The Chronicles

So this past weekend, the kids and I, went to Austin to see my parents and relax for the 4th! We had a fabulous 5 days! Thatcher has been dying to get out in the "big" boat (vs the "little" boats, aka "wave runners") since they got the house and this was the big weekend! He could not contain himself.....that is UNTIL we got out on the lake. "There were just too many waves" he said, or should I say cried. He was ready to call it a day, pretty quickly, but at least we got a little ride on the "little" boats too. Maybe next time he'll be a little more in to it. Neither of my kidos were really boat goers. I grew up skiing at two, but both Thatch and Juliet might have been better off leaving the on the dock! Other than that we really had a great time. My brother came up (with some friends) and my cousins, my uncle, my great aunt & uncle and my Nana all came up too! It was a full house, but it was great to see and be with everyone.

I hope that you all had a great 4th as well!

Thatcher just loves to "cook" with my mom and she found the cutie little apron last time we were there.

Last weekend, Reif & I flew to Milwakee, WI for a wedding of a friend of ours, from Law School (that he was in). My cute Dad and brother, drove in to keep Juliet and Thatch for us, so that we could attend (thank you again Dad and Spenc). It was a wonderful weekend and we had the best time! The weather was amazing up there, especially compared to our hot Texas summers! We saw friends that we had not seen in a couple years, got all dressed up, stayed out late and had a blast! We can't wait to all get together again soon!

Nikki & Colby are two of my best friends from St. Louis!

A few weeks ago, we kicked off out summer by meeting some goods friends of ours (from Law School)  in Austin to visit my parents at their lake house.  Unfortunately Andrew and Reif couldn't make it, but Colby and I had a blast with our kids!

Our first night at one of my favorite resturants The Oasis, overlooking Lake Travis!

Here's Thatch, shooting me with a water gun!

Hope that you all had a wonderful Easter.  Ours was very good, and very low key.  We had the morning to ourselves and then went over to the Chron's and hunted eggs (our yard was too wet to be trudging around in).  Thatch is in love with hunting eggs!  We've probably hunted them everyday this week in the front yard.  

Checking out their stashes!

In the hunt...

Picture with Daddy.

Juls found one!

(but couldn't get it off the window, w/o a little help, darn egg)

Just one of the few pictures of his face that I got.  

Our cute little blue eyes.

One of my closest friends got married on the 4th, to a fabulous guy, and I am so blessed to have been apart of it!  It was a spectacular wedding and I wish the new Mrs. Katherine Smith and her hubby Justin the absolute best! 

The wedding happened to be in Austin, not too far from my parents lake house so we spent the rest of the weekend with them.  Every time we are there, Thatcher just has the best time.  It is such a fun place for a little guy.  

Kat and her Daddy Dr. Bujnoch.  It's the surroundings beautiful!

Reif and I, and my parents at the wedding.

Juls and her Grandad

Just to update everyone....we found a house!  Well actually a lot with a house to be built on it, so we are building again.  We put a deposit down on the lot last week, right before we left for Hawaii (Reif and I went on our first trip post Juliet without the kids), and our house is going up on the market in the next week or so!  Things are definitely in full swing and moving fast!  Reif also started his new job on Thursday and has lots of work ready and waiting for him!  I am so proud of him and thrilled for this opportunity!   

On the kido front, Juliet started crawling a few weeks ago and has since perfected it and is even starting to pull up a bit on things around her.  I cannot believe that she is almost 8 months old! And Thatch is now telling us (he says reading us) stories every time he finds a book, magazine or anything that resembles a book, they all begin...once apon a time...the princess... 

It is so stinkin cute!  I love having kids!!!

Here are a few recent pictures.  Hope that all is well with everyone!

Thatch loves him truck and Juliet loves riding with him!  It's super cute!

Ok, I don't typically post much other than pictures of "our" adorable children, but I do have some new and exciting news and the easiest way to tell everyone is to post it!  Reif just accepted a new job offer yesterday. He will be the general council for a company, called Halo Inc., in Allen (Dallas for those of you not familiar with N. TX)!  I am so thrilled for him and extremely proud!  This a huge offer, especially having just graduated law school not even two years ago!  He has put in his notice with Kelly Hart and will start his new job when we get back from our Hawaii trip in a few weeks!  AND dun-dunna-na....we are going to be moving.....AGAIN!!!  Yikes!  The move will definitely be exciting, but we will be leaving behind some very special friendships and neighbors that we have built and met here over the last year and a half.  It is definitely bitter sweet.  Lots of prayers for my sanity while I try to pack up this house with two little ones unpacking behind me!