Happily Ever Mock

Good morning and Happy Monday! Hope everyone had a great weekend! We had a pretty busy weekend! 

Hallie helped Pop with some computer problems with Puppy’s help of course

She also played with her buddy Bach

And she read Aunt Kate some stories

She had a great time! Sunday-  We went to a backyard picnic to celebrate our buddy Mira’s 1st birthday! Hallie and Mira were due 2 days apart, and it has been so much fun watching them both grow up!   Her Mommy did a FANTASTIC job with all of the decorations and everything, and Hallie of course had a blast! We also loved meeting Mira’s big family! That girl is sure surrounded with a lot of love! PS if you haven’t checked out their non-profit organization, please do! After the party, we went to Church as a family, then Mommy enjoyed a dinner out with Joyce! So much fun! All in all it was a wonderful weekend!  XOXO -Kelly

Watching: Summer TV really is the pits… except for PLL of course! Which has me on the edge of my seat each week racking my brain for clues! Ah! I was so bummed that there was no new episode this week! 

Looking Forward to: Some time with Christopher! He has been working so hard, and gets some time off this weekend, which should be nice!

Loving: For Mommy: 

Crochet Shorts

Toms For Hallie:  It does make me a little sad that Hallie is able to fit into the pjs without feet, but the fact that these cute Carter’s ones come in ballet prints makes it so much easier to swallow!

These “Scoop of Mint” Moccasins are just the cutest! Neither doll I wanted to get Hallie for her birthday worked out.  Sadly one is sold out until Autumn and the other doubled in price just before I decided to place my order! These are 2 just as adorable and both reasonably priced considering! The mermaid can be found here and the girl doll can be found here.    Both shops also do custom orders and have many many more cute options…hence why I have yet to order!!! Hope everyone has a great Thursday! <3 Kelly

It’s Wednesday again friends, and you know what that means! Another edition of Who, What, When, Where Why Wednesday! Today Courtney is here from From Here to Eternity:

Who Are you:
Hi e’rrrrrr’ybody (as my 2 year old would say, ha ha!) I’m Courtney and I blog at From Here to Eternity. I’ve been married to Eric for over 7 years and we have our sweet daughter Mia (who is basically our whole world) and a baby boy on the way!

What do you blog about, When did you start, Why do you blog?
I started my blog a few years ago to document my life with Eric- all of our adventures, the good, the bad, the ugly… but it’s pretty much turned into Mia’s journal 🙂 I just really love documenting everything I can because so much changes on the daily!

Where do you live?
We have been living in Arizona for almost 6 months now! Utah will always feel like home, but the Phoenix Valley has been really good to us so far!

What are you most excited about for baby boy?
Goodness, I don’t know how to share one thing that I’m most excited about with baby boy on the way? I’m definitely thrilled to experience a mother/son relationship, I can’t wait for the newborn snuggles (and the smell- there’s nothing better than the smell of a newborn!) but I think I’m most excited to be giving Mia a sibling. She has been so in tune with this pregnancy that I have high hopes that she will adore baby brother once he arrives and love being a big sister!

What’s a hidden talent you have?
I don’t think I have any hidden talents? It may surprise some to hear that I am pretty musical (but I can’t sing… no siree, that is not my talent!) Unfortunately I haven’t had the time for it (or made the time for it) especially since becoming a mom. But I look forward to the day that we buy a home and finally get a piano, I will definitely make it a point to start playing every day again!

What’s the last movie you saw?
Eric and I just went to the movie theater to watch The Avengers last month which is a big deal for us! We LOVE going to the movies now that they are such a rare occasion! We miss having access to family for babysitting more often 😉

What dessert can you never get enough of? 
I’m pretty sure I could never get enough of dessert in general, ha ha! But I suppose ice cream would be first on that list! Speaking of… I’ve REALLY been craving a brownie batter blizzard (with heath chunks) for the last week. I think I’m going to cave and indulge this week!

Who’s your style icon?
This might seem really sad but I don’t really have a style icon. The saddest part is that I don’t have much style myself and I’m too intimidated to dive into that world to even find an icon for myself, ha ha!

I think you are pretty stylish Courtney! Thanks for answering my questions!
<3 Kelly 


PS. Let me know if you are interested in being a guest on a WWWWW Wednesday in the future?

There are 2 things you need to know about me:

 Friday, July 10th at Krispy Kreme Donuts:

On Friday Krispy Kreme celebrates it’s 78th year with a fabulous donut deal! With the purchase of 1 dozen doughnuts, you’ll get an extra dozen of original glazed for only .78! That’s a steal! And might be cause for another doughnut party!

Happy Monday! Today Hallie and I are back to work! Can’t wait to hear about all the fun my little girls had on their vacations! We hope everyone had a great holiday weekend! We sure did!

Friday we spent some time with family! Hallie was even lucky enough to get her big cousin Luke to give her a ride in his car:

The S.S. Minnie

It was a terrific time!
Hope everyone has a great week!
<3 Kelly

One of Hallie’s favorite little buddy’s Miss Mira and her family have started a non profit organization, called “The National PHACES Association” in honor of little Mira.  This organization will help educate the medical community on this rare syndrome and provide much needed funds to families with PHACES children who need to travel for treatment and support.  I invite you all to go check it out and make a donation to help families much like our dear friends…plus check out how cute this little girl is! What a great 1st birthday present that would be for her!

Hallie playing with her buddy Mira

little awareness and every little bit will help!

On to Oh hey Friday, pics!

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This kid! So expressive. Onesie/Skirt similar here/Moccasins

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She’s Loving the pool! Swimsuit

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Playing at Nanas! Dress is a hand me down / Moccasins

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Seahorse Tunic and Leggings- Mud Pie Crown Headband- Etsy

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That smile!! Red Dress- Dillards Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend! Hallie and I are back to work full time next week! <3 Kelly

Linking with September Farm

Oh Hallie! This is the update that is the most bittersweet! We have made it to 1 year! Which has brought so much fun and excitement, but at the same time, Mommy is missing that wee little peanut that we brought home from the hospital a year ago.  That tiny girl that slept on my chest all day that was too small for her preemie clothes.  That girl with the thick dark hair and giant blue eyes.  As much as I miss those days, each and every day with you is more fun! You are learning so much and have become quite independent! 

Here is all about you at 1 year old sweet pea:

I was wrong on the height and weight. This was before our appointment. We tried weighing her on Pop’s scale at work! Age- 1  year Weight- We fell off the charts again, we are only 15 lbs and 1.5 oz Length- 29 inches tall!! So tall like her daddy! Size- Mostly 3-6 month clothes. Sometimes 9 month for length.  Size 2 Diapers Eyes- Starting to turn a little green like her daddy’s!  Hair- Light brown and getting long. Almost time for a haircut!  Sleeping- 2 naps a day and 11 hours at night.  Eating- Anything and everything! We just started Whole Milk and are taking it like a champ out of a sippy cup! No more bottles!  Milestones-  Took first steps. We have 1 tooth!  Memorable outings- Lots of birthday parties, photo shoots, and swimming.  We also enjoyed arena football with Pop these last couple months.   Favorite toys/activities-  Stuffed animals (Especially my puppy, giraffe and bunny), Books (especially animal books like Dear Zoo), Pat-a-cake, cars and musical toys! Looking at all the pictures in the house with Daddy Words/sounds- I have lost count of all of the words that she knows! We at least have 20-25.  My favorite ones: Mama, Daddy, Puppy, Stella, Tickle-tickle and Hi! Nicknames- I call her sweet pea, peanut, sweet girl or Hal…Daddy likes to call her Daniel son when I put headbands on her…but other than that sticks to a generic sweetie or cutie! Funny moments- This girl always leaves us cracking up! Today she started waving and screaming “Hiiiii” to a kid on a bike in front of her friend Jude’s house  Looking forward to- The holidays! Should be really fun this year!  We had to do these in 2 sessions because somebody was not very happy! Red Dress- Dillards Seahorse Tunic and Leggings- Mud Pie Crown Headband- Etsy

I have such a treat for you! Courtney is here from A+Life dishing all about her blog today! Check it out!


Who are you? 

I’m Courtney and I blog over at A + Life! I’m a 26 year old mama of two girlies, happily married wife of 8.5 years, former hair stylist, latte addict, and believer.


What do you blog about? Anything and everything! I primarily blog about motherhood, but I also share about our faith, DIY projects, What I Wore, homeschooling, and I chronicled our battle through secondary infertility as well.


When did you start blogging? February of 2012!


Where do you live? Joplin, Missouri.


Why did you decide to blog? I always wanted to blog but I didn’t feel like I had anything exciting enough to write about. Then my first daughter, Abigail, was born and after about a year and a half of failing to keep up with her baby book I finally decided to try my hand at blogging. I fell in love with it and have been writing about her(and now my second daughter, Mabel) ever since!

I was also lucky to have Courtney answer some fun random questions for me! 

Who is your biggest role model? Easy! My biggest role model is my own Mama. She is one of my very best friends, the person I call first about everything, the person I have always emulated, copied, and I can only hope to be half the wife, Mom, and woman that my Mom is.

What is your favorite wardrobe stable? I just recently wrote a post about this! My biggest wardrobe staple would be tank tops. Currently, they are these nursing tanks. But, when I’m not nursing, I usually layer a tank under almost anything I wear. I love these from Target!


Tell us about a favorite childhood memory? When I was a little girl, during the summer my parents would fairly regularly take us to the drive in movie theater. They would play a children’s movie first, then an “adult” movie second. We would pop our own popcorn and put it in a bowl mixed with M&M’s. After the kids movie was over my brother and I would have to lay down and go to sleep in the back of the van while my parents watched the grown up movie.

We have a drive in movie theater here in town and we took Abigail for the very first time last summer. It was SO much fun and I hope it is something we can do every summer as a family!


It’s girls night out. Where are you and your girls headed? Well, we’ve either saved up and waited for a new movie to come out(a Mockingjay girls night this November will definitely be happening!) But, if we aren’t going to see a new favorite movie, then we usually meet up at Chipotle for dinner and then head to Cheddars for cheap drinks. They have my favorite margarita there- a sangria swirl- for $4.50 and it is enormous!

We also do pinterest parties fairly regularly. So much fun!

What is your favorite thing about yourself? Oh goodness! I have no idea. How do you answer this question without sounding like a complete tool? Let’s go with something safeish like, my favorite thing about myself is my type B personality. I don’t get worked up over much and that lets me be a generally happy and laid back person. Eh?

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 Thanks Courtney! <3 Kelly

Hallie and her Memi

Buddy Aiden and some of our playgroup friends!

Hallie and Sadie girl! She LOVES her Sadie

Mira, one of Hallie’s besties!

Hallie and Best Buddy Luna

Of course my kid stole her ball…

Family photo before cake cutting

Of course Hallie just wanted to touch the fire, so Mommy helped blow out the candles!

Waiting impatiently for cake

Digs in, no fork needed

Until she was done…check out all the cake in her hair!

Gift time!

Moccasin obsession…like mother like daughter

Hallie’s new best friend! This dog is  one of her new favorite toys!

Hallie with Memi, Mommy and Daddy

Hallie with Nana, Bapa and Mommy

 She had a great time and we are so blessed to have so many family and friends who helped us celebrate 1 year of our sweet girl!! Thanks to everyone who came out!
<3 Kelly

first birthday party! I knew I wanted a Princess Theme, and I knew that I wanted the color scheme to be lavender, rose and gold. I did not imagine how perfectly things would come together, but that day was absolutely perfect (aside from forgetting to pick up the balloons that is…opps!)

As people arrived, they read Hallie’s story as they walked up to the door.

The “One” Banner from Hallie’s 1 year photos, courtesy of my sweet friend Whitney

Through these doors people put their bags, we just dressed it up with leftover butterflies

The dining room where food was placed. Note the flying butterflies

I also made that tassel banner

Party Hats and Favors

My little Sadie made the sign. I’m not sure if you can see her little signature at the bottom right..so cute!

Dessert Table

Linzer Cookies

Gourmet Popcorn

The Cake

More butterflies leading to the kitchen

Drinks

Paper straws

The highchair and tutu skirt

I brought Hallie’s photo books

And placed 1 year photos out for people to sign

This is the most detailed chalkboard I have ever done and it tells all about Hallie

Hallie’s Godmother made this sweet banner for her

12 months of Hallie frame and the invitation

One of our favorite dollies

And of course all the food

 And last but not least…the outfit

 xoxo
<3 Kelly