Happily Ever Mock

Oooh! I just love doing the first post after a blog makeover! So here goes…

This weekend was quite busy! We had Christopher’s buddy Josh’s wedding on Saturday.  It was Texas themed and Hallie had a blast! Especially on the dance floor! The venue had mounted bulls on the walls and Hallie would point at them and exclaim “Puppy!” She makes me laugh!

That Ghost is me, please forgive my paleness, we have had zero sun this spring

Hallie and Josh’s daughter Faith, she was the flower girl

Hallie helping Mr. John try to catch the boquet

 Then on Sunday, my cousin Anna’s little guy turned 4! I took Hallie to his party before Church. She had fun playing in the wee kid area. They had bouncy mats and an itty bitty punching bag maze! This kid is going to be unstoppable soon! I swear she is fearless!

That face! Today I am picking up Christopher’s cousin Lizzy from the airport and she’s staying overnight before heading to DC! It should be fun! Hope everyone had a lovely weekend! <3 Kelly

It’s fabulous Friday again! Is it just me or did this week DRAG?  This weekend we are going to another wedding! One of Christopher’s good friends is getting married.  We actually have a wedding the next 2 weekends, so most of Sunday will be spent relaxing!

Well  friends since it’s Friday, and Fridays should be filled with excitement,  I have an announcement! Not only is this blog about to get a gorgeous new makeover, but also I am about to start a feature called “Who, What, Where, Why Wednesday” where my favorite bloggers will be stopping by each Wednesday and dishing a little bit about themselves! I would love to have anyone and everyone participate, so if you are interested in joining along, please email me at Kelhof87@gmail.com.  I am proud to announce that I already have the next 6 weeks lined up with some great bloggers!

Okay, the part you have all been waiting for, pictures of that cute little one!

1. Hallie loves her Sadie Girl

2. I am convinced she know’s that she is cute!

3. Her new favorite thing is sharing with Stella (Yes we are still playing with Easter eggs!)

4. She also loves hugging! Just not me! This is her new favorite toy!

5. Her favorite place to hang out!

Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend! Don’t forget to shoot me an email if you are interested in Who, What, When, Where, Why Wednesday! And stay tuned for the blog makeover!
<3 Kelly

Reading: In between books now! I was hoping to get out to the library this week, but it’s been flooding all week, and I have tried to steer clear of the roads as much as possible, while building my arc! Maybe I’ll go today if I get all of my chores done.

Watching: Just finished American Idol! Watching the Dancing with the Stars finale next week! Always watching Ellen and counting down days until the PLL premier! 19 days! I’m obsessed, I know!

Listening to: Oldies but goodies! I usually listen to classics in the car because I am a bit tired of hearing Taylor Swift and Uptown funk every other song…but that could change with my mood!

Working on: Still preparing for Hallie’s first birthday! I can’t believe we are almost a month away! I have so much to do!

Looking Forward to: My birthday is next week and Christopher is taking the weekend off. I also have my mother in law coming in. And we are throwing a pool party at my parent’s house…if the weather clears up!

Loving: The new Starbucks S’mores Frap! I just had to splurge the other day! Also our sweet friends Larissa and Luna bought Hallie her own “Starbucks cup” so she can be just like Momma! Hilarious! 

Happy Thursday!
<3 Kelly

One Year ago I couldn’t wait to meet you.  I wondered what you would look like. Would you have Dad’s nose? Would you have my eyes? Would you cry a lot or would you be quiet and content?  Would you be a good eater and a good sleeper or would we have countless midnight sing alongs and feedings?

 I would sit in your nursery in your rocker and imagine what it would be like to hold you and rock you to sleep.  Imagining the unknown scenarios of what it would be like to be your Mom. Happy and scared. Would I be good at being your Mom? Would I know what to do?
I did know a few things…

 I would love you more than I could fathom.
Your father and I would be the luckiest parents in the world.
And no matter what, I would always do everything in my power to protect you and make you happy.

Then you got here. And things just fell into place. I learned that you do have my eyes, but you still look just like your Daddy. You were are a very happy baby. Content, but not always quiet. You were always a good sleeper, but that isn’t surprising now because you are great at everything you do. You are strong and so capable for such a little peanut.  You are so much fun! You make me laugh. And you make me cry because I was right about those 3 little things.

And I will always do EVERYTHING in my power to protect you and make you happy!

With my birthday less than 2 weeks away, I thought it would be fun to share some of the things I have had my eye on! Of course anything from my Mother’s Day Wish List would be awesome as well!

1. New Sunnies- It is finally time to bite the bullet and toss my beloved Juicy shades. I have a pretty tiny face, so finding sunglasses that fit is hard.  I LOVE that they cat eye frames are coming back and these purple Ralph Lauren ones are adorable!

2. TOMS- I usually get a new pair of TOMS each summer! These are cute and simple and I think would match a ton of my summer clothes!

3. Ellen Tank Top– I JUST LOVE ELLEN! I record it while I am at work in the afternoons and usually watch it the next morning! I think this “Have A Little Fun Today” tank would be a great Summer tank!

4. New Makeup- I am running out of some of my essentials! I could definitely use a new foundation and eye highlighter! I love both products from Mary Kay

5. Target Gift Cards- Because who can’t find something they need at Target! AMIRIGHT!?

Happy Tuesday!
<3 Kelly

This was my first Mother’s Day that I really got to celebrate. Mother’s Day last year I woke up to get ready for Church, but Hallie had other plans for us! We instead went to the hospital and urged Hallie to stay in until a little closer to her due date! The rest of my day was spent on bed rest.

I think about how scared I was that I wouldn’t get to meet my girl and I really lift up in prayer the Mom’s who have lost their babies.  The Mom’s who have been waiting to be called Mom.

This year I was lucky enough to be able to celebrate with my baby girl.
We didn’t do anything extra special.  We just went to Church and spent a lot of the day snuggling. Then we went to dinner at my parent’s house.

This was the kid’s gift to Nana

My favorite part of the day was snuggling up last night and introducing her to Fantasia! She loved all of the music and animation! It was so fun!

Watching Fantasia! On a side note! Please excuse my phone pics! Over the weekend, my camera cable got up and walked away! Hoping to get my replacement tonight! Hope everyone had a great weekend! <3 Kelly

I have recently acquired some new followers, so I thought it would be fun to do another little “getting to know me” type post! Here are 5 little dreams of mine, and I encourage you to share yours in the comments!

1. My Dream Vacation-  I would definitely choose Italy in a heartbeat for many reasons! 1. I would love to see where my Mother’s family came from in Catania Sicily. 2. I would LOVE to binge on the best Italian food in the world! Wine, Gnocchi, Bruschetta, yes please! 3. If I could just lay on an Italian beach undisturbed for like an hour, I might melt!

2. My Dream Job- Would be to work for Freshly Picked! The more I learn about this company and Susan Peterson, I am super impressed! I would love to be a part of that! Plus their product is unlike any other! Hallie and I both adore their adorable Moccasins! And I know for a fact that each and every one are made with love!

3. My Dream Car- I know it’s lame, but I would want the Mazda CX-9! Plenty of room for all of my kiddos, and so so pretty!

4. My Dream Skill- To learn how to sew, like really sew! With a sewing machine! I would LOVE to be able to make little outfits and things for Hallie!

5. My Dream Home Town-
I definitely left my heart in San Francisco! If I could choose one place to call home, it would be the city by the bay!

I hope this has helped you get to know me a little better! Please share your dreams in the comments! I would love to get to know you better!
<3 Kelly

There are so many things that this little face can be saying! You caption it!
Happy Wednesday!
<3 Kelly

If you don’t remember, on Friday I was VERY excited to have my first girl’s night away from Hallie since October! Not to mention I haven’t had more than an hour or so away from her since January (but this only included time for me to get chores done or go to work to take care of other kids minus mine) so this really was a MUCH needed break!

On Friday evening I am leaving work giddy excited to get a yummy dinner and try a new swanky dessert place in Dallas with my bestie, when I get in the car to our check engine light on…GREAT! I immediately called my husband who kindly suggested that I still go out, but have my friend Joyce pick me up, and he’d work on the car. So I agreed and called Joyce. We made plans to do something closer to home (since she was already in Dallas it didn’t make sense for her to be driving back and forth so many times!) While waiting on Joyce, Christopher discovered that all was fine with the car and that it needed just a small repair that didn’t affect the safety or performance of the vehicle, AWESOME! So I was calling Joyce to let her know all was good and that I could still meet her if she wanted to, and the poor girl informed me that she had gotten in a minor wreck! I felt just TERRIBLE! Thankfully she was okay, but we decided to reschedule our night out for another night. This freed Christopher up to head out to his fishing trip a few hours earlier than expected, so it was just me and Hallie! After putting her to bed, I decided not to let the night’s unfortunate events get me down and planned to take Hallie to one of my favorite brunch spots in the morning!

On Saturday morning, I decided to pull up the menu to this restaurant, and came to find that they had closed! Super bummer! So I made some pancakes and sausage for me and the little miss.

Later in the afternoon I packed up all of the groceries I bought to make a nice meal for Christopher’s Mom and family for an early Mother’s day celebration! I got all of the ingredients to a pesto sauce in my Father in Law’s food processor and clicked it on….nothing happened…I switched the plug to the outlet where I was charging my phone…again nothing… Okay so it’s a defective food processor. I decided to pull out the blender. Which I can only find half of! My sweet mother in law then steps in and tries to help me think out a new plan.  What about the blender in the bar she suggests! Good thinking, I tried that and it was rusted…darn! So my Mother in Law calls my Brother in law who lives close by and asks if we can borrow his blender. He agreed and my mother in law was back with it in no time! I transfer all of the ingredients over and go to turn on the blender….which starts smoking! If you are keeping count this is now the 4th attempt to get my pesto sauce blended! So now my Mother in Law get’s creative. She puts 1/2 of the ingredients in my Father In Laws Magic Bullet  which is small so we would have to do it in steps. She turns it on…NOTHING! You can’t make this up! We again try my phone in the outlet, and it works great! WHAT THE HECK! One more call to my brother in law who is kind enough to bring over his food processor over. We transfer the ingredients….and….IT WORKS! I about died! After 6 attempts, we were finally cooking!

Pesto Cream Sauce

We had a nice meal, and as we were leaving my mother in law points out the giant FULL MOON! Well no wonder!

I also made a Bolognese Sauce My brother in law also made a Focaccia Bread which thanks to our late dinner everyone snacked on!  He also made a yummy Tiramisu

Sunday my bad luck didn’t stop! I went to get Hallie’s formula and my Similac check got stuck in the check machine and took the attendant 10 minutes to get it out.  Then last night Hallie and I both had middle of the night allergy attacks and couldn’t sleep! We are running on empty this morning!
So that was my weekend, how was yours?
<3 Kelly