Merry Christmas Everyone!

2010 has been a very eventful year for the our family!

Our biggest news is the addition of Andrew Roy Erickson to our family. As many of you know we had been trying to adopt a baby for about a year. On September 10^th we got an email from an amazing young woman from Georgia who had selected us to adopt her baby. Less than two weeks later we got a call saying that her water had broken and to get to Georgia as fast as we could. We rushed there and were able to spend some time in the hospital with Andrew’s birth mother while we waited to see when Andrew would make his appearance. It was wonderful to get to know her and we truly grew to love her. On September 28^th at 5:15 am, Andrew decided to show his adorable face. We were able to be in the room for the birth, and it was amazing. We instantly fell in love with this sweet little boy and are so happy to welcome him into our family. Despite being born more than 5 weeks early, Andrew did remarkably well, only spending one week in the NICU. We were so happy to finally be able to bring him home and Luke and Isaac have been wonderful with him. They love having a little brother! We can hardly wait to take Andrew to the temple and have him sealed to our family.

Isaac turned 4 in February and started preschool this year. He has loved it so far! He had fun playing tee ball and became quite a good swimmer this summer. He loves playing with his friends and rough housing with his Dad. He also loves dogs and is trying to wear his parents down to get him one!

Luke turned 6 this past May and started 1^st grade in the fall. He loves to read, and is excelling in math. We are so proud of him and how much he has grown this year. He played coach’s pitch baseball this year and has decided that baseball is his favorite sport. He also loves to swim, build things, and ride his bike.

Jen keeps herself busy with her calling in the Primary and her various hobbies, but her kids keep her the busiest! She loves being the mother of 3 handsome boys!

Tyler just finished school at Washington University this month and now has his MBA! We are so proud of him for all his hard work and we are looking forward to having him home more often. To celebrate his accomplishment, we went to Disney World the week before Christmas!

We feel blessed beyond measure this year and hope that this holiday season finds you all happy as well! We are so grateful for this season to celebrate the birth of the Savior and remember that all blessings come from Him!

Merry Christmas!

Love,

The Erickson Family

Tyler, Jen, Luke, Isaac, and Andrew