Archives for October 2015

I can’t believe how Fall is flying by! Before you know it we will be “Decking them Halls and all that stuff”(Excuse my Peanuts reference!) Anyway since Halloween is this weekend and in my mind Fall is wrapping up and Christmas carols are turning on! (Okay who am I kidding the Christmas carols have been on for a while now!) I thought now was as good a time as any to do our first Fall Bucket List check in! 

 Read a Thriller
I am actually on my 2nd and it’s even better than the first!

I read this earlier in the month…it was pretty good…maybe a 3 1/2 or 4

I am currently reading this and it is “Gone Girl” good I am hanging on every word and don’t ever want to put it down!

Make Soup

Playgroup Crafts
More to come of course! We were supposed to do one yesterday, and got sidetracked letting the kids play outside since it was such a nice day! But we did make Pumpkin Spice Playdough!

Bake Cookies
I have definitely done my share of that! Here have been my 2 faves this year, Oatmeal raisin and Monster sugar cookies… though I have also made some Pumpkin Chocolate Chip!

Decorate for Fall

Or really just Halloween…pretty soon the tree goes up! I know, I know! I am crazy!

Only 3 more things left on our list!! What have y’all been up to?!
<3 Kelly

Today is my nephew’s birthday! Today my tiny man turns 9! I can’t believe that 9 years ago I became an Aunt! Happy Birthday Matthew! We love you!

Happy 9th Birthday Buddy!
-Auntie Kelly

There is only so much sweetness a picture can capture! Today I thought I would share some of my recent favorite videos of little Hal! I have been wanting to do it for a while and FINALLY got the chance to upload them to Youtube so you too can hear her sweet little voice!! Enjoy!

All the photos that I haven’t shared from recently, coming at you!

This kid is fearless! She climbs up and slides down all by herself!

Carters Lace Tunic/ Carters Floral Leggings

Reading with Cleo

Snuggling Nana

Loves being Hello Kitty

Carters Halloween Tee/ Polka dot Leggings/ Sparkly skirt similar here

Loves storytime bubbles!

Carters Plaid Tunic

First ever Painted toes! Hal loves them too! She will hold up her foot and exclaim “PRETTY!”

Hard hat party favor! This kid loves it!

Snuggle Bug!

 Hope everyone is having a great week!
<3 Kelly

You know those Friends that you meet and have an instant connection with.  Those friends that you just know will be in your life forever.  When I met Sindi, I just knew that we would stay lifelong friends.  Like any friendship of course it’s had it’s trials…moving back home to Dallas just after meeting her in Houston didn’t make it the easiest friendship to keep up with, but thankfully with cellphones, facebook and husbands who don’t mind taking trips every now and then we have done our best to keep in touch!

Over the weekend, Sindi and her husband Justin celebrated their wedding anniversary here in Dallas, and it was so much fun catching up with them over brunch!

Hallie LOVES Mrs. Sindi

Joyce, Sindi and  I always take a stair-step picture! So fun! We all had a great time catching up! Can’t wait to do it again soon! If you want to keep up with Sindi, check out her blog here! <3 Kelly

I seriously cannot believe we are already sharing the fun we had on week 3! October is just flying by, and before you know it I will finally be sharing Trick-or-Treat photos! Our costumes are FINALLY done! I just can’t wait to share them!

This week, we were all mostly on the mend, and we were able to have a lot of fun!

What we’ve been reading:

Happy Halloween Mittens/The House that Witchy Built/ Pumpkin faces We borrowed more Halloween themed books from the library, and all 3 were a hit! Hallie loves anything with Animals, so the Mittens book was definitely a fave. She loved how Pumpkin Faces Glows in the dark and The House that Witchy Built was so fun because it is interactive and fun!  Mommy is also done with her first thriller of the month, In the Blood, and on to #2, The Good Girl!  Recipe’s we’ve tried: I put a spin on this Bread Pudding recipe and used Pumpkin Bread! It was delicious! I think I ate the whole dish by myself!  I also made these fun Monster Sugar Cookies for a Pumpkin Painting Play date! I just made my Mother in Law’s sugar cookies, dyed some vanilla frosting purple and green and placed candy eyeballs on top to create cute monsters!  Halloween Playtime: Hallie scored these Little People Halloween friends while on a shopping trip! They have a bunch, but of course Hal chose the one with the Puppy!

We were able to make a new footprint ghost this week too! I can’t get over how much my peanut has grown in 1 year!

Fun Fall Outings:


My sweet friend Parisa put together a fun Pumpkin Painting Playdate, which Hallie and I were thrilled to attend, Monster Cookies in hand! We painted a little kitty on our Pumpkin, and Hal had so much fun running around with all of the other kids!

Hallie couldn’t stop Meowing at our Pumpkin!

We were also pleased to attend our friends Matt and Olivia’s Baby shower/Oktoberfest Party! The food was delish and it was so much fun! We couldn’t be happier for them!

Among those delicious treats were the VERY BEST Pumpkin Whoopie Pies I have ever tasted…okay maybe the only ones I have ever tasted, but Hats off to Olivia! She’s such a good chef!

Happy Mommy and Daddy!

Hanging with Mr. Jay

Watching: Loving all my Fall shows! Dancing with the Stars, Project Runway, Big Bang Theory! Ah! Big Bang has been SOOO good! 

Working on: All kinds of fun Halloween and Fall things! Crafts and planning outings! Then before you know it i’ll be getting ready for Christmas!  

Looking Forward to:  Our upcoming trip to New Orleans and of course Halloween and the rest of the Holidays! Any guesses on what Hallie is going to be this year!? (Friends and Family…shh!) 

Loving: For Mommy: I always see things I love, but I never end up buying! Hallie is so much more fun to shop for! Regardless, these are the TOMS I currently have my eye on! Perfect for a Nanny, don’t you think? 

For Hallie: I am STILL dying over the No Place Like Home Moccs from Freshly Picked!