erica danielle

Didn’t quite make it in time for cards this year. So, consider this your e-card and maybe I will get baby announcements out in February (or next December) 😉. We had a great year, full of the ups and downs of church planting, parenting and life.  Our tops in 2018: Winter traditions! We started our Saturday mornings at Panera for games of I-spy, uno and some sweet family time SUMMER TIME! This is really where we lived our best part of the year! With a full summer in Hudson we lived it up on the front porch, swam in our baby pool and spent tons of time making artwork with chalk on the driveway. We love our house!  Camping in Michigan! We drove up through the U.P. and stopped near Mackinac Island and camped for 2 nights. It was a highlight of the summer for all of us.  Our return to Portage Lake for family camp! Best week ever! We spent our days doing everything camp-- swimming, crafting, chapel-ing, running, tons of family time, tons of cousin time, and just an overall sens...

This month is flying by. I'm loving our tree lights and cozy dark mornings working on my Etsy shop portraits. The kids just love this time of year. When the house is all decorated and there’s an advent present to open each morning.  We haven’t crammed too much into this season and I’m thankful for that. Hopefully we’ll get to have our annual gingerbread house competition in the next week, and I also want to have one more family Christmas movie night.  I love these two. Wish we could freeze time and stay in the la la land of Christmas season all through January.  xo. edc. 

My holiday mantra for this month is: merry and bright. This will help me determine how I want to spend my time. If it brings merriment to others or myself then it’s a YES! If it makes the season brighter, than it’s a YES! If not, it’s a NO!  Getting our tree was most definitely a merry and bright way to start the month. We drove out to my aunt and uncles in Chippewa Falls and took the four wheeler all around their snowy acres and chopped down the best tree ever! Then we spent the afternoon watching a blizzard outside while sipping hot chocolate and hanging with uncle Joel and aunt Beth. Two of the best people in the world :)  Love these two littles! I sat behind crazy driver Sten, and it was a bumpy ride!  Olle and Sten were having the time of their lives!  Cruising around the trails!  Baby bump! I had too much bouncing for one day and walked the rest of the way!  The winner!! Olle made the last saw slash and we all yelled TIMBER!  Then it started snow...