The end of Adoption Awareness Month

So I feel like a huge ass for not finishing the blog challenge of posting every day for November. But I think to make up for it, I'll write about something profound, but I just can't think of anything.....hahaha

So with that being said, hope everyone had a wonderful month. I am so looking forward to the Christmas season! I just love it!!

Spreading Holiday Cheer One Card at a Time

Growing up my grandfather would ALWAYS get us together and have us pose for Christmas photos. And each year he’d get them made, they’d send theirs, and he’d give us a bunch to send. Well, I think as the kids got older it got harder to do. And so we stopped, but I’ve always loved the idea of Christmas photo cards.

This year, I think I want to send our own. We’re going to a ball on Friday, and I think that might be the perfect chance to get a good picture of the two of us, and I just know the moms would love to have a picture of us all dolled up. My husband in his dress blues and I will be in a formal dress.

So when looking through the card selection on shutterfly.com, I couldn’t pick one, I loved a lot of them, but finally I got my husband to help select one, and I think we finally found a card we both like. I’ll link to the ones we were looking at, but not tell you which one we’re getting, that might spoil the surprise for some! :)

Swirls and Dots Holiday card, Peppermint Palms Card, Dazzle and Sparkle Holiday Card, and Pop Art Ornaments Christmas

I am also looking at the canvas wall art feature they have. Or maybe a calendar for the grandparents.

Shutterfly.com is giving away 50 free Christmas Cards for Bloggers, go here and fill out their form!!

Almost 2 years Already?!

Well, the whole blog everyday for Adoption Awareness was kinda shot to hell, oops...it happens, so I guess I'll just share the update I got, well, highlights, I don't post pictures of my son, the ones they send me are theirs, and they didn't give me permission to share them, and the only ones I share them with are family and very close friends. But I will share some things they shared with me.

He's almost 2 years old....he'll be 2 Dec 10...
-He has a great sense of humor, and is starting to get a 2 y/o attitude
-He's a tattletale - whenever his older brother does something wrong he runs and tells their mom
-He loves to dance, and has great rhythm
-He sleeps with a train or a car every night
-He LOVES candy, and was a doctor for Halloween
-He knows about 20 sign language signs
-He can say a handful of words and sentences, he has a physical therapist to help with his speech
-He is quite the little traveler still, they travel a lot, the last update I got they had gone to visit Chattanooga, and there were pictures of him at the park and children't museum.
-They've been to the beach several times, and they sent a picture of him and his brother sitting looking out to the ocean with the older brother's arm around him, it is precious! And then one of my son laying in the sand, it looks almost professional.
-There were some really great pictures, and I have a few favorites, there is one of him with a tootsie roll and he's got this expression of joy and hyperness, ha!
-He is such a ham, and every picture shows his personality so well. It is amazing to see how he's changed, and how big he's gotten.

It's really hard to believe that it will be 2 years soon. And with the happiness of getting this update, there is sadness that I have to wait 6 months to get more. I have to go get his ornament and I'm going to get some baby pictures of me made so I can send them, I've been meaning to do that for a while, I'm also going to send some wedding pictures. Along with a little letter and I got this really cute card for his birthday too.

Free Photo Cards, why yes please

I found this from Katie, and I just couldn't believe my eyes! 

Shutterfly is giving bloggers 50 free Holiday cards, don't believe me, check it out here! They have a great selection, and super cute things!! Check it out here!

There are so many pretty designs, I'm going to have a hard time picking, I guess I'll have to get my husband involved, and get someone to get some good pictures of us for the ball, I think that would be a good picture to put on there, him in his blues, me in a pretty dress!! :)

Forgetful

Anyone who knows me knows that I am the worlds most forgetful person. That is why I'm awake at 5:30am....I forgot to put the hubby's pts in the dryer last night, and I feel like shit....so the award for worlds worse housewife goes to me....actually I'm sure there are worse housewives out there, might as well not make a big deal out of this. Mistakes happen, right....and who the hell turned off the buzzer on the washing machine? I don't think it was me, but then again, I am quite the forgetful one...

Amanda