mommy's first days at work

mommy finally returned to work this past thursday, and what a day that was (at least for mommy). before that tho, daddy had to head to austin for work, so mommy and reiken followed along (yup, this one's already racked up quite a few miles under his little belt)! we got to see a bit of austin and then taste a few of mommy's college favorites, such as longhorn po'boys, fonda san miguel, and then really yummy crepes
at a new place: flip-happy crepes! back at work on thursday, and mommy forgot her badge, mouse, passwords and lo and behold, her internet was shut down at her desk! besides that, the rest of the week was smooth sailing! mommy and reiken have now taken up residence at casa ong/ba ngoai's during the weekdays, at least till chi tram takes over babysitting duties in june. so to finish off the weekend, we got to go to joshua's BIG '01' birthday. reiken got to see joshua, vincent, isabel & his new friend hunter elle - happy birthday joshua, we had lots of fun!

oh, and then baby collin made his arrival early - yay! he's the cutest thing, so mellow and oh so tiny!! only thing is, i'm sure reiken will miss all those lovely naps on co endren's comfy, comfy belly - but we're sure all the play dates with collin will make up for it!

pix from joshua's bday party...
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a few pix from reiken's first ever photo shoot..















































hmmm, k - these might be gettin a liitle too tight...




















hanging out in da hotel..




















dinner at fonda san miguel; daddy did not like that waiter!















mommy and daddy way before...














and here we are... same place









over ten years before...




















and now...