Looking for a deal on EXTRA SPECIAL CHRISTMAS CARDS!?!?! Check this out!

It's that time of the year to start thinking about sending out Christmas cards!!! And I was lucky enough to stumble across a special promotion that Shutterfly.com is doing. My husband and I LOVE surprising each other with photo books from Shutterfly, as well as ordering prints from there, but I have never ordered their Christmas cards. I really wanted something different this year so I've decided to finally order my cards from Shutterfly! I heard about this special promotion where you can receive 50 FREE cards if you create a special post about Shutterfly on your blog! http://blog.shutterfly.com/5358/holiday2010-blog-submission-form/ I am all about getting good deals! I usually send out the 4 x 8 size postcard-type card, but year I wanted to send bigger cards. Shutterfly offers size 5 x 7 cards, printed on premium cardstock, and folded. I CAN'T wait to get my cards in the mail and to start sendin' 'em out!

Here are a couple of designs that I am LOVING! We have several favorite pics from this year and I'm having trouble deciding which ones to use, so the first example below would be perfect for us! We had a family photoshoot at the beach and got several great shots. So, I could see us using the design below, or just pick the best one and use the 2nd example. Oh, decisions, decisions! :)

Click on the following links to be able to view all of Shutterfly's wonderful Christmas & holiday card designs for 2010!

http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/christmas-photo-cards

http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/holiday-cards

Oh, and while I'm at it.... I may start to get ideas for Mason's next birthday party invite! I know it's not for several more months, but with our baby girl getting here soon, I want to go ahead and start thinking about 2011 events a little ahead of time! :) I'm sooo excited to search Shutterfly.com to find the perfect one! Here's a link to lots of fun birthday party invites, baby shower invites, etc.!

http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/party-cards-stationery

Where are YOU ordering your Christmas cards this year? You should definitely check out Shutterfly.com! I've been meaning to blog about Shutterfly for a while and show you all pics of these amazing photo books Marc has made me the past two Mother's Days, and this Shutterfly promotion was the perfect opportunity for me to finally blog about their great deals!

Fall Photoshoot with Nana Kay

My parents came up to BG last Saturday to help start cleaning out our guest room to make room for Baby Mallory! While my dad and I were organizing away, my mom thoroughly entertained Mason... and what did she choose to do??? I came into the living room and she had chosen several outfits & coordinating shoes from his closet to put on him for a Fall photoshoot on the front porch. I didn't know how that was gonna go since I hadn't had much luck, but he had the MOST fun and I could hear him out there laughing the whole time! I have a boy & girl scarecrow on the porch and he kept picking them up and pilferin' with them. He and the scarecrows are the exact same size. It's too cute. The outfit including the fake red turtleneck was a little questionable, but hey, he was having too much fun to even care what was on his body!!

Nana, thank you so much for taking these special pictures of Mason! There are sooo many good ones, I don't know how I'll ever choose a couple to frame! We love you!

Morganfield Corn Festival

We spent September 17 & 18 in Marc's hometown of Morganfield, KY for their biggest event of the year known as Corn Festival! We used to love going to this every single year while we were dating and first married, but ever since having Mason we haven't been able to go once just cuz life has gotten so hectic with Marc's residency and transitioning to his new job. In fact, the last time we went was September 2007 when we actually told Marc's family we were pregnant while sharing a Bloomin' Onion in the middle of the festival! We were sooo excited to be able to go this year and take Mason for his very first Corn Festival experience... outside of Mommy's tummy! We stayed with our good friends, John & Jamie Burgess, and their 2 sweet little girls, Audrey & Natalie. Jonathan & Molly (Marc's bro & his girlfriend) also came and stayed the weekend. We had the most fun hanging out with all of them! But why in the world did it have to be about 90 degrees???!?!?! Marc said that it was the hottest weekend for Corn Festival to-date during his lifetime. It was so hot that we almost couldn't enjoy it, but we did try to make the best of it!

Hangin' out at the Burgess' before heading to the festival... Mason was as happy as could be after discovering the tractor!

Audrey enjoying her a Bloomin' Onion at Corn Festival

Mason's first Lemon Shake-Up! Yum, my favorite!

Jamie, Audrey, & John

We love Jonathan's girlfriend, Molly! Hope she sticks around! :)

Some of our crew watching the parade... Mason, Marc, Jonathan, Molly, Connie, Uncle Gary

The Burgess'

A parade onlooker

Fun with daddies on the carousel

Loved this!!! Mason wanted to ride these little cars, and he had to share one with this little boy. They were so confused at first and checked each other big time...

But, they were fast friends!

When we got home from the festival, we stripped the babies down to diapers cuz they were so stinkin' hot! Audrey loves her baby sister, Natalie!

Jamie with her precious daughters

Reading time

Nothin' like coolin' down with some fresh fruit!

Oh my, look at these good little sharers!!

Present time! Mason gave Audrey her birthday gift since we missed her party this year... some super cute Carter p.j.'s and a "Big Sis" shirt!

Dinner at Peak Brothers BBQ before getting on the road back to BG

And my favorite picture from the weekend...

Mickey & Minnie.... except that the roles are kinda reversed! Check out my son's chest covering! Ha!