville.  Oct 2015.  It worked out perfectly for Alan because it was during his Fall break.

AND.....this is their new home....we were all helping them move in.

 The traditional family photo in front of the hearth at Thanksgiving.

This cute shot is Keith and Erica ....they are recreating an old pose that we did before Keith was married.  Below is the original pose.

Here is our goofy family again....We obviously get into the crazy shots.

This was the first year for Erica's kids to trick or treat in their own neighborhood.  They had a blast.

Here is what happens when I lay my phone down unlocked!!!!!

Just us girls.  I didn't buy us matching PJ's this year but we wound up wearing matching pairs from a previous year.  We didn't even know we would all be dressed alike this year.

This I have to brag about!  The kids came up with this idea for a Christmas gift for Larry and me.  They made this great game.  Larry and I have had opportunities to play Corn Hole at different church functions.  One time...Erica and I were on a team together...Larry was out of town.  I think Erica came up with the idea and they all pitched in and built it and painted it and put the decals on it!  We love it and have put in some practice time on it.