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August 30, 2017

Hallie’s First Day of Preschool

August 30, 2017

I woke up yesterday morning a nervous wreck, because how could my baby possibly be old enough to leave me and go off to school? But alas the time came, and we pulled up to the school  with zero hesitations from Miss Hallie Anne.

She was so excited to see her teachers and play with her friends she could hardly contain her elation.  So much so that she awoke at the early hour of 4am to ask me if it was time for school yet.

Once we had a few more hours of sleep, had a fun owl shaped nutella breakfast treat (THANKS PINTEREST) and snapped a few photos it was time for school! Despite what the sign says, she told me on the way there she was most excited to drink from the water fountain!

              

 

 

 

 

 

When we arrived I asked Hallie if she knew where her backpack went.  She looked down at all the storage bins for the backpacks found her name and said “Here this one says Hallie”, tossed her backpack in and ran inside. First off, I had no idea she could recognize her name and secondly I actually had to call her back to give us hugs and kisses.  She is such a brave girl and though I was sad to see her go and felt like I was missing a limb all day, I was so proud of her!

         

If it weren’t for the fact that the first week of school the kids have early release, I am not sure I would have made it until it was time to pick her up! Finally the time came and I was embarrassingly the first Mom there! At first I just peeked in at her, and she was doing so good! Playing nicely and she even listened when the teachers called all the kids over for a last story before pickup, and was the first kid on the carpet!

When she saw me she beamed and that hug you guys, made the whole time apart worth it! I think it was the best hug she has ever given me.  The first thing she told me was that she learned there was no running inside. Only outside.  Then she told me about how she played with orange play-doh “Tia Joyce’s favorite color” and how she shared a toy dog with her friend Kylie.  It was so sweet hearing her talk all about her friends and what she learned. I even got to hear the cutest rendition of “the itsy bitsy spider” from her music class. But the best anecdote I got from her day was that water fountain she was so excited to drink from “squirted me right in the face!”

I am just so thankful for the teachers and staff at Hallie’s school.  She had such a great day and just can’t wait to go back Thursday!

Now enjoy some more photos of Hallie thanks to Purple Moments Photography!

August 28, 2017

Hello WordPress

August 28, 2017

Hi Friends! Welcome to my new domain! I am so glad you followed me here! I appreciate your patience as I navigate this new page. There is definitely a learning curve and some growing pains associated with the switch, but I am so glad that I did it! I love the clean look of my new page and I can’t wait to finish customizing it to make it more user friendly! That being said if anyone has any tips for me about managing Word Press, they would be greatly appreciated!

I am so excited for all our new journeys and that you get to follow along right here! Hallie starts preschool tomorrow! Yes! Can you believe it? So if you check back tomorrow I will have a slew of school photos for you, along with a lot of blubbering about how my baby can’t possibly be old enough to spend the whole day away from me. (And by whole day I only mean a couple of hours)  Here is a fun little sneak peek!

It’s going to be exciting you guys! Thanks for following along!

August 24, 2017

Life Lately- Beginnings

August 24, 2017

Beginnings.  I feel like a lot of things are in the beginning stages right now. Summer is melting into Fall, my favorite time of year, and we have so many important changes happening here in the Mock House.

For those of you that don’t know Christopher and I are opening our own T-shirt shop in the next few months. A lot of preparation has gone into getting things just right, and we can’t wait for things to be up and running.

Aside from that Hallie is back to ballet class, but now she gets to go all by herself.  Her Mommy and Me days are over which is so bittersweet.  But she is just oh so happy to be in class with all her friends and hearing her squeals and giggles from outside the closed door just warms my heart.

 

 

Last night we had meet the teacher.  It went great! Hallie immediately went into the classroom and started playing with all the toys and the other kids.  We are lucky to have our longtime pal Bowen in her class as well as her new friend Kylie from ballet, so I don’t have to worry about her feeling scared or lonely.  Her teachers were so nice and look as if they have plenty of experience which put my mind a little more at ease. Hallie is fiercely independent and is frustrated easily. We have been starting to have more temper tantrums recently, so I am happy to know these teachers have likely seen it all!
I am kicking myself for not getting a photo of Hallie with her teachers, but I was so distracted asking questions and getting to know the teachers and other families. I will be sure to flood you with school photos next week however, so stay tuned!

To add to all the newness, HappilyEverMock is making some HUGE changes.  Starting next week, you can find us over at our new very own domain: www.happilyevermock.com  This is such a big exciting change for us, and I hope you will continue to follow along!

August 22, 2017

Shop Share- Ben the Rooster Christmas Cards

August 22, 2017

Hi Friends! If you have been reading for a while, you know all about Ben the Rooster and how much we love his post cards and how great they have been for Hallie’s vocabulary and enthusiasm for learning!

Another amazing thing about Ben the Rooster is his stationary shop! When you purchase from the shop, 50% of the profits are used to help support under-resourced classrooms, how amazing is that?
Right now Ben has a really cool option for your kids to design their own holiday cards to send to family and friends! Hallie and I just tried it and it was super fun!

First Ben sends a postcard with the instructions and the canvas for your child to decorate.

Hallie chose to draw a snowman. So I helped her by drawing an example on scrap paper and letting her practice on scrap paper herself.  When she was ready, she finished on the paper canvas provided by Ben.

 

 

Once your child is done decorating their card, you just send them back to Ben in the pre-addressed and stamped envelope provided by Ben himself, and wait for your designs to come back! We can hardly wait to send out cards to Hallie’s loved ones this holiday season! Be sure to check back here closer to the holidays to see how amazing our cards turned out!

To learn more about Ben and the amazing activity opportunities he has for kids, check out his website or Instagram page!

August 9, 2017

Mint Standard the dress every mom needs

August 9, 2017

You know when you fall in love with a piece of clothing.  Nothing in your closet seems to compare and you want to wear it everyday? That is Mint Standard dresses for me. I seriously need to get one for every day of the week, because I never want to take it off.

My friend Kelley wanted to create an article of clothing that was presentable enough to wear to work, but also comfortable enough to wear running errands and playing with the kids. Clothing that is both comfortable as well as fashionable! There are so many amazing features about these clothes that I just cannot stop gushing about them!

First, the fabric is similar to that of high end sports wear so it wicks sweat. Which means you are free to chase your kids in the hot summer sun and still look absolutely fabulous while you do it! It also is super stretchy and has the deepest pockets you’ve ever seen! Feel free to tuck anything inside them; beer, your child’s toys, a subway foot long…try it, they’ll fit! Plus who doesn’t love a dress with pockets?!

Not convinced yet? Check out Kelley’s segment on Charlotte Today and see the dress in action! I promise you will need one when you see it!

Check out Mint Standard’s Website, Facebook and Instagram 

<3 Kelly

August 1, 2017

Picnic

August 1, 2017

One of our favorite things to do in the summer is wait for a out of character cooler day, douse ourselves in bug spray and take our lunch outside! Today was that day! 

We grabbed a turkey sandwich from one of our favorite sub shops, cut up some watermelon and headed outside!

 I just loved listening to Hallie chatter about how excited she was to start preschool.

 She is growing up so fast! I just want to bottle these moments up and hang on to them forever.  

 What are some of your favorite summer activities? 

 <3 Kelly and Hallie

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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