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Today I have been married to my amazing husband for 3 years! 
I thought it would be fun to give you a glimpse at what this day 3 years ago was like for us!


First, a little background about us:
This coming February we will have be together for 11 years! 
He proposed on our puppy’s birthday after 7 years of dating.

We were married at our Church, a Catholic Church here in Dallas:

Here are some pictures from the ceremony:
 The walk

 The kiss

 Our parents

 The Bridal Party
(Left to right: My cousin Karley, My friend Callie, My sister Katie, My Friend Joyce (Maid of Honor 1) , My friend Sarah (Maid of Honor 2) , Me, Christopher, Christopher’s friend James (Best Man), His friend Bobby, His friend Brad, His friend Chris, His friend Chance, His brother Adam, Flower Girl- Sadie, Jr. Bridesmaid-Cleo, Ring Bearer Aiden (Callie’s adorable son) 

Details: 
The Flowers- My Aunt Jane made my bouquet

One of my somethings blue, a heart on my ring finger
The Dress
The shoes…yes, my ballet shoes
I made my garter, also blue!
The rings…Fun Fact, mine fits exactly inside his! 
A gift from my parents, this beautiful doll

Reception: 
Centerpieces
Bride’s Cake
Groom’s cake
We got our favorite Dallas Band to Play! Monkeyshyne! 
The favors, also a local favorite..and still the only soap I will buy!
My Girls!

I feel so lucky that 3 years later I am still Married to my best friend! He is goofy and sweet and makes me laugh.  He provides for our family and is the most amazing Dad to Hallie! 
Here is to MANY more years!
Happy Anniversary Christopher! 
I love you,
Kelly 

Cooler Weather Must Haves For Hallie

Happy Monday! It’s feeling like Fall here in DFW and I think it’s here to stay! Time to whip up some Chicken and Dumplings and purchase some Fall/Winter clothes for Hallie! She is still fitting in some of her items from last year, but pants/leggings we especially need more of! Girl is long and almost all of her pants are high waters on her!

So without further ado the items I am currently crushing on for baby girl!

Carters Cable knit sweater dress and leggings

Carters 3 piece vest set
Old Navy Leggings
Old Navy Tunic
Gap Peanuts Top
Baby Gap Tights
Girls Clothes are so fun! This kid is going to make me go broke! 

5 photos on Friday

Hi there friends and Happy Friday! Today I am sharing my 5 favorite phone photos from the week!

 Hallie is VERY into coloring right now! We are talking about getting her her very own art corner with a table and chairs where she can color and do her crafts! Also can someone please tell me where my baby went!?

 This is my relaxed girl! We must have been watching Charlie and Lola!

 Cookie face! This was after my Dad gave her a chocolate chip cookie! Fun fact, whenever Hallie gets a cookie or a treat she shovels it in her mouth without taking a break until it is gone! This is the result!

 Somebody crashed a Mommy and Daddy coffee date this week! Did you know that if you ask for a “pupuccino” that Starbucks will give you a little cup of whipped cream! It’s meant for dogs of course, but babies enjoy it too! Check out that face!

Hope everyone has had a fantastic week and that an even better weekend is ahead of you!
<3 Kelly

That time I made up a Chicken Pot Pie Recipe

Hi friends! I am so happy that it is almost the weekend! I have a fantastic recipe (if I do say so myself) that you MUST try this weekend! It’s a Chicken Pot Pie recipe that I concocted because I was craving it the other day and couldn’t find a recipe with homemade crust that I liked! I made it last night and everyone licked their plates clean AND went back for seconds! So here goes:

Ingredients:
For Crust:
1 1/2 C flour
3 TBS Sugar
3 ts Baking Powder
1/2 ts salt
1/2 C butter
2 eggs
3 TBS milk
For Filling:
2 carrots chopped
2 celery stalks chopped
1 yellow onion chopped
3 chicken breasts
your favorite poultry seasoning
1 package of frozen veggies of choice (Another reason I made my own recipe, I hate peas! I went with corn, more carrots, and green beans)
1 can cream of chicken soup
1/3 C of whipping cream
(olive oil or butter for pan)

Step 1
Mix dry ingredients for dough together.
Step 2
Cut in butter
Step 3
Add eggs and milk and mix well until dough is formed.
Step 4
Cut dough in half leaving a slightly larger half and a slightly smaller one. Press larger one into a greased pie plate
Step 5
Season chicken and pan fry. Cut into chunks and set aside,
Step 6 
Cook veggies in the same pan until soft.
Step 7
Add chicken back into pan and add the cream of chicken and whipping cram. Mix well.
Step 8
Dump mixture into pie plate and top with remaining dough securing sides and cut middle to vent.
Step 9
Cook for 20-25 (until brown) at 375 Enjoy!

 

Gerber Baby Contest

Good Morning Friends! I just wanted to let everyone know that Hallie is entered in the Gerber Baby Contest! Voting has begun and we would so appreciate your support! You can vote each day until the voting closes! All you have to do is go to the Voting Website and type in Hallie’s ID number (119826) to find her.  Then you can vote right there!

Thank you for your support!
<3 Kelly and Hallie

Countdown to Halloween Final Check in

Halloween has come and gone and I can’t believe this is the last link up of the season! I hope everyone had as much fun as we did celebrating! 
I can finally reveal Hallie’s costume and all the fun we had this week!
First, we had a lot of festive outfits this week:

And just for fun, check out this Timehop photo!
We also had our fun playgroup Halloween party! There was tons of yummy food, and cute babes in costumes! Hal wore hers of course and our sweet host Mrs. Larissa took some adorable photos of the kids in costume! (we’ll share ours in a bit, but here are some photos of the party!
Yet another monster cookie appearance! 

Our buddy Eliott

Sweet Kaysan!  
Mira the Mouse!

Eliott the Cat in the Hat
Eliott and Bowen

Sweet Luna
The kids had a blast and so did the Mommas! 
We finally carved a Pumpkin too!
My Mom and I made pumpkin Luminaries! It was so fun!

And now for the BIG reveal! Hallie is OBSESSED with Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. Donald Duck is her favorite, so I thought it would be fun for Hallie to be…..

Wait for it…..

On Halloween we Trick or Treated to Family and Friends and then Hallie and cousin Matthew went Trick or Treating in my parent’s neighborhood! 

 Hallie with Great Auntie Janie
 Getting a photo of these 2 was near impossible! Hallie and buddy Brayden!

of course I had to bring back the Minnie Mouse costume for this Halloween!

  

This is the best photo I could get of the cousins…Hallie was a little scared of Matt’s mask

Trick or treating was hilarious! Hallie INSISTED on carrying her own treat bag even when it got too heavy! She just set the Donald Duck she was carrying down on the pavement and instructed him to “SIT!” so she could use both hands to carry her candy! She went up to all the doors and LOVED putting the candy into her own bag when the neighbors let her choose her own treats!

Upon returning home, Hallie eagerly inspected her candy and Mommy and Daddy let her have some  a lot… It was Halloween! We discovered Smarties are her favorite! She also really enjoyed helping us open the door and pass out candy to trick-or-treaters!

All in all it was a wonderful Halloween! 

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We can’t wait to see all of your costumes and how you celebrated!! While you are at it, make sure to check out my co-hosts pages! (Sweet Turtle Soup, Tickled Pink, Chason’ Mason and the Joni Journey) They’ve been having lots of fun too!
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