Shutterfly Christmas Cards

Here's some great news for all you bloggers out there! Shutterfly is offering a great deal right now! I love shutterfly. They have so many great gifts and card options.

Right now, just click here and you can get a code for 50 free cards! This is great for Christmas cards. The deadline is soon though, so hurry! We like to send out photo Christmas cards, so this is perfect for us. And the price is pretty perfect too!

There are so many great designs though, I am having a hard time choosing one. I need to hurry though, Christmas is coming soon!

Here are a few of my favorites. Now I just need to decide on ONE. That's not easy to do with all the choices that Shutterfly offers!



I like the bright colors in this one.


But this one is pretty perfect for us. What do you think?



And while we are talking about Christmas, here is a great gift! What grandparent wouldn't love one of these?!


Like I said, so many choices! And great prices. So click on over to shutterfly.com today and order yours! It's super easy to just upload your photo. I can't wait to get mine picked out and ordered.

December Already?!

Wow, I can't believe that it is December already. How well I remember last year! It seems like just a few months ago.

I am trying very hard to get in the holiday spirit around here. I have done hardly any Christmas shopping yet, and I just barely got the tree put up. It's hard to feel like Christmas when it is still so hot and green outside. There are no Christmas song about when it's 80 outside and the palm trees are swaying... Although according to the weather people here we are having "winter" weather. Winter here means a few more clouds and rain, and some days the breeze is fairly cool. I'll take it! On the cloudy days I just look out the window, and pretend that it is as cool as it looks outside.

We will not be with family for Christmas either. While this makes me very sad, and I'm missing all the family stuff we usually do on Christmas, at the same time I am looking forward to starting our own family traditions this year! I get the opportunity to start something special that someday my girls will remember about Christmas! And that does make me a little excited. But I am still missing the big family gatherings, with all the food and fun that comes with being with extended family this time of the year.

I am so thankful for my little family. I'm thankful that Tony is here for the holidays. There are many people in his line of work that aren't able to be home for Christmas. And someday, he might be one of those too. So I am very grateful this year, because we have no guarantee on the next years. The girls are very excited for Christmas too! Especially Natalie. Her Christmas list changes everyday I think. Haha! Although there have been a few things that have stayed the same. They love the Christmas tree! They plug it in first thing every morning. When I finally got it put up, Gabbie went running to it and gave it a big hug! There aren't many ornaments on it, and the bottom half is mostly bare. The bead garland is already messed up. But between the girls and the cat, I didn't really expect much different.

We also have the added blessing of a new baby this year! I am 9 weeks pregnant with baby #3. Natalie and Gabbie are VERY excited. They both want another sister. Poor daddy. Ha ha! So far this pregnancy is exactly like the other two. I haven't been sick, just super tired! I have heard from several people that have both boys and girls that their pregnancies were different with the different genders. I have a feeling the girls will get their sister, but of course that remains to be seen! Either way we will be happy.

I better go try and do something productive with my day. Tony is working this weekend, so I am being lazy this morning. Have a blessed December, with much happiness in this special season!