October Birthdays

October is a busy month for our family, as far as birthdays go. My Dad, Mom, Erin, Aunt Susan, and cousin Leslie all have birthdays this month. Here is a special treat for all of you October babies- Finn singing Happy Birthday.

Fall in Fort Worth

We have been settling in a little bit in our new apartment, and venturing out around the metroplex. I have gotten together with a few high school friends which has been nice, and we have had visitors as well. My mom and her clan came up to visit and we all went to the Dallas World Aquarium. Later, they baby-sat Finn so we could go out with Andy and Allyson who were in town. My Dad, Erin, my Grandma, and Lacey came in town this past weekend as well. We went to the Fort Worth Stockyards, where we went through the human maze and rode the mechanical bull. On Sunday, we checked out the State Fair and noshed on some Chicken Fried Bacon. Today, we went to the Pumpkin Patch at the Dallas Arboretum with my friend Amy and her two kids.

Happy Birthday Rick

Rick's birthday was on Sunday, and the celebration was pretty low-key. We spent our final day in Austin eating at Mulligans and then Rick stayed to watch the Vikings game (they lost). The picture is the Lost themed cupcakes that I made him for his big day.

We are moved in! We are still unpacking boxes but everything has been moved over to our new apartment. Our new apartment is nice but smaller, so we are still working on finding a place for everything. We are right in the middle of downtown and are pretty much in walking distance of everything., including being right next to the library. I think is the one and only kid in our complex. poor guy. Someday we will live somewhere where ther are kids who live nearby.

In other exciting news, my friend Katie is being induced today. She and Derek are having a baby girl named Addison. Best wishes, guys!

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.