Easter 2011

Wayyyyyyyy behind!

Wow! It's March already? I am wayyyyyyy behind on updating our blog. I hardly have time to sit down these days. I have been in the bed since Saturday with the flu. Sometimes God has a way of slowing us down. Anyway, I thought I would update you all on the latest with our little family.

Christmas 2010

We had a wonderful Christmas! Parker was very into opening each of his gifts individually. Everyone told us he would be more into the paper and the boxes, but they could not have been more wrong. He loved tearing the paper off and seeing what was underneath. He would study his gift for a minute and then he was ready for the next one. He also thought that every gift was a ride on toy. It was hilarious! No matter the size he wanted to sit on it and ride. We also enjoyed a White Christmas this year. This was the first White Christmas of my lifetime. Parker loved watching the snow come down. He called it "bubbles". Daron suprised me with a new camera! A fancy one! I'm still learning all of it's bells and whistles and hope to take a class soon.

The REAL reason for the season!

There's no doubt about it, this is the BEST time of the year! However, it can also be the busiest. This year I have vowed no to get so caught up in the hustle and bustle of the season that I forget the real reason for the season, Jesus!

I found this online one year and loved it:

If I decorate my house perfectly with plaid bows, strands of twinkling 
lights and shiny balls, but do not show love to my family, I'm just another 
decorator. 

If I slave away in the kitchen, baking dozens of Christmas cookies, 
preparing gourmet meals and arranging a beautifully adorned table at 
mealtime, but do not show love to my family, I'm just another cook. 

If I work at the soup kitchen, carol in the nursing home, and give all that 
I have to charity, but do not show love to my family, it profits me nothing. 

If I trim the spruce with shimmering angels and crocheted snowflakes, attend 
a myriad of holiday parties and sing in the choir's cantata, but do not 
focus on Christ, I have missed the point. 

Love stops the cooking to hug the child. 
Love sets aside decorating to kiss the husband. 
Love is kind, though harried and tired. 
Love doesn't envy another's home that has coordinated Christmas china and 
table linens. 
Love doesn't yell at the kids to get out of the way, but is thankful they 
are there to be in the way. 
Love doesn't give only to those who are able to give in return but rejoices 
in giving to those who can't. 
Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all 
things. 
Love never fails. 
Video games will break, pearl necklaces will be lost, golf clubs will rust. 
But giving the gift of love will endure. 

"Go tell it on the mountain! Jesus Christ is born!!!"

Merry Christmas!

I am thankful for...

These two turkeys! Without them my life would be meaningless! I am beyond blessed!!!

p.s. Congratulations, my husband is an official member of the No Shave November Club. He actually started at the end of October!

Happy Thanksgiving!

My oh my how my little turkey has changed over the past year!

Happy Thanksgiving from our little turkey!

Oh Christmas Card! Oh Christmas Card!

I must admit, I have a little obsession with designing the perfect Christmas Card! I'll spend hours designing every.little.detail of our Christmas card with the perfect digital papers, capturing and editing the perfect picture. That all changed when I had a baby.

I was so excited to see Shutterfly's 2010 Holiday Card Collection. I love sending photo cards and personalizing them with a Bible Verse. With Shutterfly I can do just that, after all their site says "Easy to personalize & Fun to Create". I can add one of my favorite photos and my own message in less than half the time I spend creating a card on my own.

Now for the hard part, choosing a card. Oh the decisions that come with choosing the PERFECT Christmas Card.

There's folded greeting cards, flat stationary cards, or flat photo cards. OH MY!

Then, comes the choice of which design.

  

There's the traditional red & green! And who doesn't love a monogram?!?



Then there's this whimsical & fun one!

 

Or what about this more elegant one?



Or this stylish & modern card?



And for those of you who don't want to fight the crowds this holiday season, Shutterfly is the place for you! From photobooks to calendars to canvas wall art, Shutterfly has a little something for everyone on your Christmas list this season.

Annnnnnnnnnd... just one more reason to ♥ Shutterfly! To all my fellow bloggers out there, Bloggers get 50 free holiday cards from Shutterfly… sign up: http://bit.ly/sfly2010

Halloween 2010

We had a wonderful time trick or treating with friends for Halloween! Here are some pictures from our night:

A special thank you to our official photographer, Christy!