SURPRISE! {mother-daughter weekend 2013 - part II}

On Sunday, I had a couple of special surprises for the little pumpkin. We got up early, had breakfast, and off we were!

My sweet Grace in all her 6 year old splendor...

Her big surprise was that Mama & Daddy had decided to add the remaining $ she needed to what she had saved so that she could get Saige, the American Girl doll she had been saving up for all year. Excellent report cards sure pay off! :) 

Her reaction when she found out was PRICELESS!

Once in the store, her joy reached an off-the-charts level! I'm still smiling from ear to ear just remembering my sweet little pumpkin jumping up and down the moment she spotted the Saige display.

I don't care if I looked like a crazy mama snapping pics all over the place...these sweet snapshots are such a treasure to me!!

We spent over an hour just browsing and looking at every little thing without having to rush. Girly girl heaven! She added lots of things to her Christmas wish list, that's for sure!

We then went for lunch in their bistro...so...very...girly...and...PINK!

Just the two of us!

Okay, make that 3...I'm not leaving you out, Saige!

It was so sweet having uninterrupted time with my first born. Just getting to really listen to all her silly expressions and the things that six year olds find funny. This weekend just made me realize even more, the importance of spending 1:1 time with my littles...just being in the moment and treasuring every second of it.

That little pout and that sweet little beauty mark...Oh, I love this girly girl of mine! Dear Heavenly Father...THANK YOU for the blessing she is in my life!

Getting Saige was sweet...

...but spending this time together was priceless!

I'll be back tomorrow to share the final stop on our Mother-Daughter Weekend {2013}!