Girl or Boy? What will it be?!

Lyndsie and Scott announced that they are expecting a baby a few weeks ago.  A new little Hays baby!  We are all super excited! They chose to do the gender reveal at our house and it was so awesome.  I was the only one with the test results, so even they were surprised!

Girl or Boy?

Aren't they just glowing?!  I love it.

Lyndsie's dad was there, along with the rest of the Hays crew.

We asked everyone to wear their vote.  Lila, Jackson and Madison voted boy, while Cami voted girl.  A new cousin will make everyone happy, though!

1, 2, 3...Pop!  

It's a BOY!!!

Congratulations Scott and Lyndsie!

Confetti mess--happy girls.

I simply cannot wait to be an Aunt to this little baby boy and share the joys of motherhood with Lyndsie.  

First baby boy gifts!  So cute.

The Hays Family is growing again.  

Cami is super stoked about the new baby.  She just wonders why she can't meet it today!

We ended the evening with a little swimming and Uncle Scott played football with Jackson.

He's going to be such a great dad!

Preschool Rocks!

So many days had passed since her big brother and big sister went back to school.  

This little lady could hardly contain her excitement.

After Labor Day weekend, it was finally her turn!  Curled hair, sparkly shoes, big hot pink bow...

monogrammed water bottle and new Elena of Avalor lunchbox.  This girl was ready to go!

I was thankful that someone at NSLC made this cute framed message for her to hold.
As much as I would love to be a Pinterest mom, it's just not in me!

She went right in, put away all her belongings, gave Mrs. Abernathy a sweet hug and told me goodbye.  She is so ready for this year.  She'll get to do many more things, like P.E., Chapel and Discovery class.  We're only 5 days in and she's already a pro.  Shine bright my little firecracker!

Summer del Lago

Our Summer del Lago ended on a high note on Labor Day Weekend.  We had some old baseball buddies of Jackson's and their families join us for a day and night, then Gigi, Boom and Cami came up after that.  So many fun memories were made!

Brock, Jackson and Gavin were ready to hit the tube!

While some of us were on a boat ride, Brock and Jason tried out the Wave Runner.
Before they took off, I heard Brock say, "you're not gonna go too fast, right, dad?"

Gavin and Glenn joined them on the Sea Doo and enjoyed zipping around Texoma.

Karen, Angie and I got to catch up, which was so nice.  We used to spend hours upon hours together every weekend at baseball--I miss them!

The boys tubed all afternoon and loved every second of it.

The girls didn't want to be shown up, though, so they broke out their hula skills on the water.

Later that afternoon, we anchored the boat in a cove.  The kids got a wild streak and swam to shore.

Safety minded the entire time they were on land!  My Meme would have been proud.

On lake time.  It's tough to beat.

We finally tore ourselves out of the water and went to get cleaned up. I'm so glad that we did because we found this amazing band at The Island!  The kids danced the night away.

Gavin, Brock and Jason were leading the way!

The next morning the boys did some fishing...

but mostly just enjoyed a pretty morning on the dock.
Jared misses hanging out with these cool dads, too!

After Brock and his family went home, the rest of us went out on the boat.
My girls!

Gavin and J tubed all over the lake.

Love these handsome boys.

A few hours later, my littlest arrived!  Pigtails and those sunglasses--just the coolest kid.

"Yeehaw!"

We played until the sun was setting and then called it a day.

The next morning was our last day on the lake.  Time to learn to ski.  Lila was up first, then Jackson, then Madison.  After 30 rounds, we had all three able to get up and ski at least 100 yards! 
Great success!

Cami didn't want to be left out, so we made sure she got plenty of time on the tube with Bubbie.

We played until late that afternoon.  No one wanted to go home! It was our best summer in a long time.  Cheers to the fall, but summer, you will be missed.

News Report

 Cool crisp air this morning! 

 As much as we love summer, we are all looking forward to fall. 

Some exciting new changes are on the horizon.

Jackson joined a new baseball team.  They had a scrimmage recently and just blew us away.
The NTX Eagles are legit!

Jackson pitched really well.  Then he played 2nd, 3rd and Short Stop like a pro.  We can't wait to see him elevate his game with this new team.

While Hurricane Harvey was no laughing matter, we did get a fun surprise from the Houston area--the Michetti girls came to visit!  Their school had been cancelled last week, so they headed north.  It was good to catch up and show them a fun time on a school night, nonetheless!

On Thursday, Cami finally got to visit her new classroom, meet the class mascot...

and get a hug from sweet Mrs. Abernathy.
We just love her and can't wait for the school year to start!

The next night, we went out for Aunt Lyndsie's birthday and the kids found out she had a surprise for them.  The littlest girl could hardly contain her excitement.  "What is it? What is it? What is it?"

Their surprise was delivered via cookie--they are getting a new baby cousin in March!!!

Cheers to Lyndsie and Scott and a new baby!

Miss Lila has joined a new club soccer team this fall as well.  She's a proud member of Sting, a premier select girls soccer club.  She played well in their first game on Saturday and is looking forward to the season opener this weekend.  Go Lila, go!

This recent school project sums Lila up so well.
She is all of this and so much more, and is most definitely a sunny sunflower.

And that's a wrap on last week!

Up next, our final lake weekend of the summer.