There is only so much sweetness a picture can capture! Today I thought I would share some of my recent favorite videos of little Hal! I have been wanting to do it for a while and FINALLY got the chance to upload them to Youtube so you too can hear her sweet little voice!! Enjoy!
All the photos that I haven’t shared from recently, coming at you!
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| This kid is fearless! She climbs up and slides down all by herself! |
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| Carters Lace Tunic/ Carters Floral Leggings |
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| Reading with Cleo |
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| Snuggling Nana |
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| Loves being Hello Kitty |
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| Carters Halloween Tee/ Polka dot Leggings/ Sparkly skirt similar here |
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| Loves storytime bubbles! |
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| Carters Plaid Tunic |
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| First ever Painted toes! Hal loves them too! She will hold up her foot and exclaim “PRETTY!” |
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| Hard hat party favor! This kid loves it! |
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| Snuggle Bug! |
Hope everyone is having a great week!
<3 Kelly
You know those Friends that you meet and have an instant connection with. Those friends that you just know will be in your life forever. When I met Sindi, I just knew that we would stay lifelong friends. Like any friendship of course it’s had it’s trials…moving back home to Dallas just after meeting her in Houston didn’t make it the easiest friendship to keep up with, but thankfully with cellphones, facebook and husbands who don’t mind taking trips every now and then we have done our best to keep in touch!
Over the weekend, Sindi and her husband Justin celebrated their wedding anniversary here in Dallas, and it was so much fun catching up with them over brunch!
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| Hallie LOVES Mrs. Sindi |
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| Joyce, Sindi and I always take a stair-step picture! So fun! We all had a great time catching up! Can’t wait to do it again soon! If you want to keep up with Sindi, check out her blog here! <3 Kelly |
I seriously cannot believe we are already sharing the fun we had on week 3! October is just flying by, and before you know it I will finally be sharing Trick-or-Treat photos! Our costumes are FINALLY done! I just can’t wait to share them!
This week, we were all mostly on the mend, and we were able to have a lot of fun!
What we’ve been reading:
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| Happy Halloween Mittens/The House that Witchy Built/ Pumpkin faces We borrowed more Halloween themed books from the library, and all 3 were a hit! Hallie loves anything with Animals, so the Mittens book was definitely a fave. She loved how Pumpkin Faces Glows in the dark and The House that Witchy Built was so fun because it is interactive and fun! Mommy is also done with her first thriller of the month, In the Blood, and on to #2, The Good Girl!  Recipe’s we’ve tried: I put a spin on this Bread Pudding recipe and used Pumpkin Bread! It was delicious! I think I ate the whole dish by myself!   I also made these fun Monster Sugar Cookies for a Pumpkin Painting Play date! I just made my Mother in Law’s sugar cookies, dyed some vanilla frosting purple and green and placed candy eyeballs on top to create cute monsters!  Halloween Playtime: Hallie scored these Little People Halloween friends while on a shopping trip! They have a bunch, but of course Hal chose the one with the Puppy!  |
We were able to make a new footprint ghost this week too! I can’t get over how much my peanut has grown in 1 year!
Fun Fall Outings:
My sweet friend Parisa put together a fun Pumpkin Painting Playdate, which Hallie and I were thrilled to attend, Monster Cookies in hand! We painted a little kitty on our Pumpkin, and Hal had so much fun running around with all of the other kids!
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| Hallie couldn’t stop Meowing at our Pumpkin! |
We were also pleased to attend our friends Matt and Olivia’s Baby shower/Oktoberfest Party! The food was delish and it was so much fun! We couldn’t be happier for them!
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| Among those delicious treats were the VERY BEST Pumpkin Whoopie Pies I have ever tasted…okay maybe the only ones I have ever tasted, but Hats off to Olivia! She’s such a good chef! |
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| Happy Mommy and Daddy! |
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| Hanging with Mr. Jay |
Watching: Loving all my Fall shows! Dancing with the Stars, Project Runway, Big Bang Theory! Ah! Big Bang has been SOOO good!
Working on: All kinds of fun Halloween and Fall things! Crafts and planning outings! Then before you know it i’ll be getting ready for Christmas!
Looking Forward to: Our upcoming trip to New Orleans and of course Halloween and the rest of the Holidays! Any guesses on what Hallie is going to be this year!? (Friends and Family…shh!)
Loving: For Mommy: I always see things I love, but I never end up buying! Hallie is so much more fun to shop for! Regardless, these are the TOMS I currently have my eye on! Perfect for a Nanny, don’t you think?
One of the reasons I LOVE having a little girl is that I can put together cute matching outfits! When we were gifted these adorable Mommy and Me scarves from a dear friend in our playgroup, I couldn’t wait to put together matching ensembles!
Baby: Chambray Shirt/Leggings/Scarf/Moccasins
Mommy: Chambray Shirt (Last season gap similar here) /Jeans/Scarf
And of course I am going to bore you with more pictures of little Miss
Do you ever match your little?
<3 Kelly
Ingredients
Your favorite clear tear free soap (1 Cup)
4 TBS Corn Starch
Food Coloring
In a bowl Mix together the soap and cornstarch. Next separate mixture into small Tupperware for easy storage. (One for each color) Drop only a couple drops of food coloring into each container and mix well!
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| I made 2 colors! Slime Green and Purple People Eater Purple Spoon a drop of each color onto a color pallet and hand the kids a paint brush and let them paint the bathtub walls, their toys, themselves! It was easy to clean up and didn’t stain with only a few drops of food coloring! |
Charlie and Lola “What Can I Wear for Halloween”
Mickey’s Treat
I also finished our decorating this week
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| Look at those teeny toes! We made this last year! |
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| The candles and pumpkins all light up |
Saturday night was girls night! Daddy was working late, so we took the opportunity to have a fun Halloween themed bath, eat yummy pumpkin bread and watch Mommy’s favorite Halloween special “It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown”
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| I mixed up some bath paint in Slime Green and Purple People Eater Purple (Lookout for the recipe this week!), pulled out the Halloween rubber duckies, and tried Courtney’s Glowstick bath trick! |
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| She LOVED the painting the walls and her ducks! |
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| THAT FACE! |
Then the party began! We turned out the lights and got out our glow in the dark ducks and glow sticks!
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| Even our new friend “Stan the Fish” enjoyed the fun! |
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| After bath, we wrapped up in our Owl towel! Hallie kept saying “Hoo Hoo” |
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| Then we put on our skeleton PJs and read some library books |
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| Even Puppy got in the Halloween spirit |
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| Then we snuggled up for Charlie Brown |
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| “Gosh Mom! I’m trying to watch!” |
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| Pumpkin Bread! (This week that bread is turning into something else delicious, watch for that next week!) |
We also did some Pumpkin Painting this weekend!
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| Hallie picked a perfect pumpkin at the grocery store |
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| Then Mommy turned it into Mickey Mouse! |
All in all (aside from the yucky head cold) we had a fantastic week! Hoping to get some Fall weather here in Dallas soon! What has everyone else been up to? Link up below!
<3 Kelly
Thanks to everyone who linked up with us yesterday! Please come back and join in on the fun again next Monday!
Today I am feeling a bit under the weather, so I thought a quick easy post was in order! Here are 10 little known facts about me:
1.) The most expensive thing I have ever purchased wasn’t for me…it was Christopher’s wedding ring.
2.) Interesting fact about those wedding rings…my band fits perfectly inside of his.
3.) I have a lot of pet peeves (I get annoyed kind of easily) but one of my biggest is when people mispronounce Hallie’s name…it’s short for Hallelujah so it rhymes with “Sally”
4.) I never learned how to ride a bike
5.) I have extreme anxiety about talking on the phone with people I don’t know…it’s gotten a little better as I’ve aged and had to make more appointments, but if Christopher is home and we are ordering take-out…he’s doing the calling or I will do it online!
6.) I would love to own a bakery that specializes in cookies
7.) I never owned pets growing up, so Stella is my first and only Pet
8.) Hallie was almost named either Bridget or Charlotte, but I changed my mind as soon as we found out she was a girl…neither name felt right
9.) I don’t really like fruit…there are a few exceptions…I do like pineapple and most fruits as long as they are baked, but you will never catch me biting into an apple…
10.) My Dad works for the Boy Scouts of America, and I have never been camping in a tent…ever!
What are some little known facts about yourself?
<3 Kelly
We also have been reading a TON of Halloween themed books! Room on the Broom and Biscuit’s Pet and Play Halloween are our two favorites, but here are some others we borrowed from the library!
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| Hallie’s buddy Luna |
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| Hallie must be just like Momma, Loves pumpkin everything! She couldn’t stop smelling it! |
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Our Buddy Bowen!  |
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| For these suckers, prepare your favorite brownies and drop oreos (or pretty much whatever you want) into the pan before sticking it in the oven…YUM!) |
We of course have so much more Halloween/Fall fun on the way!
What have you been up to!? Grab our Button, and Linkup with us! <3 Kelly