Archives for October 2017

Happy Halloween! We are so excited to share Hallie’s Halloween costume with you! First, lets take a little walk down memory lane and recall her costumes from the past.

For Hallie’s first Halloween, she was a bunny and I was a magician.  I even made a black hat to carry her around in!I had my heart set on the bunny costume, because that’s what I was for my first Halloween.

For Hallie’s second Halloween, she was obsessed with Mickey Mouse Club House. Donald and Daisy were her favorite characters, so I made her Daisy Duck and she carried around a little Donald toy.  That is until her treat bag got too heavy to only use one hand and Miss Independent put Donald on the ground, told him to “SIT!” and dragged her treat bag all by herself the rest of the night.  

Last year for Halloween, Hallie insisted on being a mermaid! She was the cutest Ariel I have ever seen and even used the correct terminology when combing her hair with a “Dinglehopper” Since we tossed out the pumpkins last year and before we finished all of the tootsie rolls, Hallie had decided that this year she wanted to be a Unicorn.  So without further ado, here is the Unicorn ensemble that Hallie and I came up with!

 I made the Tutu, Tail and Hooves. T-shirt- June and January. Unicorn Horn- Ashlilium. And as always the photos are by the very talented Purple Moments Photography.  

The Little Braids in her hair were just the icing on the cake of the sweetest costumer ever!

We hope everyone eats a lot of mini snickers bars and has a wonderful and safe Halloween!

It’s Friday eve! Is anyone else super jazzed for the weekend? I know we are! With Halloween around the corner, things are pretty festive around here! We are planning the Big Pumpkin Carve for the weekend as well as some painting!

Reading:

Usually this time of year it’s something Halloween related. This year Hallie is literally obsessed with The Scariest Book Ever, and I have to say it’s pretty cute!

I am still in a reading rut however, so please help! I love mysteries and thrillers!

Watching:

I literally JUST jumped on the This is Us train, so you can just pass the tissues while I ugly cry! Just finished season 1, and I am hooked!

Eating:

All the soup! Did you catch my Chicken Noodle Soup recipe?

Working on:

Up until about a day ago, I would have said Hallie’s Halloween costume, but it’s finally finished and I can’t wait to share it with you! Right now I am working on my Christmas to do list! It is around the corner you guys! This elf is excited!

Looking Forward to:

Tomorrow is supposed to be in the 50s, so that is pretty exciting! Aside from cooler weather The end of the year is about to go by in a blur! Trick or Treating, Baking pies, visiting with family (especially excited to see my cousin Karley come home for a visit from Montana), and before you know it Christmas!

Loving for Mommy:

2 things! A good friend of our family just started selling for Chloe and Isabell. They have the cutest jewelry! I am loving this Pendant Necklace! Check out her shop here! It’s the perfect place to stock up on Holiday gifts!

I also am going to need these black booties from Old Navy! They are too good!

Loving for Hallie:

This sweet little Gold and white Dress!

What do you have your eye on for your littles? Particularly 3 year old girls, because I am about to start working on Hal’s Christmas list and I need ideas!

Hope everyone has a great rest of the week and an even better weeekend

As soon as the temperature starts to drop here in Dallas, you can find me cooking up a big pot of soup. Our first pot of soup this season was a staple, Chicken Noodle. It was actually really good timing because Hallie came down with the sniffles just the night before.

Soup Ingredients:

• 2 TBS Olive Oil
• 1 Large yellow onion chopped
• 2 tsp garlic minced
• 3 Carrots Chopped
• 3 Celery Stalks Chopped
• 2 Cups of shredded Chicken
• 1 can of green beans (or whatever veggie you prefer)
• 12 Cups Chicken broth (I use bouillon powder but use slightly less powder than recomended on package to prevent it becoming too salty. Add to taste)
• 1 TBS chopped parsley (I use fresh but you can use dried)

Noodle Ingredients:

• 3 eggs
• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 ts salt

Directions:

1. Start by making the noodles. Mix All ingredients together and form a ball.  If it is too wet add extra flour. Too dry add a teaspoon of water.
2. Mix and cover bowl with a towel for 30 minutes
3. While you are waiting start on the soup.  First, in a large soup pot add olive oil, onion and garlic and let cook over medium heat until onions start to look translucent.
4. Add celery and carrots. Cover opening only to stir occasionally, until veggies become tender.
5. Add chicken and green beans.
6. Add broth and turn up the heat. Bring to boil while working on noodles.
7. Roll out dough on a floured surface and cut long ways into long skinny strips.  Then cut into about 1-2 inch noodles.
8. Once the pot is boiling drop noodles into pot. Add parsley.  Let cook for about 3 minutes. Reduce heat and serve!

Happy Monday Friends! This weekend was one for the books.  My Dad and his fiancee Linda made Hallie’s dreams come true with a fun trip to the Dallas Arboretum.  You see, Hallie’s very favorite movie right now is The Wizard of Oz, and the Arboretum’s Fall theme was just that.  Between the adorable theme and pumpkins and gourds everywhere, Hallie was just in awe taking everything in.  Of course she insisted on wearing her favorite Wizard of Oz dress and Ruby Slippers.

It was precious! They had a yellow brick road that led to little houses made of pumpkins.  In each house there was a painting of a scene from the movie.

Then of course there were Dorothy’s trusty friends, The Scarecrow, The Tin Man and The Cowardly Lion.

To top things off they had a horse of a different color, Cinderella’s carriage and Pumpkins that spelled out “Oz”

We all had such a wonderful time, and Hallie has been gushing about all the things she got to see since we left! This is by far the best pumpkin exhibit we have ever seen, and we can’t wait to go back!

Have you been to a Pumpkin Patch yet this year?