Have a Holly, Jolly Christmas

The turkeys have been eaten, and the football has been watched--now onward to the Christmas season!

With Thanksgiving being a little early this year, it feels like Christmas is starting even earlier than usual with holiday events and tree lightings.

One of my favorite parts of the holiday season is receiving cards from all my friends and family. It's fun to see how their families have grown and all the new styles of cards.

Shutterfly has always been one of my go-to Christmas cards since I started making photo cards of my family. Right now I have all the previous years on our fridge, and it's so fun to see how we've changed over the year.

Shutterfly never disappoints with their designs, and this year is no exception! Here are just a few of my favorites I'll be choosing from this year:

From foil stamped, shimmering, pop-out, and ornament shaped Shutterfly has something for everyone to choose from! Don't forget about all their awesome photo gifts for an extra personalized gift this year. I always make photo books and ornaments for the whole family, and I'm excited to design ours this year to include our newest addition!

Hope you and yours have a wonderful holiday season! Merry Christmas friends!

Natalie

Deck the Halls with Fun!

It's been a fun last few weeks with plenty of Christmas activities! We've actually had really warm temperatures in our area, so it's hard to believe Christmas will be here in 15 days!

 

We have a local event that supports our local Children's Hospital called the Fantasy of Trees. All types of organizations and businesses decorate trees, and then people buy them with all proceeds benefiting the hospital. They also have tons of crafts and a carousel for the kiddos!

 

 

We then have a local park that "Lights the Park" with tons of Christmas lights. The kids had so much fun watching the park come to life and of course seeing Santa arrive on a firetruck!

 





Really some beautiful lights. Then this past Saturday we headed to cut down our Christmas tree. Sadly the tree farm we visit is having it's last year due to the owner who passed away earlier this year. He was always a super nice man and his family are doing this last season for him.

 

And we topped of all these fun festivities with the boys Christmas play at school!

 

 



Hope you are enjoying the holiday season!

Natalie

Tis the Season for Christmas & Holiday Cards!

 

One of my favorite things about the holiday season is giving and receiving holiday cards! I love seeing all my friends and family and how much their children have grown throughout the year.

 

I'm really a sucker for all things mail. Snail mail just has a way of brightening your day, and I really should try to send more out to my friends when I have them on my mind.

This year I will be shopping at my favorite Shutterfly. Shutterfly has really out done themselves with more foil-stamped colors, colored envelopes & envelope liner designs, ornament cards, matching address labels, gift stickers, and back of cards designs and photos.

 

Here are just a few of my faves this year:

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'm absolutely loving all the rustic designs this year! Now just to get my family photos back, so I can pick a design! Do you send out Christmas cards?

 

 

Natalie

Early Valentine's Day Celebrations

It's finally Friday! We've had some cold temps this week (boo!), and I'm ready for warmer weather and a beach somewhere.

The boys had Valentine's Day party at school and Nolan said, "It was the best Valentine's party ever!"

Here's the simple GoGo Squeez Valentine's I did for the boys---I'm sure you saw it on Pinterest. Oh my word the chocolate these boys came home with!

 

The husband and I had an early Valentine's Day dinner since we didn't want to fight the crowds. We went to a fairly new place called Knox Mason, and it was delicious! Here's a photo of the banana pudding:

 

We then had some yummy coffee at The Remedy Coffeehouse. Coffee and dessert, yes please!

I'm also on KMB talking about keeping the "you and I" in marriage.

Valentine's Day holds a special place in my heart since it was the first official date with my other half. We had been seeing each other around campus, but this was the first "big date" to a restaurant and dressing up nice. He also was so sweet and thoughtful with his Valentine's gifts even though we both had ZERO money.

Are you doing anything special this Valentine's Day?

Natalie
 

Merry Christmas 2014!

 

From our family to yours, we hope you have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! See you in 2015!

Once again we went with Shutterfly for our Christmas cards, and I have to say this is my favorite one yet! Make sure to check out their selection---you can still do New Year's cards! :)

Merry Christmas Friends!

Natalie

Let the Good Times Roll!

As I look at the calendar, I cannot believe next week is Christmas. This year has FLOWN by!

This past week has been a busy one for us. On Saturday, we had my husband's Christmas party downtown. It was your usual awkward conversation but afterwards him and I went out for a night on the town!

Below you'll see a photo of us out that night and then yummy breakfast the next morning. Breakfast is my favorite meal, but since having kids we don't get out for breakfast as much as we would like.

Then on Monday, I had a KMB Little Gym Holiday party for the kiddos. The boys had fun as usual and weren't game on getting their photos take at the Christmas photo station.

My favorite part of the week was seeing Nolan's Christmas play! The boy seriously belted out his lines, and I can't describe the emotions you feel as you watch your child perform. Pride, anxiety, joy, fear, and all that rolled into one!

I mean how cute is this wise man?

 

Last night my KMB team and I had our annual Favorite Things Party. Have you been to one? They are so fun! Everyone gives one of their "favorite things" and tells why it's their favorite. My contribution was a book---love this author!

 

 

Big surprise right? Anyhow tonight I have another small Christmas gathering with my friends.

 

Hope you've had a fun week too!



Natalie
 

More Holiday Festivities!

The holiday festivities started early over here and continued over this past week and weekend.

We held a KMB Holiday DIY Mom's Night Out at The Back Porch Mercantile. It was such a beautiful store, and I wanted everything. Not to mention the owner's creative talent!

Then on Saturday, I braved the dreary and drizzly day to take the boys to some fun on the Holiday Square. They weren't much for the outside activities, but they were more interested in the trains and toys in the toy store.

On Sunday, we FINALLY decorated the Christmas tree!

And on Sunday night we went and visited a different park decorated with lights!

How was your weekend?

Natalie

Bring on the Jingle!

This past weekend our household embraced the Christmas spirit! I'm sure since we've started early, we'll get tired of it by the time Christmas actually gets here...but for now we are enjoying the season!

First stop was finding and cutting down the perfect Christmas tree!

After some pizza and a Conley nap, we decided to grab some coffee (for the adults), and a cookie (for the boys) we headed to a park near the zoo that is full of lights.

We then were still feeling in the Christmas spirit and headed downtown to see all the holiday festivities!

What's on your holiday bucket list?

Natalie