The big 35...

35=halfway to 70!

(I'm just sayin'...)

The day started out with his favorite breakfast,

then after work he rocked a league bball game,
then we ended the day stuffing ourselves with Nate's New York Pizza. He LOVES it there! We opened presents...

And had cake!
mmmm....Jay likes it!Thanks Zack, Lizzie, Austin and Brook for joining us!

WE LOVE YOU JONNY BABY!!!

Am I drooling?

KEITH URBAN

& Little Big Town

My girl, Angie and I had a night out to watch one of the best performers ever!

We marched our cowgirl boots to D'Lish's Burgers to start the night, then headed to the show at the Spokane Arena. Huge. Packed.

(Just a sidenote, I took a billion pics and videos, but I narrowed it down to what still seems like a lot!)

Here we are making love to his cardboard cutout before the concert. :)

below: Little Big Town opened. They are AMAZING. Lots of harmonics.

Then when this part of the show started our hearts melted. He is an amazing, amazing performer. SO smiley and into what he is doing. One thing I underestimated wad his guitar skills! He is his own lead guitarist and writes most of his music. The guy was breathtaking with his instrument. (In that I mean his guitar. :)

Many times he marched through the crowds while performing. He was a total crowd pleaser!
He also was such a good guy. Took a moment to thank us all for whatever it took to be there in this economy. Also, stopped to think of his wife (Nicole Kidman) and dedicate a song to her. :) What a STUD!! It was a GREAT show!!

(Another sidenote...I love a lot of other songs more, but I chose this video b/c it shows how cute he is when he sings. And this was even toward the end when he was tired.)

p.s. You guys know I am still Jon's no. 1 fan. :)

"That's a little bigger than a deer." -Jon

Jon went bow hunting this week with Brynne's dad, Steve and bro-in-law Tyler Morton.

Steve proved, once again, that they just aren't up to his level, yet...and put them to work ;). It was Jon's first time getting in on an elk kill.

Congrats, Old Man.

Sunday

It's funny how your feelings on rest change from childhood to adulthood... :)

Mommy: K, finish your sandwich, then we are going to take a nap.

Cade: I don't wanna take a nap Mom!

Mommy: Yeah, we need to get our rest. And Sunday is the day of rest. Did you know that?

Cade: Why?

Mommy: Because Heavenly Father gave us one day to rest. But we still take naps other days.

Cade: I want Sunday be tomorrow, Mom!

Another cute thing today; my boys making ME cookies! This might be a first...

On the Move!!

8

MONTHS OLD

-crawling!

-trying to pull up on (short) things

-says "dada" and the 't' sounds a lot

-total flirt, gives away smiles

-starting to become a momma's boy...and she LOVES it. :)

"That race is seriously insane." -Jon

206 miles. 3 states. 1 day.

LOTOJA

(Above: Jon and Trevor Wood)

This is Jon's 4th time doing this bike race from Logan, UT to Jackson, WY. It is a general climb (with a few 3-4 mile hard climbs in the first half)! There are 1,000 competators. He finished in

11 hours 47 minutes.

His best time yet!!

I don't know what all of you think, but I think that is WAY too long to be on a bike! We (Cade, Jay and Brynne) were his support car. We met him 3 times during the race and at the finish line to give him his "refueling". Cade LOVED watching the race, especially when he would spot his dad! WAY TO GO JONNY!!

Above: His starting wave. 6:49 a.m. Cat 5.

Above: Finishing the 'King and Queens' climb. Halfway through and the most difficult of climbs.

Giving everything he has to finish...with a fist pump! We both had tears when I saw him after the finish. What an amazing, amazing accomplishment.
We stayed with my old roomie, Monica, and her husband, Andy while in Logan. We went on a run and to lunch together (and Jon went golfing with friends Afu Latu and Jarman Lyle). I sure love and miss this girl.

We also stopped to see our friends' (Will and Jessica Maus) new Gorilla car wash and condo. They just moved down there recently. Jay and their daughter Lexi were totally flirting and crawling around together. So cute. :)

After Jonny's finish in Jackson Hole (Teton village), we drove 10 miles to Victor, ID and stayed in an amazing lodge. He just sat in the hot bath for a while and I picked up SUPER good food from Grumpy's Goat Shack. We love hitting local food joints. We also had breakfast at this diner above the next morning.

A fun (and long) weekend!

After the Storm Comes the Rainbow...

Recently, I (Brynne) have been very stressed out. Busy, crazy, exhausted and very emotionally weighed down. I seemed to have been caught in a web, not knowing how I got there. Certain things had been weighing on my mind a lot, and I had been wondering what I can do to make certain situations better, or to help. I was wanting and wishing I could force things to change. This weekend, Jon was elk hunting and I was alone to deal with the emotions at their peak. The weather at the time almost seemed parallel with my feelings. Sunday was a HUGE storm. There was thunder, lightening, and wind that I thought might blow our house over. It made me cringe and just want to curl up in a blanket.

Then something amazing happened.

The rain came to a hault and all of the sudden this appeared. A beautiful, double rainbow directly over our home (That's my red car parked in the driveway). All the sudden I had a sense of peace. Right then, I realized that I wasn't alone. Heavenly Father was aware of my situation and each situation surrounding mine.

My own blessings started to come to mind. I started thinking about the amazing husband I have, who loves me for who I am and is so good to me. For my two divinely created boys that bring me so much joy being their mom. The temporal blessings and our needs being met in this economy. And most of all, the gospel to bring me peace when I need it.

I heard a quote that same day that struck me: "If our lives and our faith are centered on Jesus Christ and His restored gospel, nothing can ever go permanantly wrong." -Howard W. Hunter

I am so grateful for a Heavenly Father who is aware of me...

And for rainbows after the rain.

Titanium Man

Kennewick, WA

Olympic Distance

(Above: Brett, Brynne and Mikin...siblings!)

LtoR: Mike Staub, Dana Davis, Brynne, Brett Gatten, Nicole Morton, Ken Staub, Mikin Morton)

We all went over together as a group of friends and family for this triathlon. The girls stayed in the Hilton, we all had Olive Garden the night before and then we hit the country mercantile on the way back for homemade sandwiches, ice cream and chocolate!! That was the best part. :)

Ken: 2:20 (3rd in division)

Mike: 2:41

Brynne: 2:53 (1st of 2 in division)

Brett: 2:54

Dana: 2:58

Nicole: ? (2nd of 2 in Brynne's divison :)

Mikin: 3:22

Harry+Dallas=FOREVER

Harry and Dallas Fougeron

Sealed August 7th, 2009

Spokane, WA LDS temple

Harry and Dallas (Jon's little sister) got married 8 years ago in France and we were all so, so very happy for them and their decision to be sealed last month. It was one of the most amazing sealings we have been, or will ever be at and we are grateful to have been a part of it. They really were ready, and to see them walk into the room was like the last piece of the family's puzzle. The experience was so emotional for everyone. It is hard to put into words the joy that was felt.

Cade giving hugs as they walked out of the temple.

The Erickson Family

(LtoR: Jon, Cade, Brynne, Jay, Sherry, Brandon, Audrey, Bruce Jr., Emma, Dallas, Harry, Nancy, Bruce Sr., Dan, Camila, Kelly, Sofia (not pictured: Corbin)

Jonny and his 2 boys
The Grandkids:
Emma, Jay, Cade, Camila, Audrey, Sofia, Bruce (not pictured: Corbin)
Everyone stayed for a week at Bruce and Nancy's home on Hayden Lake. It was a fun-filled time with plenty of "chillaxin" on the dock, boat, playing games, a talent show, doing hair (Brynne highlighted Dallas and Kelly's) watching movies, etc.

Grammies night time ritual with the kids:
Bath time in her bath, watch bambi, and have milkshakes! Mmm!