About Eric

• Eric turned into a teenager this year, and really shot up, growing over 4".

• Here he is in a welding class that he and Steve took. (Thanks Nanna!).

• He continues to love skiing and can get down just about anything.
  
• Another hobby is music. He continues to play the trumpet in the school jazz ensemble, but has also started playing the Baritone.

• He learned how to ride the unicycle in March. He's getting quite good. He can hop.
  
• He started playing water polo this Fall and loves it. He can tread water for hours.
  
• He has also been running farther and faster. His best time for the mile is now 6:39.

• He and some friends competed in a local "Tech Challenge". They designed and built a device that won them a second place prize in the competition.
  
• Eric got straight A's last semester!

• Backpacking in the Sierras with friends.

• During our trip to Siberia, one of the crew taught Eric how to drive a Zodiac.

• By the end of the trip he was ferrying other passengers around.

• Canoeing on Lake Keowee. Eric steers.

• Learning to waterski.

• The electric go-kart he and dad built. It's dangerous.

• Helping gramps smooth out a dirt road on the ranch.

• After a year without caramel, his braces came off in early December. Yippeee!