a wee bit

I'm back! Even though we are on "Ryan Time" at least now I have a few minutes to blog :)






{one} did you buy a christmas tree this year?
yep :)

{two} what is your favorite holiday tradition?
making a gingerbread house and going to the Christmas Eve Candlelight service at 11pm at Church

{three} do you open your gifts on christmas eve or christmas day?
A little one on Christmas Eve, and the rest Christmas Day!

{four} at what age did you stop believing in santa claus?
I'm not sure, we still have gifts from 'santa' at my parent's :)

{five} do you fill stockings?
With little things. I also have a stocking at my parent's house

{six} handmade presents or store bought presents?
Store bought but home-made treats and goodies

{seven} do you have a favorite christmas meal?
Not really, I love the holiday snacks and desserts

{eight} is your christmas tree real or artificial?
Always real and at least 8ft tall, it's in the living room! We have a little 3ft artificial one in the kitchen though.

{nine} what is your favorite christmas song?
Carol of the Bells

Trans Siberian Orchestra - Carol Of The Bells @ Yahoo! Video

{ten} did you send out christmas cards this year?
Working on that now! :)

A Gift For Bloggers

With a new baby in the house things have been crazy! I'm finally starting have a routine and back to the normal schedule. But besides regular life it seems like the holidays have snuck up on me! I just finished decorating the tree and house for Christmas (I haven't finished the outside, yet) and I haven't bought one single gift. On top of that, Christmas cards have started to come in the mail and let's just say that our card is the last thing that's been on my mind. Thankfully I remembered an email I had received a week ago from Shutterfly about an offer they  have for bloggers... 50 FREE CHRISTMAS CARDS!


I mean, who can pass up that kinda offer!


Shutterfly is awesome for taking ordinary pictures and turning them into something fabulous! 


We usually go with the traditional Christmas Photo Cards but this year we might just go with something different since Ryan was born so close to the holidays.


Shutterfly has a great selection of Birth Announcements that are so easy to customize and even holiday ones. We may use something like this:





Shutterfly is also a great place to find photo gifts, we're going to take a picture of Ryan every month and make a custom calendar with them as a gift for my parents for next year.

P.S. Be sure to head over there and get started on your own Christmas cards!