Archives for June 2015

Hallie and her Memi

Buddy Aiden and some of our playgroup friends!

Hallie and Sadie girl! She LOVES her Sadie

Mira, one of Hallie’s besties!

Hallie and Best Buddy Luna

Of course my kid stole her ball…

Family photo before cake cutting

Of course Hallie just wanted to touch the fire, so Mommy helped blow out the candles!

Waiting impatiently for cake

Digs in, no fork needed

Until she was done…check out all the cake in her hair!

Gift time!

Moccasin obsession…like mother like daughter

Hallie’s new best friend! This dog is  one of her new favorite toys!

Hallie with Memi, Mommy and Daddy

Hallie with Nana, Bapa and Mommy

 She had a great time and we are so blessed to have so many family and friends who helped us celebrate 1 year of our sweet girl!! Thanks to everyone who came out!
<3 Kelly

first birthday party! I knew I wanted a Princess Theme, and I knew that I wanted the color scheme to be lavender, rose and gold. I did not imagine how perfectly things would come together, but that day was absolutely perfect (aside from forgetting to pick up the balloons that is…opps!)

As people arrived, they read Hallie’s story as they walked up to the door.

The “One” Banner from Hallie’s 1 year photos, courtesy of my sweet friend Whitney

Through these doors people put their bags, we just dressed it up with leftover butterflies

The dining room where food was placed. Note the flying butterflies

I also made that tassel banner

Party Hats and Favors

My little Sadie made the sign. I’m not sure if you can see her little signature at the bottom right..so cute!

Dessert Table

Linzer Cookies

Gourmet Popcorn

The Cake

More butterflies leading to the kitchen

Drinks

Paper straws

The highchair and tutu skirt

I brought Hallie’s photo books

And placed 1 year photos out for people to sign

This is the most detailed chalkboard I have ever done and it tells all about Hallie

Hallie’s Godmother made this sweet banner for her

12 months of Hallie frame and the invitation

One of our favorite dollies

And of course all the food

 And last but not least…the outfit

 xoxo
<3 Kelly

Good Morning! Today I am here with Danielle from Sundaes and Spaghetti learning all about her blog! Make sure you head on over to her page today to learn more about her! Also, keep checking back here for more on Hallie and her birthday! 

1. Who?- Who are you? Tell my readers a bit about yourself

I
mainly blog about my life as a mom.  The
struggles (like, why won’t you eat child?!), and the achievements.  I try to keep things real, because let’s face
it, motherhood is hard!  Reading about
others going through similar issues makes it easier.  I also love sewing, crafting and baking, so I
try to blog some about that as well.  Here
are some fun blocks I made for Halloween.

Now
that Annabelle is getting older, I am also trying to throw some educational
ideas into the mix.

I had
to go back and look at my blog, since I had no idea!  It turns out I published my first post June
16, 2013 (Wow!  I didn’t realize I have been blogging for two whole years). 
It is crazy to go back and look at some of my first posts.  Check out one of my first pictures!

I
think I have gotten a ton better at blogging over the course of two years.  I have made tons of fellow blogger friends as
well.  I always wonder if my husband
thinks I’m a crazy person when I talk about what all of you are up to. 😉

4.  Where? –Where do you live?

Hmmmm…. why did I start blogging? 
When Annabelle was first born I went back to work to finish off the
school year (so I worked for about 2 months). 
When summer came, and I was home full time it was a bit difficult.  Part of the reason I started a blog was
because it helped keep me sane.  It was
also nice to document Annabelle’s growth. 

I can’t believe how small she used to be!

Now,
I like to blog to connect with others.  I
also hope my experiences (like when Annabelle had to wear a helmet for brachycephaly
[a.k.a. flat head], you can read about on my blog under Annabelle’s Journey)
can help others going through something similar.

Man, I don’t know!  It would be super
fun to live somewhere tropical, but then we would be so far from family.  Plus, I wouldn’t get to experience all four
season, which I love (although some years winter could be a tad shorter).  I also think living somewhere tropical would
get old.  Honestly I really love
Michigan. 🙂

2. What is your favorite Season?

Hahaha!  As I mentioned above, I
love the seasons!  It’s actually quite
hard for me to choose.  My least favorite
season is Spring, I know that much.  I
guess my favorite season is fall, since I love everything to do with it.  Football, apple picking, cider and doughnuts,
the leaves changing, Halloween.   Love it
all!  The weather is usually great as
well.  I love jeans and a hoodie weather.

Here are some pictures of Annabelle’s first and second trip to the apple
orchard.  It is the same orchard I went
to as a child, so it’s so much fun to go with Annabelle.  I hope I can make it out this year before
baby #2 makes her appearance!

3.What is the best dish you make?

This is another hard question!  I
don’t really have any “special” dishes I make.   A favorite in our house is a spaghetti
recipe given to me by Matt’s grandfather. We also make pizza once a week and
make the dough and sauce from scratch.

4.What is the best advice that you have
been given?

I don’t remember how it was phrased, but it was something along the lines
of “if you were the only Christian someone met, what would that tell them
about being Christian”.  It helps
remind me that I need to try my 
hardest  to be kind and courteous
to others. 

5.What would you do with $1000?

There are too many options!  Go on
a shopping spree, go to JoAnns and buy all the fabric, maybe get my husband a
welder.  I may also be a bit more
practical and put it in savings, or use it to fix things up around the house. 

Thanks so much Danielle for answering my questions and giving my readers the chance to get to know you! 

<3 Kelly

And just like that my little girl is 1.  We had a terrific weekend filled with family, friends, partying and yes, lots of boo hooing from this Momma! We are just starting our week today, because we had friends from Houston in until yesterday and Christopher had the day off. So I am finally putting the house back together and putting Hallie’s new toys away and clearing out some old baby toys. (Sniff Sniff)

Today I am sharing Hallie’s cake smash photos by my pal Larissa at Purple Moments Photography.  The cake was made by my sweet mother in law and OMG was it not only beautiful, but delicious!

Larissa thought it was so funny that Hallie was the only kid she had done a cake smash session with that actually ate the cake, (That’s my girl!) Anyway, we didn’t get a whole lot of smiles due to frosting being shoveled in this babes mouth, but they turned out super precious!

Ruffle Romper- Etsy Gold Crown Headband- Etsy

Hope you enjoyed!
Make sure to keep coming back this week for more about Hallie’s first birthday!
<3 Kelly

Please excuse me while I blubber and drone on for the next several posts about how big my baby girl is and how I am not ready for her to be 1 yet, even though regardless of whether I am ready or not, she will be 1 on Sunday and there is nothing I can do to change that fact.

Today I thought I would take a trip down memory lane with a picture from each month and give you a sneak peek of her 12 month photos!

Here goes:

It is so crazy to see how she has grown each month! She has come a long way from that itty bitty 4 pound baby we brought home from the hospital!

Happy Wednesday Good Friends! This Wednesday I have Biana here from B Loved Boston.  Biana is one of those girls that I always stop and think “Man, I wish I could be like her!” She is gorgeous, funny and has amazing taste! Make sure and check out her blog today! In the mean time, here’s what I got to learn about Biana and her blog!

1. Who?- Who are you? Tell my readers a bit about yourself

 I gathered some pretty fabrics and we are starting small.  Like, really small! Last week my Mom walked me through making a skirt for Hallie.

 Here is the finished product! Cute huh??

Can’t wait to be able to do one on my own!
Do you know how to sew? What are your tips for me?
<3 Kelly

This weekend was another really busy one!
My Sweet Mother in Law came in to make Hallie’s smash cake for her photos with Purple Moments Photography.

The pictures turned out beautiful! I can’t wait to share them all, but here is one of the gorgeous cake!

 Hallie had fun playing with her buddy, dumping water on herself and bouncing in the bounce house!

After the party we went to a Greek Restaurant for dinner to meet Christopher’s sister’s fiance’s family. Hallie loved entertaining everyone at the table!

Can you spy her teeny tooth?

Sunday was spent with family. We went and spent some time with my parents before heading to Christopher’s Dad’s to go to Mass together and celebrate Father’s Day early with him. 

 Hello Friends and Happy Wednesday! Today I have a real treat for you! We are learning all about Beth from Our Pretty Little Girls! 

Beth is an amazing Mom of 2 adorable girls! Make sure to head over to her blog today and check out how cute they are!

Many of you know that not only do I have my own baby girl, but I also take care of 2 other sweet girls in the afternoons and in the Summer. Cleo and Sadie have been a part of my life for so long, and are now 8 and almost 12! So I was trying to put together a bucket list of things I thought they would enjoy to prevent them from being glued to their iPads all day! Here’s what I’ve got: