We haven't posted much in a long time but here is a recent picture of AJ and some pictures we have taken over the last few months. If you were looking for an update on how we are doing, we can convey how we feel into two statements:
1) It's not Texas, so that's always an improvement; and
2) NJ is surprisingly nice when you live close to the city.
Enjoy.
Totally neglecting the blog for the last two months.
Here is what we have been up to.
AJ and I celebrated Easter. The Easter bunny got him a Automoblox car and Marshmallow.
We did a lot of that(packing):
And we moved.
Since than we have been cleaning and unpacking and more cleaning and more unpacking. Still have Lot's to do and we have to buy more storage furniture, East Coast is very stingy on closet space.
We are taking breaks once in a while and we are exploring NYC. It's crazy, dirty city and I love it! We haven't went to any museums yet but we are excited for stuff like that:
AJ really likes Central Park but got scared on the slide so Hans had to help him:
AJ saw some Indian guys playing cricket and he has been talking about cricket ever since. He was lucky to find a cricket ball on a playground next to our house and it's his lucky charm even when playing soccer:
Today is Children's day. I wrote about it last year. It is a very humid day and rained in the afternoon so we will celebrate later this week.
PS. One day I'll learn how to take pictures. I promise.
Wednesday night, Church activity, A.J. not interested in crafts projects asked to play with the kids. We went to the GYM and he was trilled to find few boys playing basketball or backball as A.J. calls it. Few minutes later A.J. got an extra ball went under the basket and told everyone:" Watch it me, guys".
I wish I have his confidence.
After a little bit over a year messing up with Texas and Keeping Austin weird we are moving on...
Yap, remember 2 years ago when they first mention to us relocation to NJ and we so didn't want to move from Arizona and then Hans lost his job and we had to get a job in Austin just to survive...long story short, Hans got his old job back and this time around we are so happy to move to NJ and we are excited to be less than 30 miles away from NYC!
When we moved to Austin everyone told us that the weather here is unpredictable. Last winter wasn't that bad and we had a ridiculously hot summer.
This year it has been very cold and we had snow this week. A.J. was so excited because it was his first time to see real snow but he told me that he needs a snowboard:)..JPG)
The snow was wet and heavy but we had a great few white hours. 
A.J. is growing into a little person. As hard as it sometimes is, it's also so much fun to be able to talk to him. 
A.J. LOVES candy! Everytime we go to a store the first thing he wants is candy. Also we have to get some more on the way out. Some mornings when I ask him what he wants for breakfast he will say candy:) A few weeks ago we had this conversation:
A.J.: Mommy, candy.
I: We don't have any.
A.J.: Please?
I: Sorry, we really don't have candy.
A.J.: Bonbon? (bulgarian word for candy)
I: Sorry, we don't have bonbon either.
A.J.: Sugar? :):):)
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Last week we made strawberry cupcakes. They were so delicious!
We hope you had a wonderful Valentine's Day! We love you all!
So, it has been while since I posted on the blog. The truth is I have been going through some hard time and Lot's of stress. Things are getting better and I can't wait for the warm weather. When is sunny life is a lot more easier, right?
I promised some updates about the house hunting. We didn't find anything that we really liked to make another move worth, so for the next 6 months we are still going to live in the apartment.
Our house is up for short sale. It's sad but also it will be easy to finally move on. We will always have a special place in our hearts for Arizona. It was a happy place and happy time for us. Now we are ready for a new chapter in our lives, it's scary and exciting at the same time.
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Hi everyone!
We hope that all of you had a wonderful Holiday-season!
We stayed at home this year and we had a good time with my sister. A.J. was so excited to have his grandparents and his aunt visiting so close.
We have been looking for a new place to move in the end of January. It has been hard since we haven't decide where we want to live, Austin or Houston. The next few weeks are going to be very stressful ones but we hope to find a place that we can feel more like a home and to stay there longer than a year. I'll keep you posted.
Hans here. I am testing out my Christmas present and am going to attach a few pix here to see how they turn out in a blog format. All shot with Canon 20D. Enjoy!
f/18, 1/15 sec, ISO 100, 55mm
f/20, 1/13 sec, ISO 100, 33mm
f/5.6, 1/60 sec, ISO 400, 55mm
f/5.6, 1/125 sec, ISO 100, 54mm
f/5.6, 1/50 sec, ISO 100, 55mm
f/5.6, 1/100 sec, ISO 100, 55mm
1. you have been neglecting your blog for so long that you forgot the password to sign in.
2. you forgot to check the oven before you turned it on so a plastic spoon caught on fire and you ended up with apartment full of smoke and a very scared child.
3. you can't catch up with laundry and you wear a dressy shirt, Adidas shorts and striped knee high socks.
4. you are behind with Holiday Baking and you offer a second night in a row Christmas cookies for dinner.
5. your home is so messy that even your very patient and wonderful husband made a comment that we need to clean.
6. half of your Christmas decoration is still in boxes even you started to decorate Thanksgiving weekend.
7. you finally decided to fix all this mess but you end up with sore throat and runny nose.
On the bright site we had a wonderful visit from grandma and grandpa B. a week before. We had so much fun and we miss them and the rest of the family very much.
Last weekend we took A.J. to the park to take holiday pictures.
You can see more images here
I realized that we hadn't posted any pictures from our trip to England a few weeks ago. I am posting a few here. Enjoy!
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