Dads are the most fun to swim with. They can do way cooler and more dangerous tricks than Moms ever try.
Monday, June 29, 2009
Big brother
Ernie is enormously excited about having a little sister soon. He's convinced being a big brother will be so much fun. We don't want to tell him about the sleeplessness and crying and all yet, so we're just encouraging the delusion for now. Here he is taking care of his surrogate baby sister.
Proud homeowner
For Father's Day, we decided to make Dad and the Grandpas work all day long in sweltering heat. Grandpa Denie and Grandma Bonnie bought Ernie this playhouse a while ago, and he's now at an age where he wants to be outside all the time and can play more independently. So all the men had a hand in an old-fashioned playhouse-raising!
Mom fancied herself crafty, and made them all matching working shirts.
Dad and Ern look so cute with their matching ties!
Ernie lending a hand at the work site. His cap says "Grandpa's Little Helper."
After he woke up from his nap, the walls were all up and most of the roof! He ran in so happy!
The details took a bit longer than we thought, probably because the men had to work around a toddler who was desperately trying to play in the 80% completed house the whole time.
Ernie couldn't be happier with his "little house." He plays in it every day, and dreams of it at night, and spends nap times staring out his window at it. He's a wonderful host, so drop on by!
Mom fancied herself crafty, and made them all matching working shirts.
Dad and Ern look so cute with their matching ties!Ernie lending a hand at the work site. His cap says "Grandpa's Little Helper."
After he woke up from his nap, the walls were all up and most of the roof! He ran in so happy!
The details took a bit longer than we thought, probably because the men had to work around a toddler who was desperately trying to play in the 80% completed house the whole time. Ernie couldn't be happier with his "little house." He plays in it every day, and dreams of it at night, and spends nap times staring out his window at it. He's a wonderful host, so drop on by!
Imagination Station
This morning when we fetched Ernie from the night's rest, he was sitting on his pillow and said "We're riding a cherry picker!" Then he got off and said "We do have to go back to the park. An' the skeleton is there. He's not scary at all! And he did have kool-aid, in the blue cup."
I think he had nice dreams.
I think he had nice dreams.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
You know you've had a great time when you throw up afterwards!
The 60th Powell Reunion was in Missouri Valley, Iowa this last Sunday. Ernie had a BLAST! He didn't mind missing a nap at all. He got to play with his cousin Kittrick plenty, and can now say "Kittrick" correctly instead of "Trick-kick." Here's the moms witht the cousins, both incubating two more cousins one week apart:
They shared trucks up and down the picnic benches. Kittrick liked to play emergency vehicle monster ralley, and Ernie mostly liked rescuing people. But they still got along sharing toys!
And Kitt taught Ern to be brave on the slide!
We thought we had timed out but caught a second wind and went swimming. I do not know if there is anything he loves more than swimming. He did not stop splashing the whole time, and several times went underwater (on purpose?).
He was completely distraught to have to leave the pool. He was crying saying "Ernie needs to go sit on that bulldozer to feel better!" and had himself so upset and worked up. Then he puked all over mom. He felt better, and had a good nap in the car. Mom didn't need that purse anymore, anyway.
We can't wait for the next one!
They shared trucks up and down the picnic benches. Kittrick liked to play emergency vehicle monster ralley, and Ernie mostly liked rescuing people. But they still got along sharing toys!
And Kitt taught Ern to be brave on the slide!
We thought we had timed out but caught a second wind and went swimming. I do not know if there is anything he loves more than swimming. He did not stop splashing the whole time, and several times went underwater (on purpose?). 
He was completely distraught to have to leave the pool. He was crying saying "Ernie needs to go sit on that bulldozer to feel better!" and had himself so upset and worked up. Then he puked all over mom. He felt better, and had a good nap in the car. Mom didn't need that purse anymore, anyway.
We can't wait for the next one!Friday, June 12, 2009
We love sculptures
Mommy had alabaster sculptor Gail Sundell as her artist-in-residence in late April and Ernie fell in love. Now he notices sculptures as readily as he does trucks and diggers. Daddy and Ernie are doing the Lincoln Passport program this summer, collecting stamps at various cultural venues for a chance to win prizes. Since Ern loves sculpture so much, they did the sculpture gardens at Sheldon Museum of Art to get one of his stamps!
Monday, June 1, 2009
New York and Aunt Laura's Graduation
FINALLY an update from a month ago! Aunt Laura is now a Mistress of the Fine Arts, and here she is with Ernie at her thesis exhibition reception:
We had a great time in New York with Laura and Tim, and Grandma and Grandpa Mohr, and Darren and Liz surprised everyone by showing up! Heather and John were even able to come up from Manhatten to see Laura's opening and join us in a hike to some waterfalls. Ernie was so happy to have so many of his aunts and uncles around him.
Our last night we hung out near the Hudson River docks. 
We had a great time in New York with Laura and Tim, and Grandma and Grandpa Mohr, and Darren and Liz surprised everyone by showing up! Heather and John were even able to come up from Manhatten to see Laura's opening and join us in a hike to some waterfalls. Ernie was so happy to have so many of his aunts and uncles around him.
Our last night we hung out near the Hudson River docks. Our poor old camera wasn't up to the task of properly recording such a lovely trip, but we're sharing some of the best for our Ernventure readers!
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