Christmas Cards!

Well, its that time of year again. We are getting ready to role into November and if I want my cards mailed by Dec 1 I must get started soon. Next week, we are having a photographer come to take family photos. It was suppose to be this weekend but Captain busted his lip and had to go get stitches.

Once, I have the photos I will put together a photo Christmas card via shutterfly I've used them before and love them! We had our cards done there last year and they came out fantastic. Shutterfly has a huge selection of Christmas cards; you can get everything from : religious cards to secular cards.

I haven't figured out what card we are using this year. I really like this one.
Simple but wow! There are tons that I like but until I have our family photos in hand it will be hard to choose which card to go with! Last year I did a play on our last name and used a photo of Captain meeting Santa. This year we'll be doing a family photo.

One of the things I love about shutterfly is that they always have great specials! Currently, they have a special going on. Shutterfly is offering 20% off all holiday cards

I know I will be using shutterfly for my Christmas cards and several photo-themed Christmas gifts. My granny looks forward to her photobook every year!

Fall- Pumpkns and more pumpkins

We are enjoying fall here. The weather is starting to cool (though we still have some very warm days.) and the leaves are turning. I have to say if we do move next fall as we are hoping that is one thing I will miss if we end up back home in Texas. I will miss the vibrant colored leaves.

We have been enjoying pumpkins here too. Pumpkin candles, pumpkin muffins, bread, cakes, bars...you name it and we're enjoying it. I still laugh each time I make something with pumpkin because before last fall I didn't like pumpkin. I didn't like it till I was pregnant with Trumpet and now I can't get enough it of.

Last week we took the kids to a local farm and had a wonderful day of fun. There were hayrides, petting farm, haystacks to play in and a wonderful pumpkin patch to pick from. Captain picked out his pumpkin and later this week he will get to color it with washable markers and in November I'll use the pumpkin to make pumpkin butter.

We are gearing up for Halloween here as well. We have a lot of fun activities next week for Halloween. I am throwing a toddler Halloween party, we'll take the kids to the Y for a festival and then tricker-treating on Halloween night. Captain is a dragon and adores his costume. Trumpet doesn't want anything to do with his.

50 Free Christmas Cards- Shutterfly

Last year I order my Christmas Cards from Shutterfly, as well as several other Christmas gifts. I was very impressed by the quality of the cards and they were a hit. This year I will be using them again as well for our cards. Our Christmas card list is quite long so I was thrilled to read about a promotion they are doing for free Christmas cards.

http://blog.shutterfly.com/5358/holiday2010-blog-submission-form/

I can't wait to have our holiday photos done in a couple weeks and be able to start my cards. I am leaning towards this card: http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/cards-stationery/sweet-chocolate-christmas-card-5x7-flat?sortType=1&fa=4&storeNode=93479&fe=1