Big Sister Party!

Yesterday night we threw Camdyn a small "Big Sister Party!" She has been looking forward to this for a while and kept hugging my stomach throughout the day and saying "Thank you Maddyn for my party." --sweet, sweet!

We told her that she was going to get to celebrate being a wonderful big sister and that Maddyn had gotten her some special gifts. Most of the items we got for her were to go with her AG doll so she could do what momma does when Maddy gets here. She was more than thrilled with her doll items.

The car seat was her favorite..she even gave it a hug :)

And she has been wanting light up shoes forever but I never could find any that were cute. I found her some Twinkle Toe shoes and she fell in love!

*Yep, Daddy wore a crown too :)

Thrilled that they light up!

We have about one thousand strollers so if you need one for your daughter just come to our house and take one! This was a whole set from Toys R Us so now we have another one...

Her face and the pointy tongue makes me laugh!

The new big sister MUST have a special treat for her party!

I think it's safe to say that we are all set with some baby doll gear! Next week I am taking her for a special "spa day!"

Big sister day-American Girl Store and update on Maddy

Camdyn's little life is going to change in only 9 days. She is going from being the center of attention to being the "2nd center of attention" :) I am going to do anything and everything possible to keep her feeling as special as she truly is.

Right now, that's super easy for me to do :) so I have planned some special days for her to be able to celebrate the new life that will be joining our family very soon.

A few weeks ago Gigi, Camdyn and I headed out to The American Girl store to find her a special baby and to enjoy lunch at the Bistro. What a precious place this is! There is a ton of things to buy for your doll and so many neat doll accessories for little girls when they get older.

She was on the hunt for a doll!

Camdyn picked out a blonde hair blue eyed baby and loved on her new baby!

She loved being able to sit next to "Maddyn" and have lunch with her---how original of a name that she picked out, hugh?! :)

LOVE the mini cups that they gave to her with water in it. She literally gave her the water (baby got a little bit of a bath!)

Camdyn's lunch came with a dessert---the ice-cream was called "Birthday cake" and it was pure heaven. It tasted just like cotton candy.

(Made a new friend)

Thank you Gigi for treating Camdyn (and me!) to a great lunch and many new accessories for her new baby!

**We have a few more special Big Sister days coming up soon that I will have to post about!

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Our little Maddyn Chayse is doing great and is as snug as a bug! We had a detailed sono on her last week because the specialist has noticed how she was already almost off of the charts on her last check up---but sister is doing great! She showed to still be super active and her home is still going strong for her. :) The little bit of a shocker that we found out is that she is up to 8 pds 14 oz as of last Monday! I asked him "Are you sure about that?" and his words were "Well, she might be larger than that" ---so with that being said , looks like we might have a baby LARGER than Camdyn....I didn't think I could get much bigger than her but for some reason, my body likes to make some big ole babies! :)

The c-section is scheduled for next week...I am super excited to meet her and I am soaking up every second of her being with me 24 hours a day. Now that she consumes the entirety of her home, I can literally feel every bit of her leg. (I think it's a leg!) and she will let me rub it forever and then will slowly move it away from me. Cam on the other hand would jerk it back towards herself at the slightest touch! ha!

God has blessed us in so many ways and I am so thankful for this life that he has created!

Vacation-Austin Style

Well, exactly from today, I have 3 weeks until we meet our Maddyn Chayse! Oh how those words are sweet, sweet words! We cannot wait!

I had to hurry and get caught up on some posts because I know once sweet sister gets here, I will be consumed with her and my other love.

Here is a quick post with lots of pictures and we shall see how many details are included.

Since I was pretty far into my pregnancy, we decided that we needed to stay close and we went to Austin for some vacationing. I LOVE that town! Not necessarily the "city life" but the parts that over look Lake Travis are always my favorite. Hills and hills of beautiful land with such a peace and calmness to it. We discussed retiring there. :)

We stayed at the Barton Creek Resort and it was up in the hills which I loved about it.

On our super short drive away from home, I wanted to stop to get a Blizzard at the DQ...haven't had one of those in many years and we got missy one. They have mini ones and they were the perfect size for the both of us.

At our hotel, we spent a lot of time in our room playing, walking the grounds or shopping around the town.---Found a new favorite store of ours...Tyler's! So many neat things there and we all left with a new t-shirt and I got some Tom's. :)

Just a few books and Camdyn's daddy, always keep her busy and entertained.

My "Mrs. Organized" always arranges our shoes like this. Funny how she puts hers on the outside of ours. :)

The 2nd night we went to our favorite restaurant on Lake Travis called the Oasis---Such a gorgeous view.

Poses EVERY time! This always has us laughing to see what pose she strikes.

~Sunset~

We spent a lot of time at the pool to cool off. What a hot Summer we have endured!

Camdyn also enjoyed her lunches on the balcony...

And some coloring

For our 7 year anniversary, we went to a great steakhouse that over looks the lake. If we ever make it back to Austin, we will definitely be eating there again! The dessert was unreal! It was a flour- less chocolate cake with ganache icing....yum!

After 3 nights in Austin we decided to head to San Antonio to take Camdyn back to the animal safari that we went to last year. The ostriches were not near as entertaining (I'm sure they were burning up from this heat!) but we still got to sneak in some time with the zebras.

Right after Camdyn said "Mommy, Zebra's don't bite??" we saw this sign!

And then this sweet guy just wanted some food but we were pretty much all three screaming when he put his face in our car---maybe the sign got to us a bit?? :)

That evening we spent the day on the river walk and did the river boat tour again and treated Camdyn to dinner at the Rainforest Cafe.

We have it in the plans to head to Alabama/Florida area next summer and we can't wait! I might have already picked Camdyn up a PB beach chair at the outlets on our way home from this vacation! :)