Baby shower!

Today my office threw me a big baby shower and it was quite a full day.  Me and several of the girls started with Manicures/Pedicures, then we moved over to a restaurant for a big lunch with lots of people that joined us (12 of us), then came back to the office for an even bigger celebration with cake and coffee for the whole office!  There were so many people in the room at one point, I don't even know if I honestly knew them all.  :)

I got several gifts and the cake was awesome.  This baby definitely feels a lot more real now and the countdown has begun!

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

We are now in full swing of the holiday season and have so much going on that the weeks are just flying by!

Here is a what our crazy girl has been up to lately...and we have lots more fun holiday events planned up through Christmas!

Decorating a gingerbread train with Aunt Heather

All finished!

Eating her Santa cupcake

So yummy!

Decorating a gingerbread house at our Country Club

Visiting with Santa at her school 

(that is her teacher Ms. Erika dressed as an elf)

"I want a candy cane and panda bear, please"

Shelby

On Monday night we had to say goodbye to our sweet Kitty, Shelby.

I found Shelby my senior year of college at A&M and she's been with me through many jobs, cities, moves, getting married and of course having Abby.

It was completely unexpected and I never thought she wouldn't be here to see the newest baby come January. She had grown to become the best cat.  She would let Abby chase her around the house, or hug on her neck and actually seemed to like it.

She was also Abby's best friend.   Those two had become super close and even though Abby doesn't really understand (she kept asking "why" and saying she wanted Kitty to come home with us) she knows she's gone.  She hasn't asked for her or looked for her since, but she mentions her often.   My heart breaks for her.

SeaWorld Christmas

This past weekend Heather came down and we all loaded up and went to SeaWorld San Antonio to see their holiday festivities.  It was 80 degrees on Dec. 1...couldn't beat that weather!

The park was all decorated and was a lot of fun to walk around.  Here you can see most of our day in pictures!

 

Starting the day by feeding the dolphins of course!

Getting SOAKED at the Shamu Christmas show!  Totally unexpected.

Meeting Ms Claus 

Milk and Cookies with Santa

Telling Santa what she wants for Christmas.  

She was a little shy, so Daddy had to help.

Wearing her Shamu Santa hat from Aunt Heather

Daddy being silly

Meeting the characters

Santa Shamu!

Lots of bubbles!

Princess Abby