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Happy 4th Birthday Lottie Lee

Today we celebrated Locomotive style at CedarRock Railroad, Lottie celebrated her 4th birthday along with friends and family.  She was so excited to be surrounded by those who lobe and adore her.  It was a HOT Texas day but the cupcakes were sweet & the train provided a nice breeze.  Happy Birthday sweet girl we love you more every single day.

Sugar & Spice & Everything nice

 Trying to get some portraits of the girls together was no easy task, next time we will bring reinforcements.  But for today I love how these came to be & we have some funny memories of the girls.  They will only be this little for so long, cherishing every minute.

Special Thanks to Audra Weeks Photography, Georgetown, Texas

Bliss in the Bluebonnets-A Texan tradition

Hello from TEXAS, wildflowers were gorgeous this year.  The girls are growing up & are the joy of our lives.  We are so blessed to live this life. 

Charlotte Lee 3.5 years, Bethany Lin 14 months  

Thanks to Sincerely, Sarah Photography

Our Fancy Feather Photo Shoot

Our sweet friend Allison who took the girls photos back in June took some beautiful shots at our neighborhood  1800's Ranch house.  We received this fabulous dress as a gift & have been waiting for the day to capture it!  After finding the perfect outfit for Bette we just knew these would be so perfect.  After loving every single photo we decided we would make it a little family tradition, all the Castagno girls will wear it..so next up Miss Bette. (crazy to think that will be in a year to two years)The shoot was so laid back and fun! If you live in the Austin/Round Rock/Cedar Park Area, please check her out :http://allisonmillsphotography.com

Updates Coming!

 Its been way too LONG since we have posted!!!! Oh October, how we LOVE the FALL & Holidays...catching up on the blog & updates! We promise to give some fun filled posts!  Lots to catch up on!!!!

 

Trains, trains, and more trains

I would never have though when daydreaming of my sweet Lottie Lee that she would love trains, planes and cars more than dolls. Her closet is stocked full of every doll you could imagine, yet she loves Thomas the Train.  I love her passion for the things she adores, even if they do not include playing house.  Lottie's interests are so unique and make her so special, we love exploring her interests together as a family of four.  And of course I still can get away dressing her in themed outfits! Thank goodness she loves hair bows and dresses! (And shout out to a sweet AP Mama who noted Lottie's love of trains and sent her this adorable dress)

So today we were off to a local park to ride on the Cedar Rock Train. The Cedar Rock railroad is a fantastic quarter-scale train that takes passengers on a relaxing 1.3 mile ride through the nature-filled fields and forests of the park. This was the cutest train station perfect for ages 0-5 years. The station was located in one of our local parks, Williamson County park on 1431.  Lottie and Bette absolutely loved it!  With a real ticket booth (tickets were $2.50), real conductor & authentic steam engine it was such a fun experience. 

Baptism Weekend

Once discovering we were expecting last May, we decided to postpone Lottie's Baptism & celebrate both blessings together.  It was a combination of having way too much on our plate with Lottie's upcoming surgeries & a nauseated Mama chasing around a soon to be 2 year old who could barely plan dinner.  Looking back we thought the reason to postpone Lottie's baptism was decided by many factors, yet now I truly believe God has his hands in this decision. 

We planned for both babies to be baptized at our church St. John Vianney, in Round Rock, TX.  We thought it would be an intimate party but after invitations were sent out, we were so excited to hear how many family & friends would travel to Texas to help us welcome our daughters into God's church.  Six states were represented! (FL, MD, MO, PA, NM, & TX).  By May, we were in full party planning mode- planning a fabulous TX BBQ menu with all the fixins, decorations & the girls many coordinating outfits.

Since flight schedules were tricky, we planned a big party on Saturday, July 19 & a smaller party Sunday after the Baptism. It was such a special weekend, and I will forever remember all the love we felt throughout the entire weekend.  Lottie & Bethany were loving all the attention, and spending time with their loved ones.  Lottie especially enjoyed sitting with her Great-Grandmother JJ, who she was named after, and whom decided on her nickname "Lottie".  Lots of great food, laughter and stories were shared, as I looked around throughout the weekend I was in awe of what God has provided for my family & what he continues to provide for us every single day.  We are so blessed & so grateful for HIS love.