Wow! Freebie!

As most of you know I have neglected to blog here for some time, but let me tell you I am motivated this time. Thanks to my friend Meghan, I learned Shutterfly is giving away 50 free holiday cards to people who blog about them. As some of you know we have used Shutterfly quite a few times, including our Christmas card last year and also in 2008. And we used them for Claire's first birthday invitation.

The card last year was a flat stationary card. The quality of these cards is impeccable for the price. I definitely recommend the stationary card as it is perfect for writing notes to loved ones on the back. There are so many to choose from this year that I'm going to have quite a time narrowing it down. The one posted at the top of the page is definitely one of my favorites. Can't you just picture my sweet babies on there?

They also have photo gifts and books. I am currently putting together a photo book on their site of all the things that happened in our lives in 2010. I can't wait to finish it and see the completed product.

So go check it out and if you have a blog, blog about it and get your cards!

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Christmas 2009

OK pretty sad that the last time I posted was July but I would rather read other peoples blogs than update my own.
Lots has been going on of course in the last 5 months but I won't recap all of it. We went to NY in July, Disney in October, celebrated our little girl's 3rd birthday in November and see how quickly we are into December?
November and Decmeber has had highlights and lowlights. My mother-in-law was here for 3 weeks which was wonderful, especially since I was sick and was hosting Thanksgiving for 15 people. While she was here we tackled a reupholstering project for Frank's grandma, visited the Billy Graham Library and did some Christmas shopping. Other highlights have been decorating for Christmas (kudos to my husband who got the entire outside of my house done Thanksgiving morning), talking with Claire about the true meaning of Christmas and enjoying the performance our church gave on Sunday. What a fantastic job they did telling the birth of our savior, Jesus, through music.
The lowlights, well, my dad fell and broke his hip and is still in the hospital recovering from a full hip replacement. We are praying for no infections, speedy healing, and that he will come home soon.
Fortunately for me there hasn't been a whole lot of hustle and bustle and rushing to the store to get last minute gifts. It just seems a lot simpler this year. Thank goodness because it's nice to sit back and reflect what the season really is about.
Well, until next time and hopefully it won't be five months.
Wishing you a very Merry Christmas,
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Update in Photo Shoot

Heather Garland finally got through all the pics she took of Claire and has posted some of them to her blog. This is only a small sampling. Please go and check them out. She did an amazing job and I am so impressed with her professionalism.

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Sneak Peek

Check out this shot that was taken of Claire yesterday at a photo shoot. I can't believe how good it is. Very talented photographer, Heather Garland, is giving us an opportunity to be reps for her. Can't wait to see the rest! Follow this link:

Sneak Peak – Another “Baby” Rep Claire

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Catching Up

Clearly the only reason it is raining today is so that I could get caught up on some things. I desperately need to iron and clean my bathroom. I need to update the blogs and pay bills. So "Thank you God for the rain so I can be a responsible adult". So you wonder what we have been doing that would keep me from all my womanly duties? Well, we have been major "Pool Rats". We go to the Y everyday and go directly to the pool. It's really quite convenient. What a life! Being at the pool gives us a chance to have some great teachable moments that most kids get from having siblings and Claire also has lots of great play time. Did I mention that it totally wears her out too? I am also meeting other moms and getting better aquainted with some I already knew.

So this blog post is a recap of what we have been doing.

A couple of weeks ago my sister had a Friday off and wanted to have her nails done and I thought "How fun to have a girls day out" so we invited ourselves to come along.

Claire sat on my lap while I had a pedicure and they painted her toes in the Royal Blue she had picked out for herself. The sweet lady there also gave her some polka dots free of charge. So much fun!

Next up we decided to take Claire and Lucas to see UP! This was Claire's first movie at the theatre. She was so excited all the way there. We got our Soda and Popcorn and sat down and within 15 mins she was ready to go home. I don't think she was a very big fan of sitting in the dark. I thought it was a great movie but the subject matter was a little over their heads. We did manage to stay for the whole thing but it didn't leave a lasting memory like the other Pixar movies.

I've already talked about the pool but I'll give you a few details about what my little brown baby has been doing. As of yesterday she no longer wants to play in the kiddie pool. She swam the whole length of the pool with floaties on and finally figured out how to go up and down the ladder. She has gotten on the diving board but hasn't been brave enough to go off yet. I think it will be soon though. It's hard to get pics out there because I'm a little worried about getting our camera wet. So for now I just take pics with my phone. So these pics aren't the best quality but you can see how much she enjoys it. I'll post more soon.

No excuses.

I don't have a good excuse for not posting today. Claire is sick and all we're doing is sitting in our pajamas. So lucky for you guys. Lots has been going on our way. Projects, Projects, Projects. But I think that we have done most of what we can do by ourselves. All the other ones will require some sort of contractor. So things will slow down as far as projects go. The only fun things that have happened since the last time I posted include Frank's family comng to visit. The slideshow will show Easter pics and pics from Greenville, my new favorite place to visit. Hopefully we'll be doing some fun things when Claire recovers from her recent illness and I will be sure to post some new pics. Hope all is well with everyone!

New Post Coming Soon! I Promise!