Dell

Well Carl got laid off this week. He has survived several rounds of layoffs prior but this week he didn't. The letter that they gave him talked about the economy and cutting 4 billion dollars and he just happened to be one of those areas affected. Luckily he said he was one of the first that day. I don't know how many people got layed off this time around but several teams were cut.
Carl's got connections so he should be able to get another job soon. He's taking some time off to relax a bit. He might actually get a job back in Dell. He was trying to get a certain position a few weeks ago but wasn't eligible for transfer. Now he's eligible for rehire so we'll see what happens. It's a huge loss to us right now but the sky is still blue and we're looking ahead. This just may in the plan to move to Washington sooner than we thought. But we'll see what happens. I may have to try and pull some strings to get a job Jan/Feb as a new grad. We'll see what things pop up the next few weeks.

Easter

Well today was Easter. We're not religious at all so we just focus on the egg hunt and candy. They were forecasting thunderstorms and rain and to just ruin Easter. It was cloudy out when we woke up but nothing to alarm us. Then as we're getting dressed and ready we hear the rain. SHIT! Luckily it only lasted for about 10 min then stopped and then it got GORGEOUS out! So I went outside to put the eggs out while Carl entertained Elly. She found all the eggs because I didn't hide them very hard. She enjoyed it and was excited to go to her Grandma's house. So I turned the eggs into deviled eggs and we were off to Grandma's. Then again she had another egg hunt, more candy and some good food! It was a lot of fun hanging out with family. We went home for a nice relaxing evening of watching movies and then bed! I'll upload pics later. I tried but it wasn't working!

The Baby Brother

So I was looking at some online today and Elly was next to me and she sees the baby and autimatically recognizes it's a boy ( we've been working on he's a boy, she's a girl). So I ask her a few questions....
Me: Do you want a baby?
Elly: Yes
ME: Do you want a baby brother?
Elly: Yes
Me: Do you want a baby sister?
Elly: Yes
Me: Do you want a baby brother or sister?
Elly: Baby brother.
Then she asked a few more times for a baby brother.

If only she really knew what a baby brother was and how she could get one.

Elly's Birthday

Elly keeps asking about her birthday so every day she asks if it her birthday and we've told her it's coming up soon but she has no concept of time. So everyday she asks about her birthday and where it's going to be and invites you everyday to come to her birthday party. So just about every night when she goes to bed we discuss the birthday again and she again asks "will you come to my birthday?" It's cute.

Hamilton Pool

This weekend we went on an adventure outside of Austin to a place called Hamilton Pool Preserve. We were very impressed and can't wait to go back, this time with a swimsuit. The pictures don't seem to do it justice but it was absolutely gorgeous!

Lets Get Started

So I seem to be pretty bad at keeping up with things with my family so I want a way to let them all know what's going on and not feel bad if I don't call. This is my new outlet for them!