Shutterfly book "A Year in Brandon"

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Axe Christmas Card 2010

Family Memories Christmas Card

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Shutterfly Christmas Cards

Today, I would love to share with you about Shutterfly and the great Christmas cards they have available this year. I have picked out a couple of my favorite like the following:

Peppermint Gift Wrap

Christmas Card
5x5 stationery card
For 1 photo
From $1.29 $0.90

Merry Plaid

Christmas Card
5x5 stationery card
For 1 photo
From $1.29 $0.90

I have actually only ordered from Shutterfly once, and it was to document my son's first year. And boy was I pleased with the hard copy of the book when I received it, and I loved sharing the book electronically with both sets of his grandparents. I plan to make a book for his second year as well.

I had a great experience using their website and worked a little each day for about two weeks, then when I was done, I received the final copy super fast.

Back to the Christmas cards, we usually send out between 75-100 cards each year so I try to get started on shopping for the card design quite early. And when I saw the designs on Shutterfly, I was super pleased. The two I have picked out above are 5x5, and I like that the size is different, I do like to be unique.

Here are a few links on Shutterfly's website to some great holiday cards:

• · Christmas photo cards to http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/christmas-photo-cards
  
• · Holiday Cards to http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/holiday-cards
• Photo Holiday Cards to http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery

On reason why I am sharing about Shutterfly is because of their below promotion:

Shutterfly's 50 Free Christmas Cards Promotion.

Until then,

First Haircut

Brandon's First Haircut!

Halloween Playgroup

Today, was our Halloween playgroup. We had a great time, and our hostess out did herself again. We had hot dogs, and frito chili pies. Of course, we had awesome cupcakes, and cookies Robin made, and tons of candy and snacks. We had a fishing game, bean bag game, ducky game, search for items in a corn filled bucket, and a couple of other games. Brandon was dressed as a frog this year. He did not seem to mind the hood so I just let him keep it on. Brandon mostly ran around getting in other people's way on the swing set. I was so pleased with this costume, I got it a Rhea Lana's this year.

Now, Brandon is down for his nap, and I have a roast in the crock pot. Thanks Tracy!!!

Tomorrow, Brandon is 18 months old, I can't believe it!! We are having so much fun with him. And he is really becoming a big boy. Hopefully, I will be able to get a post soon about him as a 18 month old.

Until then,

Vonda

Centerton Pumpkin Patch

Fun times at the Pumpkin Patch with friends. Yesterday, a couple of us girls took our boys to the Centerton Pumpkin Patch. Those boys had a ball running around. And it wore Brandon out he took a 4 hour nap after lunch. Yeah!!!

Here Ben is telling Brandon not to dive out of the wagon like he did. What a pair!!! Ben was cracking me up, he came over to me and Robin a couple of times to have us pick him up. This is something Ben is not known for doing.

I really have found that it would not matter if I was a good photographer or not, I can't seem to get these three boys to slow down to look at the camera for nothing. They were loving the open space to play. Caleb, Ben, and Brandon seemed to run circles around us Moms.

Ben was sharing a leaf he found, what a giver.










Ben had a wagon full of pumpkins and Brandon thought he needed to take a ride so Ben was happy to try to pull him along.




I hope these three boys will be able to be close as they grow up. And we can have many years of pumpkin patch pictures.

Until then,

First MOPS

I went to my first MOPS meeting today in Springdale, and it was great. I got invited to attend MOPS by a girl who I worked with years ago, I thought sounds good. Then when I found out a few of the speakers I knew this would be a good decision. Well today the speaker was none other than Michelle Duggar. She had five of her daughters with her and they passed out tons of information to each of us. And of course, we all had to sign a waiver because TLC was filming the meeting. And I could not help myself so I asked Ms. Duggar for a picture. She was very gracious. This was her first speaking engagement since Josie was born 9 months ago.

So I am super excited about going back for the next MOPS meeting. Brandon went with me and he stayed with the nursery First Baptist Springdale has. He was too interested in playing to even notice I was there to pick him up so I guess he had a good time.

I just got Brandon down for his nap so who knows how long he will sleep into the evening. His schedule might be real off. But it was worth it to get to go to this meeting.

That is really all I have for now.

Until then,

Vonda