Tis the Season....

for Christmas Cards!!!

Christmas is just around the corner. Thanksgiving was wonderfully busy at our house and now it seems that the days will fly by until Christmas Eve has arrived. My kids are really anxious to get out the annual countdown calendars. Once those calendars are out, the excitement just builds each day. The kids have their calendars, but one of the things that I look forward to is the arrival of the first Christmas card. We haven't received any yet, but I am certain we'll start opening them any day now.

I aspire to be one of those people that gets their cards sent out at the very beginning of December, but as a mom of three kids, that just may be an unattainable aspiration. My cards aren't made yet, but I have already started searching for the perfect photo card. I couldn't help but get really excited about the great Christmas cards at Shutterfly. Many of the cards are printed on beautiful stationary and some of the folded card designs even have space for a little note inside. This would mean I wouldn't have to tuck an extra Christmas letter in some of the cards--what a huge time saver! I haven't picked a card design yet, but I've narrowed down my choices to several of the cards that allow me to use multiple pictures. You all know that I love to share many pictures of my sweet kids and there are several holiday cards on this page that I could happily use with some of the family pictures that we had taken this fall.

Here's another fun little thing I discovered while browsing on Shutterfly: Desk Calendars. If you are in need of a cute Christmas gift idea, check out these adorable self-standing calendars that would be perfect placed near any workspace. Like many of the cards, you can showcase multiple pictures on each calendar page. My head is just spinning with ideas!

Shutterfly's site is so easy to use... Maybe I'll leave the link open on my computer and see if Mark will create a little surprise for me--hint, hint! Happy Christmas card creating and sending everyone!!

Cutest Little Lamp

Take 2

Here's another version of the same song...

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Let Us Entertain You!

James learned a very cute song in preschool this year. My intent was to record him singing it by himself, but little sister had other ideas and every time I turned on the camera, she was was there to sing and dance along.

The words to the song are something like this:
I'm an acorn small and round,
Lying on the cold cold ground.
People come and step on me,
That is why I'm cracked you see.
I'm a nut!
I'm a nut!
I'm a nut!

Gopher's Football

Our friends, Mike and Erin, kindly invited us to join them at a U of M football game this past weekend. We always have a great time when we get a chance to get together with those two and this time was no different. We met up for a very late lunch at Granite City Brewery so that we could hangout and chat where it was warm. Then we did some tailgating with some of their friends. It was chilly, but we had some good drinks to warm us up. I really like the festive atmosphere at college football games...so fun! There was maroon and gold everywhere along with a fair amount of red and white, too. In fact, there were some very dedicated Ohio fans sitting right behind us. At the end of the night, the Gopher's didn't get to celebrate a win, but we were able to celebrate a great day with great friends and that's what matters most!

There was some added entertainment at the game since it was Halloween weekend.