Our 4th of July Weekend...

We enjoyed a family reunion, fireworks, a couple parties, and of course good friends!  We may or may not have had a visit from a police man at the party telling our group we couldn't light any more fireworks off. ;-)  (what the heck - it was the 4th of July)

We ended the weekend on Sunday with the drive in!  Sailor maybe lasted the first 15 minutes of the movie and then was drooling out like a light.

Our weekend in pictures:

Wanna glo stick?

These would be Grey's cousins- Nate on the left and Porter on the right....they were home from California for the reunion.  I was so proud of Grey because he was so good to these little boys and they loved him.

Papa Davey tied a swing to the tree and the kids had a blast with it....

Dee Dee bought this antique rocking horse at a sale over the weekend...We were makin' deals;-)

Saturday morning....my parents brought these two with them to a 4th of July mass at church....they both needed it -haha!

And...that's a wrap...

(Hopefully this coming weekend won't involve any police for us - haha!)
It's the middle of the week - only 2 more days to go!  Happy Wednesday Folks!

Happy 4th Of July from the Ernat Kids!

I'm just popping in to post some pictures of my 6 year old and my 4 year old!  Time is flying!

Summer is flying by like it usually does.  We are filling our days with visits to the library, bike rides, parks, the pool (when it's not raining), and lots of time outside.  Sailor just turned 4 on June 29th, so we bought her and Grey a trampoline.  They have been on it constantly with the neighbor kids.  I hope it lasts!

I also started a house project a couple weeks ago and the family room and hallway are done.  We ripped out carpeting and had wood flooring installed.  I LOVE how it turned out!  I have so many projects in mind for this house, so I will tackle one at a time.

Other than that, we are looking forward to the holiday weekend.  I love the 4th of July.  We even got an early start on fireworks at Sailie's birthday party!  Nate and his dad are like kids in a candy shop with fireworks.

Also, have you seen those water balloons that you attach to the hose and they fill up and 'break' off when they are ready?  We did them for Sailor's birthday party and let me tell you - THEY ARE AWESOME!  Well worth the money!  So, if you are looking for some fun for the kids - go get them!  They are the cheapest at Walmart.


Hope everyone has a great weekend!!!!  Get out and light some sparklers!

Easy Baking...

My kids love to help me in the kitchen and here is one they can totally do.

What you need:
1 bag of mini pretzels
1 bag of rolos
1 bag of pecans
1 cookie sheet

1.  Preheat your oven to 350.
2.  Then the 'hardest' part - unwrap your rolos or my grandma buys the ones that are already unwrapped.

3.  Place pretzels all over your cookie sheet and place a rolo on top of each pretzel.

4.  Put cookie sheet into oven and bake for 3 minutes.  When done, take them out.
5.  While they are still warm, push a pecan down on top of rolo.

 6.  I just transfer mine to wax paper and let them cool.

They are so good!  They just pop in your mouth.  They can be addicting.

Then I just put them in a Tupperware container once they are cool or put them on a plate and serve!

We just did them this morning!  They are all done and my kitchen is cleaned up!  I'm a busy mom so I'm all about EASY!

Give them a try!

Sailor is 4!

My little girl turned 4!  We had a princess party for her complete with pizza, cake, water balloons, fireworks, and all her friends.  It was a success!

Sailor will start her 2nd year of pre-school this year!  She is a TOTAL GIRLY GIRL.  Loves any type of jewelry, loves to have her nails painted, and loves to wear dresses and sunglasses.  Her favorite princess right now is Belle, but she loves ALL of them. 

Her favorite person in the whole wide world is her big brother, Grey!  And, people, I canNOT even begin to tell you how good he is to her.  He puts up with a lot - haha!  And always shares with her, hugs on her, and plays with her.  Seriously, not typical, but that's how it is around here and has been since day 1.  Sure, they have their occasional sibling spats, but it's usually because of her!

 She loves school and her teachers.  I laughed at her 'report' card because they said that Sailor is always the 'helper' at school.  She's shy, but always helpful.  We refer to her as the 'mudder' (mother) to her cousin Giuliana, because she's always helping her and showing her the ropes.  I guess she told someone in her class she could tie his shoes for him and yet the girl can't tie her own - haha!

 She is still NOT a fan of the pool or swimming.  This is actually starting to bother me because Grey has been jumping off the board since he was 2!  The only way she's ok is if she can 'reach'.  I have tried floaties, rings, and recently just pulled her in with me (yes she had a mind snap)....she continues to sit on the steps wherever we go.  So, I will continue to work on this, because I do think that every kid needs to know how to swim.  Very important!

 She loves riding her bike.  We still have training wheels on there, but she thinks she's a big wig with those things.

 She has to do everything on her own!  I LOVE to do her hair in the morning, but she complains if it takes too long ;-)

 She's a complete riot, but still very cautious.  She has to know what's going on before she 'jumps' into it.  I wonder where she gets that from?  (of course, NOT from me;-)

 She changes outfits probably 3 or 4 times a day....and her shoes - well that's a whole other story.

 This child of mine is a complete joy.  We love you to the moon Tootie!  How can you be 4?

Happy Birthday Baby!

Family Pictures...

Nate asked me what I wanted for Mother's Day and the only thing I truly wanted were pictures done with my family.  We were supposed to get them done in the Fall but things just got away from me.  I thought I would share them with you.

I absolutely love them.  I wanted us in creams and just a really soft look.  I'm so happy with them, but now I have to put my order in and I can't decide...

Phil McConville and his wife Andrea McConville with McConville Studio did our pictures.  They are fabulous.

Just a "few" of my favorites......