a trip to big-D

We decided to make our way to big-D this past week.  :)  I have a sister that lives in Dallas, and she recently had a baby, and we hadn't been there for a loooonnnnggg time (due to the 11 hour nightmarish trip one Thanksgiving), and my other sister Abby & my mom were going to be there, and Josh had a really busy week at work where he had to travel once again . . . sooooooooo, me & the kiddoes decided to head out for a week of fun.  :)

The kids had to have a little fun on the journey, thus the pictures of 'Kisses' the beany baby appeared on my camera . . . hmmmmm.  The weather was gorgeous on the way up.  The sky was so blue, and the clouds were perfectly puffy.  :)

We finally got there to meet this precious little girl named Brielle--isn't that a pretty name?!  Yes, it is true, I gave Ally & Mike the idea to name her that.  :)  The name suits her perfect, and she is just so precious & smells just like a baby.   Cameron couldn't keep her hands off her, and I think Ally was glad to have a little break.  Cameron held her, played with her, cuddled with her, but we never got her to agree to change a diaper.  :)

She was so protective of the little one.  :)  In the picture above, she is shielding the baby's eyes from the camera's flash.  Camee is going to be a great mother one day.

Kayden enjoyed playing mommy to Brelynn. 

Karston & Bradley played the Wii almost non-stop.  They had a lot of fun being together.

Ena & Kayden got to play together too.  In the above picture, they had just gotten their hair braided.  :)

Of course I got to play with the baby too!!  :)

Thanks Ally & Mike for letting us invade your home on such short notice.  :)

My Mom & Abs showed up on the day after we got there.  Abby made a rockin' Mario cake for Bradley's birthday. 

We were lucky to help Bradley celebrate his birthday a little early.  :)

This is the cutest little girl I have ever seen--her big eyes, her big belly, her spitting--yes, anything she did was just too cute.  :)  She loves trying on shoes.  She had everyone's shoes on sometime during the week.

We all took turns pinning the hat on Mario.  Memaw gets a chance above. 

 Yes, a little goofy---but that's what sisters do right?!?!  I love my sisters.  :)

I got to braid almost everyone's hair--here's Ally's.  :)

Kayden wanted to take a picture of us.  :) and . . . um . . . yes . . . there's Camee holding the baby again.  :)

Nothing can ever be quite complete (especially during the summer) without a trip to the swimming pool.  :)

And if we weren't having a birthday party or playing with the baby or swimming . . . well . . . we were hanging things from the second floor to the first.  :)
Thanks again Ally & Mike for such a great few days.  :)