our Christmas Card

did i ever show you what i chose? i think not.

here you go:

and thank you for the sweet comments- i appreciate them all!

i promise to try & catch up on everyone's blogs- asap!

aaand outside baby for good measure:

happy day before christmas eve!!!

Christmas gifts

so honestly, alex doesn't "need" much. i mean, she's more interested in tissue paper & bubble wrap than actual toys & such.

but that doesn't mean i'm planning on leaving her high & dry on Christmas morning. but i've also been stumped- what to get this kid?! she's really got everything she needs & the husband buys her everything she wants (i see problems in the future)...

plus- i don't want to buy a bunch of toys/junk/crap- etc etc. we simply don't have the space for "stuff". so i've been trying to think of things that'll benefit her/us.

and then i found this adorable lunchbox that i simply HAD to buy- for OBVIOUS reasons:



right? right?!

i do pack her breakfast & lunch every single day, so why not do so in style? omg- i love it. so after a bit of searching- bam. purchased.

1 gift down.

and then: See Kai Run is having a killer deal with promo code HOLIDAYJOY.

seriously people- that code will give you 40% off your order. 40%!!!!!

i suggest you all go NOW & purchase some kicks at a ridiculously good price.
so yeah- as i said- killer deal = must buy cute shoes. correct me if i'm wrong.

so i snagged a few pair:

gah! the bird & dots ones are for alex- the heart ones are for her sister. i just couldn't resist. plus- i got all 3 pairs for $63. yeah- $63! please keep in mind that at regular price i would have been down $104.

are you good at math? cause i'm not but even i know that i scored. big time. like $41 worth of big time.

so yeah- those 2 pairs will get wrapped & placed under the tree- and i'm sure alex'll unwrap them & not give a crap. but at least i'll feel good.

Christmas Cards Part 2

ladies, many thanks for you opinions!

ok- so i think i'll go with Option#2 (photo of the 3 4 of us)
however, if i can't get a good shot then i'll go with Option#1 (photo of just alex)

i'd love to wait until #2 gets here, but i know i'll be exhausted & rushed & that'll = no Christmas cards at all. which would be sad.

so here are the 3 card options i've narrowed it down to (these are what Option#1 would look like, but keep in mind it'll hopefully be a family picture): (you may or may not know my name & the husband's name- but just in case...and i'm not "formally" announcing #2's name until after she gets here, even though some people know it already, so yeah :)


#1

front

back

#2

front

back

#3

front

back

ok! so which one?! i love them all- but i'm leaning towards #1 (what can i say, i like wood)
but i also really like #2...and #3 is simple & cute.

hmmm- alrighty ladies (and gents if there are any)- favs?
hate them all?
other suggestions?

and go!

Christmas cards?

so i have a few options:

1. order cards now & send out Thanksgiving week (as i usually do)- cards will have a picture of alex only
2. order cards now & send out Thanksgiving week (as i always do)- cards will have a picture of the 3 of us (well, the 4 of us technically)
3. wait until #2 arrives, snap a quick family photo & send out cards the 2nd week of Dec.

hmmm.

i'm leaning towards #1 simply because i've got tons of pictures of alex so it'll be easy.
#2 is a nice thought, but getting the 3 of us dressed, outside & all smiling at the camera- dear God. i'm annoyed just thinking about it. but it'd be nice...

and #3 is a swell idea, because it saves me from doing birth announcements (the Christmas cards would be a 2 for 1 deal like we did with alex) - but i hate to wait that long. and what if she's late? then i'm screwed.

i'm anal about my Christmas Cards. i like them in your home by Thanksgiving so they can be properly displayed for a good month or so. and yes, i assume everyone would display our Christmas cards because they're bound to be awesome.

so yeah. what to do?

perhaps i should shoot for #2 by this weekend. so- if i can't get a good picture of us by Sun then i go with #1? yeah?

*added option*

4. find an adorable card (with no pictures of us) and send that out instead.

hmmm- that sounds rather boring. but my my my, there really are some fab cards out there....

so far it seems that #2 is where i should be leaning...now to figure out if the husband has anything presentable to wear. i doubt it.

merry christmas cards :)

i think they turned out wonderfully. thank you Paperspring.