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August 31, 2015

Surprise Nana!

August 31, 2015

In case you don’t remember, my mom’s birthday was a couple of weeks ago, and that was one of the main reason’s we went to the beach as a family.  My Dad however, was not done surprising her! He contacted a bunch of her friends, her sister, my sisters and myself and organized a surprise Lunch this weekend at Elke’s, her favorite cafe in town. My Aunt Frances (one of my mom’s very best friends)  brought my Mom, who thought they were just having lunch the two of them.
Elke prepared a nice meal of her best dishes as well as birthday cupcakes of our choice! It was a lovely meal, and the VERY first time my Dad has ever been able to pull off a surprise for my mom, EVER!

Surprise! 

The note was from my Dad…..
It read “Gotcha!” 

 Happy Birthday Mom!
<3 Kelly

August 28, 2015

Fall Photos

August 28, 2015

Happy Friday all! Today we had a great day! We went to the library and lunch with our friends, Hallie “helped” her Pop at his T-shirt shop, and we even made time for an impromptu Fall “photo shoot”! I just can’t get enough pictures of his sweet face!

Happy Almost Fall Y’all!
<3 Kelly and Hallie

August 27, 2015

20 Questions

August 27, 2015

I have loved reading this post countless times on other blogs and learning all about my favorite bloggers, so I thought today I would give it a whirl!!

1. Favorite food:
Pasta! Without a doubt! 
2. Flip flops or high heels:
I am usually somewhere in the middle…like a Toms or sandals girl…Boots in the fall/winter
3. Favorite places to shop for yourself:
Gap, Nordstrom, and everyone’s favorite…TARGET
4. Standard Coffee order:
Either a drip with room for cream no sugar or a grande nonfat caramel macchiato 
5. Road trip must have snack:
I try and switch it up! I really love cheese popcorn though! Like with a passion! And candy! 
6. DIY or hire it out?
I try with Pinterest stuff and I am fairly successful, but I also browse Etsy a little too much for my own good and end up buying from there for Hallie ALOT! 
7. Top 5 TV shows:
Friends, Gilmore Girls, Pretty Little Liars, How I Met Your Mother, and Project Runway
8. Favorite Book:
All time: Little Women  But as an adult: The Nanny Diaries
9. Favorite Form of Exercising:
Dance.  I have been taking this Piloxing Barre class which is a lot of fun! 
10. How tall are you?
5’4
11. Do you try something new at restaurants or stick to your favorites?
I generally stick to my favorites, but I will try something new if I have tried and like all of the ingredients…lol I am SOOO picky! 
12. One make up item you can’t live without:
Confession….I haven’t worn makeup in like 3 months…I kind of just got tired of putting it on and taking it off and my skin feeling gross…so I just kind of stopped. I will put it on if we are going somewhere nice though, but minimally mostly just concealer 
13. What’s on your nightstand?
A ballerina figurine, my lamp, a framed photo from our wedding, baby monitor, hair tie, and a book. 
14. What’s one thing motherhood has taught you?
That your heart can grow 5 zillion times without actually exploding! The love we have for this little girl is unreal!
15. Music that reminds you of high school:
Hey Ya, Avril Lavine, John Mayer, Alicia Keys 
16. If you could live anywhere in the world besides your current city where would you live?
HANDS DOWN San Francisco! 
17. Tell us something about you we might not know:
If I am in the sun without sunglasses too long I get migraines…yep…sucks!
18. Websites you read/browse (besides blogs):
Pinterest, Etsy and Facebook
19. Morning person or Night owl?
I just like sleep! Lol! I would go to bed early and get up late every day if I could! 
20. Favorite Breakfast meal:
COFFEE COFFEE COFFEE…and maybe a bagel! 
<3 Kelly

August 25, 2015

Summer Bucket List Final Check in

August 25, 2015

Well with Summer over, I am finally giving you the scoop on the rest of the activities the girls and I completed from their Summer bucket list! Unfortunately We weren’t able to complete all of the activities due to their many trips and busy schedules, but we did come close! Sadie also decided to change up a couple of things last minute! i.e: We went ice skating instead of bowling and she was definitely too old to play with American Girls! Ha! Kids! But here is what we did do:

Snowball Fight:
This was easily my favorite Summer activity! We got a bunch of snowballs from Bahama Bucks Snow cones and had probably the best Snowball fight anyone in Texas has ever experienced! We even built a teeny snowman!

Our buddy Brayden joined! 

We even made sure Hallie got a snowball thrown at her…from indoors of course!

Indoor Camping and Board Games
We made a little fort for our “camp out” and Sadie brought in a bunch of games! It was so fun! We also played many games of Mancala this summer! It was Sadie’s fave for sure!



Dirt and Worms
A classic yummy fave!



Cooking Lesson:
I taught Cleo how to make Manicotti! It turned out delicious!

Hallie is a bit Pasta obsessed! She was pointing at it saying “That, That!” Until we finally fixed her a plate!

Koolaid Dough
Sadie chose to do this one with a friend.  We made it a few summers ago and she LOVED it! Here’s the recipe!

Cupcakes
We chose to do these on the last day of Summer, so of course they HAD to be back to school themed! We used strawberry cake mix, white frosting, tootsie rolls, and red sprinkles to create little apples!

We can’t wait to see what next Summer has in store for us! Stay Tuned!
<3 Kelly

August 24, 2015

Must Have Monday Hallie’s Fall wardrobe

August 24, 2015

Happy Monday! And Happy back to school day to all the mommies whose little ones are starting a new school year! A special good luck to my girls at work! Cleo is going into middle school and Sadie is going into third grade, as is my nephew Matt! Good luck to little Aiden going into Kindergarten! I can’t believe these kids are all so grown up! It makes me so sad that one day I will be taking Hallie to her first day of school! For now though, back to school for us just means back to playgroup and welcoming cool weather….eventually! 
Speaking of cool weather, Hallie’s Memi and I went shopping over the weekend and got Hallie a few new things for her Fall wardrobe! I can’t wait for it to cool off so she can wear them! 

1. Carter’s Heart Dress and sweater set– The colors of this dress just scream Fall! I love it! It will be perfect for play group as well as Church.  I love that it is so versatile and can be warn now as well as with the sweater through Fall!

2. Carters Denim Top–  I paired this with some Camouflage leggings, but I love that it can be paired with anything! I also paired it with gray leggings, Salt Water Taffy Moccs and a cute infinity scarf given to us by our sweet friend Serene!

3. Carters Olive Twill Top and Floral Print Leggings- Again another mix and match outfit! I love these because they can be worn in all different types of weather when paired with other things! 

4.) Carter’s overalls– Easily my favorite buy! I can’t wait for her to wear them with her cute little piggies! I paired it with a pink and white polka dotted onesie (similar here) and Daddy paired it with her Future Aggie shirt.  I think I got the LAST pair in baby sizes, but they also have them at Kohls! 

5.) Scottie Dog Set- Can you tell this was Hallie’s pick!? My Dog loving girl chose this little set and has been pointing at it ready to wear it since we got it on Saturday!

Another outfit that was given to us that will be worn this Fall is this cute Burberry Dress (Similar Here) 

Fall shoe Picks:
Freshly Picked Weathered Brown Moccasins and Heirloom in Cream and Gold

Carters Bows and Socks

What are your favorite Fall style picks?
<3 Kelly

August 20, 2015

Beach Trip

August 20, 2015

Last weekend the family headed South to the Gulf for a little Galveston Beach trip in honor of my Mom’s birthday! It was a great time! Here are our best photos!
Neon Striped Dress- Gymboree

When we got into town, after dropping our things off at our sweet friend’s house (the Donahoe’s were so sweet to let us stay with them) we celebrated Nana’s birthday with dinner and cupcakes!

Then we took Hallie’s first ever walk on the beach! She LOVED it! 

 The next day we spent plenty of beach time!

 Strawberry bathing suit

Hallie and Nana
Cousin Matt had fun boogie boarding!
Shoveling sand was her favorite thing ever!

Searching for Seashells

Original Hofmann clan
LOVE this! It’s SO me and the little sis!

We went to Mario’s for an Italian dinner and the lovely Donahoe Family joined! 

They give the kids dough to play with…once Hallie figured out it wasn’t to eat, she had fun!
Aiden and Easton

After dinner, Matthew and Hallie had a little “Photoshoot” on the beach as a gift for Nana

Dress- Gigglemoon

 After pictures we hopped onto the Ferry to look for dolphins!

Easton

 See the dolphin?

Hallie, Aiden and Easton

 The next day we went back to the beach:

of course there was more digging

 Swim suit- Target (ON CLEARANCE!) 

After the beach we went to lunch…someone was really tired:

Then we did a little shopping and had some ice cream on the strand:

Hallie also got to meet the star of the book Naughty Nana:

 Pineapple Dress

We had such a wonderful time! 
Hallie was happy to get home to her puppy Stella though! 

August 19, 2015

A visit with Hallie’s Great Grandparents

August 19, 2015

At the beginning of our Vacation, we took Hallie to Houston on our way out to the beach to see Christopher’s grandparents.  They are just the sweetest and love all of their grandchildren and great grandchildren to bits! Hallie was no exception, and Grandma wasted no time pulling out toys for Hallie to play with!

Seahorse Tunic- Mudpie

 Hallie had fun running around with Grandpa’s walking stick too!

Sharing Puppy with Grandma

 “Can you pass me the Funnies”

 Hallie climbed RIGHT into Grandpa’s lap which if you knew her, doesn’t happen with just anyone! We were so blown away and Happy!

We had such a great visit, and can’t wait to do it again soon! 

<3 Kelly

August 18, 2015

A quick catch up

August 18, 2015

Hello all! We are home from the beach safe and sound! We had a wonderful time celebrating my Mom’s birthday with the family!

I promise more pictures and more updates to come, but this week is a bit crazy! The house is still in shambles as we do laundry and try to unpack. And I will be spending most of my awake hours at work this week trying to give my girls a great last week of summer vacation as they return to school next week!

To catch small updates, make sure you are following us on Facebook!
<3 Kelly

August 14, 2015

Oh hey, 5 favorite Pinterest Recipes

August 14, 2015

Happy Friday and greetings from the beach! We are taking a little beach Vacation for my mom’s birthday! It will be nice having the whole family together.

Today I am sharing 5 of my favorite Pinterest Recipes!

5. Julia Child’s Chicken– This is probably my favorite chicken recipe ever and we probably eat it once a month! 

4. Spaghetti Squash Bake– This is such a yummy light summer dinner and an absolute fave in our house! 


3. Chicken Shnitzel– Easily Christopher’s favorite chicken recipe! 

2. S’mores Krispy Treats– Anytime I bring these to any event they are gone in seconds! YUM! 

1. Oreo Dip– This is like lick the plate clean good…you wont be sorry you tried it!


Hope you enjoy these and that everyone has a great weekend!
<3 Kelly

August 13, 2015

Chit Chat

August 13, 2015

Hallie is very talkative these days! I never want to forget all of the cute exclamations and phrases she says, so I thought there was no better place to document them there right here on the blog!

Names Hallie Can say:

  • Momma
  • Dada
  • Stella
  • Nana
  • Bapa
  • Pop
  • Matt
  • Anna
  • Brayden
  • Cleo
  • Sadie 
Favorite Phrases:
  • What’s that/Who’s that?
  • Silly Silly
  • Tickle Tickle
  • Here ya go
  • Night Night
  • Stella Sit
  • Boom Boom
  • Vroom Vroom
Other words she knows:
  • Puppy
  • Up
  • Hi
  • Hey
  • Bye
  • Duck
  • Quack
  • Cup
  • No
  • Baby
  • Done
  • Again
  • Ball
  • See
  • Pretty
  • Hot
  • Yum
I can’t believe how vocal she is! If you were counting that’s about 35 words and phrases! It baffles me how quickly she is learning and how she repeats everything we say! Each day is a new adventure with my sweet girl, and I can’t wait to see what she says next!
We are also wishing Hallie’s Nana a very Happy Birthday today!
If you want to see more photos of Hallie, make sure you are following us on Facebook!
<3 Kelly 
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About Me

Hi there! I am Kelly! Wife to Christopher and Momma to spunky daughter Hallie (June 2014) and Toddler Girl girl Elise (2019) Our mini aussie Stella was my first baby! I am a contributing writer and giveaway coordinator for Dallas Moms. I love holidays and any reason to celebrate! You can often find me baking cookies in the kitchen or working on crafts or DIY projects with a little help from Pinterest. My busy life has me living on coffee and carbs, and in the rare incident she I am alone you can probably find me belting out Journey songs in my car!

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