A Tribute to 1640 Rue Martel Bonne Terre, MO

Today is the day my mother-in-law has been working so hard for... They are having a home auction and selling everything inside. I'm sure this will be an emotional day for them since it's emotional for me and I haven't lived there for 9 years. I think I have some emotional ties for lots of different reasons. 

It's the house that Jarrett and I hung out at when we first dated. It's the house I waited for him at when he returned from Paris. It's the house where Julie and Marty cried with me after Jarrett and I broke up. It's the first place we lived after we got married... didn't last too long (2 Months)! I was EXTREMELY homesick. And it's the place Eden has come to love and know as Juju and Grandpa Mar's house. I'm SO sad to see them leave, but praying and believing that the Lord has lots more in store for them in Dallas. I love you guys so much and thank you SO much for making your home the warmest place I have ever been. Thank you for always being so welcoming and letting your kids intrude at anytime!! Thank you for all the delicious, homemade, healthy meals. Thank you for finishing your basement so we could have our first home! Jules, thanks for being my mom and Marty, thanks for being my other dad. I love you guys with all of my heart. 

XOXOXO

Love, 

Erin

Our First Home

Juju down by the water with Eden

The view of the lake from their house

Goodbye 1640 Rue Martel

Thanks for the memories!

Teeth

Hola!

I've been out of the blogging world for a while... we've been busy moving... longer post on that subject to come!

Two weeks ago our 17lb. little ham woke up screaming for no apparent reason. When morning came we soon found out the reason for all the commotion...

TEETH... at 4 1/2 months... Are you kidding me? I had 9 1/2 months of toothless bliss with Eden. Oh well!

Love, 

Erin

The Dirty Dozen

I've been wanting to post on this for a while but keep forgetting so here is what I hope to be some useful info for all interested!

The Dirty Dozen (These fruits and veggies contain the most pesticides and are always best to buy organic):

• Peaches
• Apples
• Sweet Bell Peppers
• Celery
• Nectarines
• Strawberries
• Cherries
• Lettuce
• Grapes (Imported)
• Pears
• Spinach
• Potatoes
  

The Cleanest 12: (these fruits and veggies scored the lowest in pesticide contamination)

• Onions
• Avocado
• Sweet Corn & Sweet Peas (Frozen)
• Pineapples
• Mango
• Asparagus
• Kiwi
• Bananas 
• Broccoli
• Eggplant

(Source: www.foodnews.org)

Love, 

Erin

A Little Uriah

I cannot believe my little boy is already 3 months.

Just wanted to share a few pics from today.

Love,

Erin

Cayenne, Frankincense, & Hormone Cream

My mother-in-law came in for the week of Eden's birthday... and let me say that God has blessed me with the most incredible mother in law ever. I love her with all my heart and feel as though I am one of her own. When she comes she stays in the basement and Eden knows every time where to find Juju's bag of goodies (toiletries.) 

Eden had vanished for a bit, but I wasn't too worried. Lately she has been the queen of hide and seek. She will hide all by herself in her dark closet sometimes for 30 minutes. When I need a break I just tell her I'll play hide and seek with her and that gets me some time to myself... JUST JOKING! I don't ever do that!! Anyways, she was MIA and all of a sudden I heard her choking downstairs. First of all I had NO clue she can now open the door to the basement all by herself. Is that possible? I ran down there and she was choking on one of Jules vitamins... good thing it was just a CAYENNE PEPPER pill! Poor girl... the closet liquid to wash it down with was a bottle of FRANKINCENSE OIL... but that's not all... when I turned her around to help her out she had her face and upper body covered in Dr. Kleitz HORMONE CREAM. Poor kid - she probably was having hot flashes during her nap - adverse effects!!

By this point she was crying 'cause her mouth was burning, she was sweating, and she smelled like she was in the barn with the three wisemen at Jesus' birth. After scraping her tongue with a wet wash cloth and getting some carrot juice into her to stop the burning she was down for her nap. Lets just say that when she woke up she no longer had that runny nose that has been haunting me for the past week. So for all you mom's out there looking how to cure these winter blues, just have your kid eat half of a cayenne pepper pill. 

Thank you Jesus it was nothing toxic!!

Love, 

Erin

Eden's 2nd Birthday

Yesterday was Eden's 2nd birthday... I cannot believe it. People always said, "Oh, enjoy it, it goes by fast.." Well, I can't believe how true that really is. Uriah will be 3 months tomorrow and I can't believe that either. I think I'm starting to feel the post pregnancy chub because by this time with Eden it was May already and I was able to get out and run... now it's February and minus 50 and I can't even walk outside to get the mail. Thank you Lord for sweats from Victoria Secret that make you feel semi cute! 

So, since funds were short this year we had no party for Miss Eden. Instead we had a buy-your-own lunch at Choo Choo Johnny's with some close friends and family. It's a hot dog/ hamburger place that brings your lunch out on a toy train. Eden's really into trains at the moment so it was perfect. She loved opening presents this year and was definitely all about the quantity and not quality! We got her the Goodnight Moon matching game and she loved it. I think she can recite Goodnight Moon by memory! 

She ended her day with a yummy birthday dinner of meatloaf, mashed potatoes, and creamed corn and a cake from the local grocery store. She had a special phone call from Aunt Ambie and Uncle Bern and she got the coolest birthday cake for her kitchen from Aunt Dani, Uncle Dave, and little M. 

Thank you all so much for making this day special inspite of the dying economy!

Here are some pics from the day.

P.S. On her 2nd birthday she had pigtails for the first time. I have to admit I'm just not getting into doing her hair!! 

Eden & Mommy

Driving to her birthday lunch

Eden & Avery waiting for their lunch to come out on the choo-choo train

Her birthday present from JuJu & Grandpa Mar

Her Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Birthday Cake

Her first taste of Hansen's Root Beer from JuJu

Love, 

Erin

Mimi's

Just a little funny post about Eden...

After her nap the other day she came downstairs with Boo, Lucy, Baby, and Margaret... her babies and informed me that baby Lucy was hungry. She crawled up next to me, got a blankie, lifted up her shirt and began to nurse Lucy. It was hilarious. After Lucy was all done, she burped her and put her in the swing. Talk about being watched every second of every day!!

Love, 

Erin