Watching: 
Give me all your favorite Netflix shows ladies!!! No more cable in T-5 days! Right now I am just watching Dancing with the Stars and soaking up my last few days of Ellen! I have been so spoiled with a DVR! 

Listening to:
I am a total nerd.  My favorite Pandora station is the Glee station.  It plays songs from the show as well as other acoustic artists mixed with some other popular songs! It is pretty great!

Working on:
Hallie is doing pretty good with the potty training! If we are home I usually keep her in underwear and she does pretty good.  Only a couple accidents to date.  Also I am at the end of my to do list for her birthday planning! Just a few more projects and of course the food left! Only about a month to go! 

Looking Forward to:  
This move being passed us.  I am ready to set up camp at my FIL’s while we save a little money and find a house we really love! Also looking forward to seeing Hallie’s little face the day of her party! She is already so excited! 

Loving: For Mommy:
Loving these sandals I used to have some similar ones and they were my absolute faves, but they have seen better days!

I love that this kid is finally letting me experiment with other shoes! Not to say we don’t love our FP’s, but for summer, I love seeing her in a cute sandal! Her faves right now are her Old Navy jelly shoes! She calls them her Cindy-rella shoes because they are clear with silver sparkles! I would LOVE to get some other colors! These pink ones are too sweet!

Today I am dusting off the ‘ol laptop and finally writing a post I have been meaning to write for a week now.  Packing and moving has really gotten the best of me.  Then you throw in working, being a momma and suffering from the worst allergies I have ever experienced, and at the end of the day, I am beat!

We had a really nice Mother’s Day despite missing Mom.  My Mother in Law was AMAZING, we celebrated with her on Saturday, which I will do a full update on tomorrow, but like I said, she was amazing!

Mother’s Day morning, I woke up to Starbucks in bed from my awesome husband! Then he and Hallie ran in with flowers and a sweet card (which also held a nice gift to Gap so I can do some shopping!) Hallie was adorable and ran to me saying “These are for you Momma” then she said “Happy Mother’s Day!” It totally turned my heart into goop!

 Once we were ready for the day we grabbed a quick bite to eat and then went to a new Church.  It was fun getting to meet some new people.

After Church we spent the rest of the day with my Dad, aunt, uncles, nephew sisters, my mom’s best friend and my cousins. Dad made some BBQ and my aunt made some dessert.  We pulled out my mom’s favorite puzzle and worked on that. It was a really sweet but low key day.

I am so fortunate to have Hallie and Christopher! They really are the BEST!
Hope all the other Mommies had a great day!
<3 Kelly

Yesterday we had so much fun taking Mommy and Me photos for Mother’s Day with Purple Moments Photography! Larissa as usual did a wonderful job!

All of these photos bring a smile to my face! I love that little girl so much!
Hope everyone has a fantastic Mother’s Day!
<3 Kelly

Hallie and I had so much fun the other night.  We grabbed our bucket of chalk, and headed out to make some art work!

This Sunday will be the first Mother’s Day I will celebrate without my mom here with me. That doesn’t mean that I won’t still celebrate her.  We might not have always seen eye to eye, but we had so many good times.  Most people will tell you that I am just like my Dad, but in so many ways I am like her.

When I work way passed Hallie’s bedtime planning the perfect birthday party for her, my Mom is there.

When I pick out the perfect touches to each room in our house, Mom’s there.

When I read Hallie Mrs. Gigglebelly is coming for Tea or Jillian Jiggs, Mom is with us.

The memories I have with my Mom will live on through Hallie and I.  So this Mother’s Day, even though I know I will miss her, I refuse to be sad because I have so much to teach Hallie about her Nana. Happy Mother’s Day friends!

Two Years 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!

Watching: 
Dancing with the Stars! I am really loving Ginger! Also, Season 2 of Kimmy Schmidt! We are getting ready to not have cable here next month when we move out of the house! 

Made a big pot of this yummy Bolognese Sauce Monday night and we have pretty much been eating it all week! Yum!            

Listening to:

Working on:

Planning Hal’s birthday! I have gotten a lot done this week! We also started Potty Training a few weeks ago..so far she’s doing pretty good!

Looking Forward to:  

Loving: For Mommy:
This is kind of for me and Hal, but TOMS released Mommy and Me styles which I am TOTALLY crushing on! Especially since Hallie recently started letting me put her in something other than her moccs… no worries we are still hard core Freshly Picked fan girls and they are for sure still our favorite shoes!

 










For Hallie:

1.Disney Princess Stamp Set: At the end of EVERY ballet class, Hallie’s teacher gives all the kids a sticker and a stamp. I think the stamp is her very favorite part of class! She waits so patiently to get her stamp and then shows it off the rest of the day.  Recently she began pretending other things around the house were stamps and pretends to stamp her own hand. So this stamp set is sure to be a winner!

2. Puzzles: Hallie loves to sit and do puzzles, and I even found some fun Minnie and Mickey ones on Amazon that would be perfect for Hal!

3. Books: Hallie can never get enough books! She loves to curl up in my lap and read! She has quite a list of books on her Amazon List

4. Leapfrog Tag Jr: This is so cool! It reads to the child and helps encourage vocabulary.  There are also a variety of books you can buy to go with it!

5. Doc McStuffin’s Dr. Kit- Hallie has been loving Doc McStuffins lately! She even sings “Time for your Check up!” and then proceeds to give Mommy, Daddy and Stella “Check ups!”

6. Summer clothes and PJs: Carter’s tends to fit her long skinny figure best! She is wearing Size 12 month in PJs, Pants, and Skirts. Either 12 or 18 month shirts and 18 month dresses.

7. Finding Nemo Water Table: We went to one of Hallie;s friends birthdays and she got this table! Hallie loved it! I know she will get plenty of use out of this fun table!

8. Princess Dress Up Trunk: This kid is ALL GIRL and loves to dress up! Shoes, crowns, tutus! You name it!

9. Dolly stroller: Hallie loves her baby doll that her Nana gave her for Christmas.  She named her baby June and loves to take care of her! She also loves the stroller at her friends house, so I know it will be a hit!

You can find all of these items and more ideas on Hallie’s Amazon Wishlist! I cannot wait to get shopping!
<3 Kelly