BACK TO SCHOOL!

I thought it would be fun to gather up all the Erickson family "back to school" pictures and put them all in one place - a blog post.  I'll start with my eight grandchildren as I am the oldest of the four Erickson "kids".

Diekrager:  Eric grade 6, Ashley grade1, Dawson grade 8
(Laurel and Greg's)

Abbey Johnson, grade 8
(Clare and Jodi's)

Johnson:  Carter grade 8, Lindsay grade 5, Jamie grade 2
(Kirk and Shauna's)

Nora Johnson, almost 2 yrs, off to Barnehage
(Todd and Kristy's)
 Merv and Jan Erickson's six grandchildren:

Markentin:  Elisa grade 4, Hans grade10, Bjorn grade 8, Erika grade 4
(Joan and Morris')

Rolfes:  Cooper grade 4, Tayha grade 7
(Heather and Mark's)

 Alan and Judy's six grandchildren:

Draven Erickson grade 11
(Devan and Michelle's)

Reese Erickson, grade 9
(Devan and Michelle's)

Paige Erickson, grade 7
(Devan and Michellle's)

Kelsey Howell, grade ten
(Tanya and Jody's)

Grade 7: Macey, Paige, and Madison
Macey & Madison are Tanya and Jody Howell's

 Sandra and Merle Sanford's eight grandchildren:

Conrad: Nola grade 3, Rylan grade 6, Megan grade 9
(Mareena and Gavin's)

Peakman: Ty grade 4, Drew grade 6
(Mandy and Rick's)

Blaine Sanford, grade 1
(Jason and Marion's
Katie 4yrs and Rhett soon 3, at home)

Rhett and Katie with their new kittens

That makes a total of 28 grandchildren for the four of us!  Twenty-seven of them were together for the Erickson reunion in July.  We missed Hans who was in training for a swim meet in California.  I am so glad that we have these reunions so the 11 cousins and their spouses can keep in touch and even the twenty-eight second cousins are getting to know each other and develop relationships.  Now 25 of them are in the school system along with 3 preschoolers.  In just two years the graduations will start! Have a great 2014-2015 school year!