Happily Ever Mock

Bunny Costume Review

I knew when we started to prepare for Halloween, that Hallie probably wouldn’t fit in a store bought costume, given her teeny stature.  I also knew that a first Halloween costume was not the time for me to attempt to learn how to sew or crochet, so unless I wanted to put her in a tutu (The only thing I know how to make) I had to think of another alternative.
So I looked to Etsy for a solution! I searched bunny hats and diaper covers and came across this shop:
InHs Tyme
The shop owner Wendy Dyk carries crochet hats, diaper covers as well as adorable headbands for babies first photos and other occasions.  I fell in love with her work and picked this sweet bunny costume!
I ordered it, and within a day received a personal message from Wendy thanking me for my order and letting me know that their would be a “delay” because she had to order the yarn.  It was totally fine as I had planned well ahead and purchased over a month before Halloween.  However, within 4 days of her sweet email, my items shipped! That is a delay?! 
She worked so quickly, and was a pleasure to correspond with! And Oh my goodness did I love the product! 
It was beautiful and soft on Hallie’s delicate baby skin! It looked absolutely precious on her! Don’t believe me? Take a look!


I highly recommend visiting Wendy’s shop! Her items are absolutely precious! I know I will be purchasing again soon! I might just have to partake in one of the adorable Christmas items she posted! Seriously! How cute are these Santa hats and Reindeer hats!?

Check her out!
<Kelly 

Happy Hallie-ween!

Good morning folks and Happy Monday! Did everyone enjoy their Halloween weekend? We sure did! 
Hallie and Luna trick or treated in my parent’s neighborhood (not even a full street though, lol, it was cold and they were tired!) then we went around to other family and friends houses to show off her cute costume…


Oh yeah! The costume! That’s what you came to see, right?! 


Well first…..


I have a quick story! 


When we found out we were pregnant I decided that if our baby was a girl, she would be what I was for my first Halloween, and if it was a boy, he would be what Christopher was for his first Halloween! 


So, I was very excited to find out we were having a girl because I knew we would have a cute little…..
BUNNY for Halloween! 


Here is me at 5 months old as a little bunny! 


Ready for the surplus of pictures??? 
This Halloween, I went as a Magician, and Hallie was the Bunny from my Magic Hat!
Here you go!

Hope the adorableness (is that a word) of the costume was worth the wait!
Oh and stay tuned tomorrow for the costume review!
What did you do for Halloween!?
<3 Kelly 

Oh Hey, Friday! Halloween pics from the week!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!! I am so thrilled to take Hallie Trick or Treating tonight! Look for pictures on Monday! Yep, the BIG costume reveal will be Monday! 


What is everyone doing for Halloween?
Tonight we are going Trick or Treating with Luna and her Mommy and Daddy! 


So I know, everyone has been waiting to see some cute Halloween pics of Hallie, so here we go:


1. This was one cute outfit from the week! Hallie has REALLY started playing! I mean she has toy preferences and will roll to get to what she wants! And EVERYTHING goes right in the mouth!


2. We also celebrated my nephew’s birthday this week! He’s 8 and I CANNOT believe it! 

         







3. This kid! She is so silly! Wearing her witch hat shirt from Nana! 







































4. All dressed up! This day we matched Luna! I added the Hat later while we were at home playing though, I think she is going to enjoy playing dress up just like Mommy! 🙂




5 Hallie’s 1st Pumpkin! It didn’t really turn out how I had envisioned, but they never do, right?



































I hope everyone has fun with whatever they have planned tonight! Stay safe too! And don’t forget to check back here Monday for cute Trick or Treat pics!!!
<3 Kelly

The Day I Found Out

Today marks one year since I found out I was pregnant with Hallie Anne! In a sense I have had her for a whole year today! I remember getting in my car to go to school that morning and smelling something that smelled strongly like clean laundry! (Fun Fact, I don’t usually do our laundry, I do Hallie’s though) So I am smelling my clothes, trying to figure out if it was a different detergent that Christopher had bought.  Finally I remembered that Scentsy air freshener I had bought for my car months ago, that no longer smelled, that I hadn’t bothered to remove was “Clean Breeze” scent and supposed to smell like laundry.  


OMIGOSH! I thought there is no way I would have normally smelled that! I need to take a pregnancy test! Unfortunately my day was super busy with no time for stops.  At that point in time I was driving an hour to and from school each way.  
So all day at school I’m antsy, I go to pick up my girls at school and I am bursting with excitement! 
Now, that evening I was supposed to have my sister and cousin over to carve pumpkins, and I didn’t want to cancel, especially if this was all a fluke (the Dr had said it might take a while), so I swung by a drugstore as fast as I could on my way home from work. I couldn’t wait any longer it had been 12 hours since I first suspected it!
When I got home I got dinner ready super quick and took the test! I could hardly contain my excitement when it came back positive! Before I had time to digest the news, Katie and Hannah arrived! We ate dinner and carved pumpkins and the whole time I am just dying to blurt out the news.  But I wanted to tell Christopher first and he wasn’t home yet! 
As soon as he did get home, I excused myself to write a little note for him to hand to him with the pregnancy test as soon as Katie and Hannah left.  BTW! No offense girls! But I couldn’t wait for you to leave!!! Ha!! Seriously though even though I was having fun and love my girls, I couldn’t hold the news in any longer! So when Christopher went out to walk them to their cars, I breathed a sigh of relief and ran to get my note! 
Needless to say, he was so excited! In a way it feels like it has been much longer than a year.  The horrible pregnancy itself seems like it was a year long! But I can also remember the exact way I felt when I read that test, just like it was yesterday.  That’s the day I became Hallie’s Mom.

One Lovely Blog Award

2 Posts in 1 day! Madness, I know!

One Lovely Blog Award

I recently was nominated for the “One Lovely Blog Award” By Girl Talk and was super excited to learn a little more about her and share a little more about myself! Not to mention, I get to nominate 15 amazing bloggers and learn some cool facts about them as well! 


Here are the rules, quite simple…
1. Thank the person who nominated you
2. Add the One Lovely Blog Award to your post or blog
3. Share 7 facts about yourself
4. Nominate 15 bloggers you admire / read and let them know they have been nominated by commenting on their blog.

 7 random facts about me-
1. Super embarrassing, but oldies music are one of my guilty pleasures! Seriously, if I come across some Beatles, Van Morrison, Steve Miller or Frankie Valli on the radio, I will usually turn it up and sing along…Blame my Dad, at least for the Frankie Valli!
2. I have seen every episode of Friends countless times and I am SOOOO a Monica! 
3. I am a horrible coffee addict! I am on my 4th cup today!
4. I love arts and crafts!
5. I danced growing up, mostly classical ballet
6. I am DEFINITELY not an outdoorsy girl…fun fact though, My Dad works for the Boy Scouts, Go figure! Work for the boy scouts and get 3 girls, non of which are fond of being outside
7. I HATE wearing watches! I don’t like things tight on my wrist!
If you want to know more read this post and this post!
Now to nominate 15 blogs…

Word on the Streets
Looking forward to hearing more about these ladies, if you so chose! 
<3 Kelly

eShakti Review

Good morning Momma’s! Who here feels different after having a baby raise your hand? (My hand is high in the air!) 
It’s not that I still have a TON of weight to lose, but mostly that my clothes fit differently and I am not nearly as comfortable in them as I was.  I can go to the store and buy new clothes, but I never feel like I am one specific size.  Anyone else feel like that? I have long legs, big hips, no butt, and a small waist with leftover skin from where Hallie parked her cute little behind for 9 months!
So you’ll understand how OVER THE MOON I was to hear about eShakti! 
eShakti is an online boutique where you can pick ANY dress, pants, shirt, skirt and customize it to fit your body perfectly! No, I’m not kidding! Need a hem a little longer? They can do it! Don’t like that neckline, fix it! Seriously it is the best thing ever! When I was approached to review one of their dresses I nearly exploded with excitement! 
The ordering process was easy! (Aside from picking a style, there are so many great things to choose) It got here so quickly, and the best part…Check out the fit of this dress…it’s like it was specifically made for me! (OH WAIT, It was!) 


And, want to hear some great news?! eShakti is offering my readers a 10% off coupon credit when they use the coupon code “happilyevermock” valid from 10/21/2014 â€“ 11/21/2014 Perfect for buying a dress for the holidays! 

You can always learn more about eShakti by visiting them on Facebook, Pinterest or Twitter!
I hope you check them out! They were a pleasure to work with!
<3 Kelly

Pumpkin Patch

On Sunday, Hallie and I went with Family and Friends to the Pumpkin Patch,
She was super tired, but here are the adorable pictures that we got!

Hallie and Cousin Brayden

 Silly Baby

 Hallie and Tia Joyce

 Hallie and Cousin Hannah

 Hallie and Auntie Katie

 Mommy, Hallie and Brayden

 Mommy and Hallie

Me and Amanda (My sister’s bestie) 

 Me and my Cousin Hannah

 Me and My sis!

 Me and Joyce, the bestie!

Me and my cousin Hannah


I can’t wait until next year! I bet Hallie will really enjoy the pumpkin patch then! We did pick 3 pumpkins by the way, I don’t know why it never occurred to me to get a picture of Hallie with 
them, or even a picture of them at all for that matter! I’m going to blame this one on Mommy brain! 
We got a Daddy sized one, a Mommy sized on and a baby sized one! I will definitely get their picture before cutting them open! Promise!


Also stay tuned, the finishing touches went onto my costume last night! 
Hallie and I are officially ready! Bring on HALLOWEEN!
<3 Kelly
Sweet Turtle SoupLinking up with Sweet Turtle Soup

Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow

Good morning friends! I hope everyone had a fantastic weekend! If you are an avid reader of my blog, than you know I made a huge change over the weekend! On Saturday I cut 8 inches off of my hair to donate in honor of my mother to Pantene’s Beautiful Lengths.  
If you haven’t read about my Mom’s journey, you can do so here: http://initforthelonghaulbarb.blogspot.com/


I knew when my parents sat me down a few month’s before my wedding and told me that my mother’s cancer had returned, that I wanted to donate my hair.  So I started growing it just a few months after our wedding and finally now, it was long enough! Thank goodness by the way, because this 4 month’s postpartum shed has been driving me insane! Momma’s, can I get an Amen?


I made an appointment with my stylist, Tiffany with Shears To You and My parent’s came with me to watch the change (okay, my Dad mainly came to hold the baby, he’s not a fan of the short hair thing!) But I was so happy to have my Mom there! It really meant a lot!


Here are the pictures of my transformation:

Before, can you tell my hair was in a pony? lol

Here’s the big cut!
 Love Tiffany, girl cracks me up!
8 inches, gone!!!
Here is the finished look! I LOVE it! Thanks Tiffany!!!


Best picture of the day!(Which is why I saved it for last!) My Mom and I! 

I know My mother is going through a rough and scary time, and I was so thankful that she came with me! If you would keep my Mother in your thoughts or prayers, we would be thankful! She starts the process of a new treatment tomorrow! 
I love you Mom!
<3 Kelly

Oh hey, Friday Pics from the week 4th edition

Oh hey, FRIDAY ( I say in my best Katy Perry impression)
Linking up with September Farm (Wish her luck, she’s having her baby!)
This is totally what our weekend looks like….Ha! J/K, I’m a boring Mommy now! lol
Tonight: Hallie and I are having dinner with my cousin Anna, and her son Brayden!
Saturday: Tomorrow I am trading in my long locks for my old bob! For those of you that don’t know, I have been growing out my hair for the past (almost) 2 years to donate to Pantene Beautiful Lengths in honor of my Mother.  She has been suffering for the past 2+ years from Colon Cancer. Tomorrow is the day! My hair will most likely be the shortest it’s EVER been…in case you are wondering…here is the shortest it’s ever been!
3 more things I will say about this:
1. It’s going to be weird
2. I love having short hair
3. I hope Hallie doesn’t freak out!
Saturday night I have a night with just my 2 little girls, Cleo and Sadie! We are making Pizza and Tutus! 

Sunday: Church and Pumpkin Patch! 🙂 

So now what you really came for…pics from the week! I know, you really come to see the baby! lol!

Monday
She fell asleep while Daddy was playing with her!

Tuesday
Cooing and squealing at herself in the Dr’s office mirror!

Wednesday 
Having Fun with Mommy at Story Time

Thursday
Bright Eyed hanging out with Mommy at work

Friday
Happy Girl after her morning Bottle! Note my new Jamicure!

Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend! See you Monday!
<3 Kelly 


The Many Faces of Hallie: Too Loud!

“Hey Mom! Why is this music sooo loud!? I’m trying to nap in here!”

I would love to see some of the funny faces your kids make! Please share! 
Happy Thursday!
-Kelly