Halloween has now past and now the two biggest holidays of the year are here! Let me just tell you, being a new mom and the first holidays is a BIG deal! I have a lot on my plate and a lot of things to do! Brainstorming begins, traditions start, scanning the best Black Friday ads, getting family pictures done, making gift lists and wish lists, purchasing holiday cards! Ahhhh!! Where does the time fly. Hunter is now in the 7 month window and needing a whole lot more hands on since he can manuever very quickly these days and is very inquisitive to climbing up on things.
So back to the holidays…..
This past weekend we did our family pictures with my sister. We haven’t done a family portrait since Hunter was a newborn. It was amazing! The little guy is just too darn cute and there are so many pictures to choose from. I am now on my mission to finding the perfect Christmas card!! I always use Shutterfly. I have a lot of pictures uploaded to their site just in case my computer ever wants to go out on me, by the way it did, but I saved them all on Shutterfly and my handy external hard drive. We ordered Hunter’s birth announcements on Shutterfly and that took me forever to even pick those out, I liked them all a little too much! With a new kid, I have to send out Christmas cards. Hunter is too cute to now share with everyone else and have him decorate their hallways, fireplaces, tables, refrigerators, etc. So I am down to a few selections, I think!
Here they are:
http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/cards-stationery/with-love-blue-christmas-5×7-folded-card?sortType=1&storeNode=93495 I LOVE this one! This was a big year for us and we have a lot to document and show to others. This one is on my top 3 List for sure.
http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/cards-stationery/with-love-blue-christmas-5×7-folded-card?sortType=1&storeNode=93495 This one is on the same level as the last one, just it’s not a folded card. I love the Christmas colors and that I can put a ton of pictures of Hunter on it.
http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/holiday-cards/seasonal-chic-noir-christmas-card-5×7-flat?sortType=1&storeNode=93479 I love the clean and modern and crisp feeling of this card.
http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/cards-stationery/classic-red-square-christmas-card?sortType=1&storeNode=93479 This one would document our past year perfectly!
Now you see why I am having a problem deciding. There are just way too many choices! And all of these cards are super adorable! So while I make this hard decision, you can just sit by your mailbox and wait for your special card in the mail!
So here are a few other things that I really love from Shutterfly!
These:http://www.shutterfly.com/calendars/wall-calendars I ordered them for Mother’s Day and got a really good price on them and I will probably be ordering more again in the near future!
These:http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/holiday-story-cards? I can write a little extra on these cards and show what the year has really been all about.
And these: http://www.shutterfly.com/home-decor/canvas-wall-art I need some of these!!!!
Now on to the best part…I know all the hoopla of the holidays can get super expensive, that is why Shutterfly is offering this:
http://blog.shutterfly.com/5358/holiday2010-blog-submission-form/ So go and blog about how wonderful their products are and how much you use them(I do!!) and get your free Holiday cards. It’ll be one less thing you have to worry about!!
Enjoy this calm before the storm of the holidays!! I will be blogging again soon. I have my hands a little full right now!
Kristin
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