Our Newest Family Picture ~**

my Christmas card

Good Blessings Religious Christmas 5x7 folded card

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Well...here is my finished card ~ :) I think it turned out really well ~ can't wait to get these so i can send them out!! Merry Christmas everyone!!

So ~ I am going to commit myself to blogging for 2011 ~ my new New Year's resolution!! Yay ~ how about a FUN resolution that i can actually do for once!! :)

So for starters ~ and a bit early, mind you... i blog about ShutterFly ~ :)

I recently was invited to a ShutterFly House Party from HouseParty.com and loved it!! It was a cool concept and i learned some fun tips/tricks to making the really amazing Christmas cards like the "super moms" always send out ~ (note...i am not a super mom which is painfully obvious when you check the last time i updated my blog...or even printed pictures for that matter!!)

Anyhoo...i am going to do all my cards this year on ShutterFly and am SOOO excited!! I have included several links to some of their examples ~

http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/christmas-cards

http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/christmas-photo-cards

http://www.shutterfly.com/calendars/

So this year ~ I am getting organized with ShutterFly and am saying goodbye to my guilt and my endless empty photo albums. Look out 2011 ~ I'm back!!

Paige's 1st Haircut ~*

Well ~ we finally got little Paige's hair cut ~ we went to Lollipops on 09/23 and she got her 1st trim. She did NOT want anyone messing with her hair!! But now her hair is out of her eyes and ready for 1 year pictures on Sunday.

Double Grandma Whammy ~

We have had visitors like crazy since we moved in and we are loving it!! Grandma Newlan and Great Grandma Barnes were in town for a few days last month ~ and we got SOOO much accomplished!! My Grandma Barnes is one of the hardest working people i have ever met and when she comes to town everyone benefits! Paige got a beautiful bracelet from Grandma Newlan and aunt Hannah sent her a patchwork lion and a book to go with it ~ we all enjoyed their visit and appreciate all they do for us!!

*Home Sweet Home*

Well...thanks to A LOT of help from our friends we are all moved into our new home! We want to say, "Thank You", to everyone that came over and helped us ~ we are lucky to have such great friends. Paige took her 1st swim on Saturday and she *LoVED* it ~ we are soo excited to watch her grow up in such a great neighborhood and we are very blessed.

...with silver bells, and cockle shells...

My garden is *GROWING*, we planted over 300 ONiONs, radishes, tomatoes, green peppers, jalepenos, cucumbers, watermelon, cantaloupe, chives, & catnip. I don't really know what any of it looks like so I haven't been pulling weeds because i can't tell the difference between a weed and a watermelon. :)