Miss K, 21 Months

Grabs Mom's Purse, Dad's Keys, Gives Kisses Goodbye, and Kaylee rides away in her car!

Her 1st Backpack....thanks to Dora!

Taking care of "My Baby"

Guitar Hero...Kaylee!

Mischievous Smile...lil Kristen!

Baby Noah has Arrived!

Noah Christopher Ernst has arrived! The little guy was born on August 12th at 9:57pm weighing 8lbs 7oz and was 20.5 inches long! The whole fam is doing well and we will get to see them this weekend. Can't wait!!

Discovery his little hands....I miss newborns!

The handsome lil guy! I mostly see Dana and hints of Brian!

Kaylee at the Hospital...do I see a Cousin resemblance?

Got my Napa on!

Two weeks ago, I enjoyed the abnormally cool summer weather in Sacramento for training. On Friday, I spent the afternoon winning a work Scavenger Hunt while Eric hit up the breweries. We met at Pyramid Brewery, which has one of my all time faves....Apricot Hefeweizen. After we checked that off the "To-Do" List, we were off to Napa! The first night, we enjoyed a wonderful dinner at Mustards.....for all you Top Chef fans. The food was simple, but tasted so fresh...straight from the garden. We are still talking about the Blackberry Margarita, Peach Salad, and the TOMATOES. We both aren't die hard Tomato Fans, but after eating them I could bite into a tomato just like an Apple. To die for. Saturday was jammed packed.....1st stop Cakebread, which is Cakebread so it had to be good. Thought it would be overrated, but it exceeded our expectations. My goal in life is to be a Cakebread Club Member. Not too far out of reach. Then, we headed to our most anticipated winery...Plumpjack. If Austin was a winery, it would be Plumpjack. It was hip, hidden, and damn good. Next stop was Robert Mondavi, which was not part of the plan, but we had time and had to go.....like Disneyworld....you have to go. It was pretty, packed, just like Disneyworld. Then, we headed to Elizabeth Spencer, a boutique winery recommended by Plumpjack. It was fabulous, could have spent our life savings there, and we met incredible people there. At this point, we needed FOOD. So we had an AMAZING lunch at V.Sattui. Anyone that knows me, knows I love cheese and crackers. It would be my last meal. So that is what we did, ate great cheeses, meats, and crackers...oh and more wine. Afterwards we headed to our hotel to unpack the wine, before the.....Cave Tour! The Del Dotto Wine Cave Tour was a blast. We were surrounded by barrels with candlelight and the wine was phenomenal. It was a great, great experience. And we did spend our life savings there. Napa was a great quick parents getaway! If only ALL 13 bottles made it back safety.....