Outings in the Life of Erik

Few of you might know that Erik loves to go places. It is understandable, who wants to be home bound? But when Erik goes somewhere it is not exactly simple, it is a production. First we have to load him in the van. This is not a small task as the mere sounds of lowering the ramp would make a pack of pidgins scamper. But it makes Erik laugh, he has a love/hate relationship with loud noises.


You may note the purse on the back of his chair, it seems to be the perfect place for me to put my purse, kind of coat hanger-esk.

Once we get into the van, we have to strap him down. There are four clamps or hooks that we put on his chair so that he won't go whipping around during the ride. Although I think he would love to be whipping around just a little...


We went to Target today, which happens to be one of Eriks very favorite stores of all time. Whenever I get something new, he always asks me where I got it, and being an avid Target shopper myself, if I tell him that I got it from Target he gets a broad smile across his face. Oh Target. This is the inside of Target. We were going to take a picture of the outside as we were going in, but it started to rain a bit, so we decided that this would have to do.


Erik has a deep and profound love for video games. He love talking about games, watching people play games, and looking at new games. So our first stop was to look at what video games Target had. Another one of Eriks loves is Guitar Hero. So we found the Guitar Hero video game!



There are so many wonderful things in Target. One of Hailey's favorite places to go is the toy section. Surprise surprise. We had some fun trying out some of the toys.



Our last stop was in the glorious dollar section. There are so many great finds there, or at least sometimes there are. Because stores are constantly trying to sell holiday paraphernalia there was some Saint Patrick's day and Easter stuff. I guess they didn't think that the Saint Patrick's day holiday could holds it own.




Our next stop was to Sam's Club. Erik drinks an enormous amount of milk every day and is very concerned if they are running low. You could say that it is the main staple of his diet. Also he just loves food, and buying new things.


One of his favorite things about Sam's club is the food court. He loves going there and getting pizza, and sometimes ice cream!



I know this is kind of off subject, but I have finished my charcoal drawing finally. Every time I would look at it I would see 3 new things that I needed to change. It was not conducive to timeliness, but it did make for a better picture.