MERRY CHRISTMAS! GOD JUL!

Dec. 26  If you have already looked at this blog, I've added a picture of our family of seventeen that was taken in April.  I didn't have it on my computer so Laurel just emailed me a copy.

This Christmas blog will be short on words, more of a picture gallery that captures our family in 2011.  It's now 1:00 on Christmas Day and I'm back at the farm after spending Christmas Eve with Kirk, Shauna and family.  I stopped to visit Howard this morning.  Kirk's will bring him to the farm later this afternoon for an overnight stay.  We'll have our turkey supper followed by gift opening later this evening.  Having our family together is the only gift that I want.  We will be missing Todd and Kristy but know that they have a wonderful Norsk family to share Christmas with.  Five years ago we spent Christmas in Norway in the home of Odd Bjorn and Else.  Precious memories to cherish.

The two of us

With our four children

With our seven grandchildren

With our family of seventeen

Elaine with family at Cypress
(missing Howard, Todd and Kristy)

The Erickson Clan
Cypress Park, July 2011
(missing Howard, Merle, Todd, Kristy and Jody H)