3 year old pictures
We finally got around to getting the kids 3 year pictures done! I wanted to get them done in the summer, but you know how it goes.... yep, I ran out of time & never got them scheduled. Well, now it's getting close to Christmas & I want to order a Christmas card with the kids picture on it.... so, I called up Kim to see if she had an available time & she did. I think they are just GREAT!! Thank you Kim, you (& the kiddos) did an awesome job!Austen
My handsome little man. Very much a boy, he loves to wrestle around, gets a bit rough with his sisters at times. He loves balls, puzzles & reading books.... Austen also LOVES pancakes! Caitlen
My munchkin. Catilen is very soft hearted & she gets her feelings hurt easily, but on the other hand she is also my most dramatic, with everything- drama! She loves to play pretend & dress up, along with puzzles (she is really good at puzzles!) and reading books.Brooklen
aka: peanut (or peanut butter). Brooklen is very independent & most of the time knows exactly what she wants.... she can be a bit bossy at times. My little mother hen that loves to help me around the house with laundry or dishes or whatever I'm working on. Brooklen loves to play pretend & dress up.
I think pictures are getting easier... they will at least sit for a few minutes! As you can see, we were getting the semi fake smiles, maybe 1/2 way thru. It takes a while to try to get a good group shot & then also take individual pictures. They did a great job!!

Family Pictures
Family pictures are hard- 1st, it's hard to find a day that everyone is available.. 2nd, oh what to wear.. & 3rd, there are a lot of little people to try to get looking at the camera & to stop moving... oh & I'm a blinker on pics.. I think my mom & sisters are also so, that is a lot of things to try to get perfect, for even just a moment & I think we did an awesome job this year! Kim took the pics & she did a super job at keeping all the kiddos attention- thanks Kim!!


Here are a few of my favorites....
Klocke Family
I love the one with everyone sitting down.
Jenni, Mom, me & Kim

Mom & her grandkids

Kids playin in the leaves.

I love these!!

Then the kiddos piled leaves on Payton, he is sooo good w/ the little kids! :)

Ernberger Family

I don't have any of the Benesh or Raso families yet, I'll add to post when I get copies.

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1st Day of Preschool

Today was bittersweet- my babies started Preschool!! I cannot believe they are going to preschool :( **sniff, sniff** but I keep reminding myself, it's only twice a week for 3 hours at a time. I honestly believe they are ready for something more, they need something more than what I can offer them here at home. They are ready for more than free play at home, a little structured play at home, playdates here & there. Today was HARD on me!! And Austen struggled more than the girls, but overall we all did great.

Here is the Big Guy all ready for preschool. He was soooo excited until he found out I wasn't staying (oh, was that hard for me to leave!)

Caitlen all ready to go- she did super all morning. Came home w/ a bit of a stomach ache... does that mean she may internalize things more??

Peanut all ready to go. She struggled on & off all morning, I think with the anticipation of what to expect.

I do feel very lucky knowing they have each other! I hope they lean on each other when they need it, but also spread their wings & know they are individuals! Oh, the tugs on the heartstrings today!!

Hello!!
I'm back! Sorry, I've been a horrible blogger this summer. I guess we just got caught up on some FUN summer stuff to do! I hope I still have a few readers and you are still checking back.... all is good in the Ernberger household & I have LOTS to catch you up on what we've been up to over the summer.
That is one of the things I plan to do while the kiddos are at Preschool- blog, blog & blog!! Among other things like clean my house, organize pictures, maybe scrapbook, run errands, meet friends for late bkfst or early lunch..... keep myself busy while my house is quiet.
Oh, was my house quiet today, it was too quiet :( I know somedays I will enjoy the quiet. Today it was the quiet of my babies are growing up as they were off to preschool. **sniff, sniff**
Ok, I hope I still have a couple readers :) & check back for updates!

Denver Vacation- Part One
Our 1st family vacation!! The drive out was pretty good considering how long the kiddos had to be stuck in their car seats. We figured it normally would have been about 12 hours in the car & it probably ended up being 15 with all the stops- about 30 minutes each stop! Ugh, trying to take the girls into the bathrooms and Brooklen is SCARED to DEATH of the toilets flushing and the hand dryers. At our last stop I didn't even make her go she was crying & I thought it's not worth that!! I don't want her to be scared & have any potty regression. We stayed overnight in Lincoln, NE. Most rooms were booked because of a bunch of construction going on so we didn't get the best place... it was a motel, not a hotel- I just don't like motels, kind of creep me out!! Austen maybe slept 2 hours in the motel. Just out of routine & missing his room. He has continued to struggle with naps & bedtime. It was just so different, we were all in the same room & the kiddos are in sleeping bags (ready beds- they had a blow up mattress in them, pretty cool) but Austen is so use to being in his own room, by himself. Every night he has crawled into bed with me for at least a 1/2 hour, if not the whole night & then he has been up at 6:00am I think every morning!!!


Saturday: We got into Denver on Saturday night, we ate some dinner and then just drove around our old neighborhoods until it was almost time for Traci, Steve & Brady to get home. (We are staying with one of my best friends & they were just getting back from a vacation in CA- I know, how nice to come home from vacation & have people waiting for you-- THANK YOU Traci!!) We just unloaded some of our stuff & chilled on Saturday night.

Sunday: we relaxed from the drive. We just hung around, played in the backyard and went on a walk to play at a park. Then Sunday evening we went to a BBQ at Traci's neighbors who had a small kiddy pool & a nice swingset to help entertain the kiddos!! My friends Katie & Kenny drove up from south Denver to visit with us before Katie had to go out of town most of the week. Thank you sooo much for driving up Cuz (I know it was a long drive), it was so good to see you!!!

Monday: we got up & drove to the Denver Downtown Aquarium. It was great and the kiddos had a wonderful time!! We saw all kinds of fish, sharks, stingrays & even a tiger! Then we went to play at "Sharky's Play Zone" a kid play zone & there weren't many kids playing so we just hung out & played away!! Unfortunately both of my camera batteries were low, so we didn't get many pics ;(
Tuesday: it was going to be a cloudy & rainy day so we decided it'd be a good day to just take it easy. We got up leisurely and then went to a couple of scrapbook stores- yep, I got to visit Archiver's Westminster, one of the stores I use to work at- store still looks great! Then I went out for a couple of drinks with my friend Noelle. It was great to see her & catch up a bit!