So long, farewell, it's time to say goodbye.

The movers will be here in 2 days to move all of our stuff to Fort Worth. I have been packing boxes all week and Rick will come home tomorrow to help me finish. Rick will go with the movers to help unload, and I will join him on Sunday after all of my cupcake orders are done.

I will come back on Thursday to clean up the condo and get my cupcake sready for the wedding I am doing in Blanco on the 27th. That next day, the 28th, we will have one final afternoon in Austin at the Oasis for Rick's birthdya celebration.

We will miss everybody so much and I loved living in Austin for the past 8 years. Hopefully, we will move back someday. We will definitely be visiting. Everybody PLEASE come visit us in Fort Worth- I am sure there is more to do there than watch cattle. I hope!

The look

This is the look you get if you are a little girl who takes the other coin-operated train that Finn was eyeing.

Train Ride

You know you are hot stuff when you are rubbing elbows with the Three Minute Oatmeal man. Yes, that is just one of the many celebrity sightings that we had on our train ride to the Bertram Oatmeal Festival. On Saturday, we took a train ride from Cedar park to Betram, where they were having their Oatmeal Festival. The train ride was pretty fun, and Finn enjoyed it since he is obsessed with Thomas the Tank Engine. We got to walk though the cars while it was in motion, and stop in between cars for some really nice views.

the Oatmeal Festival was pretty funny. They had planes that flew overhead and dropped oatmeal on the town. We made it just in time for the parade that featured the elderly drill team of the town"The Plungettes", low-riders, civil war re-enacters, and tons of people throwing candy. Finn got soooo much candy. It's really funny how much he took to Oatmeal Man- he really thinks that he is a superhero now and and will jump off the couch and say "I'm Oatmeal Man." Everybody needs a hero, I guess.

Heiney 2

Finn has the funniest dance he does, appropriately called "Heiney 2." It is a modification from his earlier dance Heiney 1. Enjoy this clip of Finn getting down.

Galveston

We just got back from our trip to Galveston. My Dad was gracious enough to rent a huge beach-front house on Jamaica Beach. Erin and I headed out with Finn on Monday to join my dad. Finn had a blast playing in the waves and the sand. We went to Moody Gardens and visited their indoor "Rainforest", Aquarium, and IMAX. Will, and our cousins Bryan and Cody came Tuesday-Thursday, and Rick was able to join us on Friday night. We went to the Rainforest Cafe on Friday night, thinking Finn would love the rainforest animals that come to life while you are eating. Wrong. Finn was really freaked out, especially by the giant anaconda. We checked out the Strand area and did some shopping and ate at a really cute old-timey drugstore/soda fountain. All in all, we had a great time, except for my hair, which cannot handle the Galveston humidity.

Future Olympians 2024

Looks like Finn and Jaxx have a real future as a synchronized swimming duo. Today, B'Kay, Tera, Finn, Jaxx, and I went to the Veterans Waterpark. They had a blast playing together. Finn likes to copy everything that Jaxx does, including going backwards down a water slide. It was really cute.

This week has been pretty busy between going to the River last weekend, getting a new car, and getting things ready for our move. Finn has picked up a great new habit of saying something that sounds just like "stop beating me mama", whenever I make him leave someplace that he wants to stay. I know he is really is saying or means something else, but it has caused a few embarrasing moments.

Remembering what's important

View from the Top

It has been quite the week for our family. My grandma is in still in the hospital, and everything is still up in the air about her condition. Please continue to keep her in your thoughts and prayers. On Friday, we left for Tulsa. I left in the morning to meet Rick at an apartment in Fort Worth. On the way, I got in a wreck and totaled my car. It was my fault. Thankfully, everyone was ok and we have insurance. I am going to start looking for a new car this week.

We made it to Tulsa, where Finn was able to spend sometime with his Gran and Rick's extended family. We stayed in downtown Fort Worth Sunday night, and we found an apartment. It is called Firestone, and it's really gorgeous. It is in the Museum district, in downtown Fort Worth. We're really excited to have found a place.

We were able to visit my grandma Monday through Wednesday. Finn wasn't allowed in the room to visit her, so we my Dad and Erin had to take turns watching him. We made it back to Austin tonight and are glad to be off of the road. The picture above is the view from our hotel room in Fort Worth.