Most Magical Place On Earth!

Back when it was actually beautiful Florida weather, not squelching hot and love bug infested, we took Hunt for his first Disney visit. We got free tickets via their big Give A Day Get A Day promotion so why not go! Well, the park was packed on that beautiful day so what we got to see and do was limited. But none the less I was sooo excited to go and Hunt did enjoy what we did get to see. Also thankful that I felt great and didn't get sick all day! Baby H was enjoying hanging out in my tummy, though I myself was pretty tired by the time we left. I always dreamed of how exciting it would be to one day take my own children to one of my favorite places and it was a special day for our growing little family!

Let the magic begin!
Somebody is excited (I was just as if not more! ;)
Behold the sights! Look At Dat!!! Look at Dat!!!

LOVED Small World
HERE COMES THE TRAIN~
Can't pass up Mickey Mouse Ears ice cream! Got lots of high fives from the characters! All tuckered out from such an exciting-over stimulating day! :)

out with the old in with the new

Finally closed on our house in January! We were REALLY counting on being moved before Christmas but well....that just didn't happen. But just after the new year we rallied our fam together to load up all our stuff and head down the road a bit. It was bitter sweet in that we were leaving our first home together where Mic carried me over the threshold and brought our first child home to! But now we have a home for our growing family and for the first time in my LIFE I live in house where I cannot hear highway 27 traffic! LOL! We still love to remember the crazy stories from our old house and love to dream up new ones for our new house! We stop by the old house from time to time to check on it and it is sad to walk in and it feel so empty. Looking forward to hopefully getting some renters in there or sell that puppy!!! Here a just a few pics...more to come as we grow and build new memories.
Helping Daddy spruce up the new yard!

Planting his own flowers yes, he thinks dirt should go on top...hmmmm

always wanting to help...I stayed inside where it is warm! HUGE thanks to Nana & Popi Halloran for all their help getting our new house cleaned up and our old house cleaned out and for painting painting painting! Thanks to my parents for keeping Hunter so we could actually get some work done, and to my brothers for using their muscles to move all our crap! haha

Winter break fun time

Hunter had a very good week at school so he was rewarded with a good boy party at home! haha
Saturday morning regulars at DOTS for breakfast!

Yes, us poor Floridians had a COLD winter and we put on as much as we could when going outside! :)
Bounce house fun in Lakeland at Backyard Adventures! FUN FUN FUN!!!!!! Great indoor fun from the cold



Bok Tower with Nana

WOW that tower is tall I can sit still from time to time......

But I'd much rather be running around
and rolling around

and chasing swans

Children's museum...the grocery store is his fave! Cans go in the cart then back on the shelf then in the cart and over and over and over again!!!!!!!!!!!

Catching Up-Christmas

Everybody loves Hunter the red head I mean red nosed reindeer!!! (That flashy nose went all but in the bath tub!)
Papa puts all his prizes for Hunter in one box. I giggle because each year he (my dad) is so excited to open the box with hunt, and each year it has contained the same items.. a wooden train whistle, a conductor's hat and a red bandanna!

Getting so fresh and so clean!
OOOOHHHHHH THOMAS!!!!!!! He was really excited about his stocking and that there were lots of prizes inside!

Our beautiful bare tree. In the hopes of being in our new house for Christmas which obviously did not happen, we had a bare tree for the few days we had it and at least put lights up Christmas eve so Hunter would have a twinkly tree in the morning! :) Thank you Nana & Popi!!! That boy knew just what to do!
Hunt loves fire trucks and every boy needs a big loud fire truck of their own.
Wrestling paper is always a good time!

Christmas program at school...uh-dorable!!!!!
Hunter's class! Just before Christmas Nana Halloran retired from Winter Haven Hospital Accounting after about 40 years!!!! We are so proud of Nana and celebrated with a yummy chocolate cake from Texas Cattle Co. YUM!!!

and the "blogscer" goes too....NOT ME!

worst blogger of EVER... that's me. Well life is kinda nuts lately!
I know pics are what you really came here to see, and I promise to get to some of those. But for my own therapeutic release, here is what Halloran's three have been up to!

Hunter is awesome! Talking so well, quite the chatter box! Getting to be a bit of a clown. Using his imagination more and more every day! Learning so much at school. LOVES to sing God Bless America at the top of his lungs at the most random times and places! Still SLOW going with the potty training though he has peed in the potty 2x and that is hope for me!

Baby still makes me sick...literally. Still on medication that chemo patients take and that i would have (and nearly have had) a panic attack over if i forget to take my pill! Thank God for modern medicine!!! :) Plus side is that at 23 weeks I have gained a whopping 4 pounds! Ha! But baby is healthy and growing and we are already over half way there!

Mic is LOVING his new job and we thank God every day for his perfect timing and his hand in all that transpired with that! I am thankful that he is happy! I am having my best year EVER teaching! I absolutely love my kindergarten class this year, I look forward to work every day and I dread the end of the year coming so soon! The little ones in my class melt my heart (12 boys and 4 girls mind you!) They are precious!

We finally had an opportunity to buy a new house! We never dreamed of living in such a home and wake up every day feeling like we are on vacation at some resort! Sorry for the poor couple who had to short sale their beautiful pool home on the golf course, but thank you God for allowing us to get an absurd deal on an amazing home in a fab community! We feel so blessed and thankful. Staying busy getting settled in making upgrades to fit our liking, and meeting new neighbors. Ones who ride up on their golf carts and bring us cookies and little potted plants and "welcome to the neighborhood" hand shakes! No more "gangstas" and boom boom music till wee hours and other "sketchy" individuals roaming the streets! hahaha

Just kinda a quick recap of Halloran's three plus one.

A LOL Christmas! Part 1

On the first day of Christmas break my true love gave to me...
...a few days with messed up e-lec-tric-i-ty!
On the second day of Christmas break my true love gave to me...
...an ER trip complete with EKG!
On the third day of Christmas break my true love gave to me...
...remembering when he got down on his knee!
On the fourth day of Christmas break my true love gave to me...
...Christmas Eve and lights are finally on our tree!
On the fifth day of Christmas break my true love gave to me...
...Christmas day filled with lots of family!
On the sixth day of Christmas break my true love gave to me...
....a day at home to finish laun-da-ry!

...to be continued... ;)

"Merry Miss Mas!"

Just a few early holiday pics. Fun time downtown on the circle and School Christmas Program!