Heading to Austin

Here's a quick bonus post for you. I just wanted to update you in more real time on what's happening with us. Tomorrow morning we're heading to Austin to visit with Dh's family for Mama Elaine's big birthday bash weekend! We've got a few days of festivities planned out for us, and we're sure to be, above all, well fed throughout!

So our house has been abustle with laundry and other packing activities.

Here's a shot of Natalie with her new backpack on this morning. I've had to remove most of the stuff from it because it kept pulling her over! But it's still fun, and good practice!

After the three-day weekend we're heading to Port Aransas, TX for a few days of R&R. Natalie has never seen the ocean, so we're really looking forward to it for that reason and others, of course!

And when we get back, DH starts his new contract job in Boulder. We're very excited about it. A short, and scenic commute, and only three days a week, unless he wants to take on more. But that should leave him some more time for us, and maybe for some freelance work too, if he wants to take it on.

So anyway, I'm still going to post more entries for next week, so stay tuned. And there's a good one scheduled to post at noon tomorrow (Friday). Right about when we land in Austin.

So wish us luck traveling with a toddler. We're well stocked in books, crayons, and goldfish crackers!! I was talked out of taking the sedatives.