So it's that time again - Christmas card picture time. And this year we had the fun experience of trying to get a sweet, genuine smile out of Sophie. This is no simple feat, people. Let me share with you some of the many "outtakes" from our picture-taking session (thanks to Amber, who snapped these gems for us):
As you can see, not exactly the easiest task in the world. But if we CAN find a winner, the rest is a cinch, thanks to a great program from Shutterfly. Bloggers can get 50 free Christmas cards from their company this year. And since I love their products and have used them in years past, this is a no-brainer. So here's a little advertisement for Shutterfly products, because I was seriously considering not doing cards this year. But when they're free it's hard not to :).
So first let's talk about their
cards - seriously so cute. I love that there are so many options - greatly diminishing the chances of sending the same one as a friend (which, let's be honest, isn't exactly the end of the world).
I also totally love their
photo books - we've done one of these every year for Sophie and will do the same for Micah. Scrapbooking was taking too much time and just not realistic for this stage of our lives, but I wanted to have something for Sophie to have as she gets older. So these are the perfect solution. And they're great because they don't take up a lot of space and she can look at them now, which she loves doing.
Finally, we never really have Christmas parties, but whenever I see cute
invitations, I totally want to have one just so I can send some out. If anyone wants to send me an invitation to something (I don't even have to come - I just want the invitation), I would be so grateful if it's this cute.
So there you have it - shameless promotion of a company with some great products. And if you get a Christmas card from us, just know that I didn't buy it, but I still love you :)
Bloggers get 50 free holiday cards from Shutterfly: http://bit.ly/sfly2010
A Christmas peacock with ornate drool jacket included.
Mullet the Elf.
A Magnum P.I. Christmas.
Sophie applying jagged glass shards to the grandparents' ornaments.
I'm Sophie the Child. Bon Apetit!
To earn Christmas cash we've been selling Gingerbread Man's organs on the black market.
One nation, under garments, indivisible...
25 hyperventilation bags to deal with holiday stress. Only 3 left...Yikes! Make that 2.
Catherine does a lovely job decorating our house each year. But who is Manuel?
