Author Archives: erica

Happy New Year! (FYI, I’m working on updating my WyldAcres.com and KitchenOrTheEgg.com websites, so no blogging over there for the time being.) This part’s called ” ‘Out with the old, in with the new’ meets ‘Careful what you wish for’ … Continue reading →

On Monday, we hosted a festive early-Christmas with all of the grandparents, since G & G Chase are celebrating the holiday in Houston with Auntie Vanessa, Uncle George, and cousin Kai this year. We all had a great time eating, … Continue reading →

It’s almost here! The end of the chocolate Advent calendars means Christmas is TOMORROW! The kids are so excited! We love that Mike has the flexibility to telecommute sometimes. Here’s a picture of him working at home today… 😀 Lucky … Continue reading →

The festivities this week continued with caroling at the nursing home down the street, a homeschooling holiday party, and SNOW!! The kids love making snow-cones with it, Quinn likes walking around in it, and Declan’s enjoying the sledding and a … Continue reading →

This week was full of pre-Christmas festivities! We went caroling with our local homeschool group in a friend’s neighborhood, and had a blast singing traditional favorites such as Silent Night and Jingle Bells. After the recent ice storm, we had … Continue reading →

I’m so happy…..love my husband, love our kids, love our family, love my life…..39 looks to be another amazing year!! Love, Erica

Declan asked to host a holiday party, so we got into gear and made it happen this past Sunday. It was a small gathering, everyone brought something to eat or drink to share, we did an ornament craft, and we … Continue reading →

We got our Christmas tree this weekend. Declan picked it out and helped to cut it down. Santa happened to be at the tree farm, but both kids were terrified and wouldn’t go near him. They loved the bounce house … Continue reading →

We are so deeply grateful for our blessings of family love. On Wednesday, the four of us headed over to Concord, MA to visit Kai, Uncle George, and Auntie Vanessa at her parents’ house for a visit. (They came all … Continue reading →

Declan is saving up to buy a Rubik’s Cube and to help other families in need this season. He decided to make and sell handmade fleece scarves to help earn the money! Come check out his handiwork here: http://winterscarves.chasal.net/ Go, … Continue reading →