My Favorite Gift...

Thinking of You

We thought of you with love today,

but that is nothing new.

We thought about you yesterday,

and days before that too.

We think of you in silence,

we often speak your name.

All we have are memories,

and your picture in a frame.

Your memory is our keepsake,

with which we will never part.

God has you in his keeping,

we have you in our hearts.

A million times we've wanted you.

A million times we've cried.

If love could only have saved you,

you never would have died.

It broke our hearts to lose you.

But you didn't go alone.

For a part of us went with you...

the day God called you home.

Merry Christmas 2010!

The kids must have been very good this year because Santa sure was good to them! But then again...so were their friends, grandparents, and aunts!

Now, we just have to figure out where to put all of this goodness!

Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas!

Santa Photo!

The girls were so excited to see Santa last night. They told him exactly what they wanted... a Barbie Dreamhouse for Kaylee and a Barbie Fashion Fairytale Doll for Alyssa. I guess we will see if their wishes come true on Christmas morning. :-)

There was a little someone who wasn't so pleased to see Santa... can you tell who?

Couldn't get him anywhere near Santa's lap. :-)

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas!

Our 2010 Christmas Card!

Happy Holidays!

Lately...

It's been a while since I last posted. The last few weeks have been pretty busy. Here are a few photos of what we have been up to.

Getting Christmas photos taken with Patty!

Aiden has the "Cheese" face down!
Getting all our winter gear ready to go!

The monkey and kitty hats still fit! And they even dressed Aiden up too!

The girls can't wait till Santa comes. He sent them personalized messages through the Portable North Pole site.

Neatest thing ever!!

Told them they have to keep their rooms clean and tidy.

And... they listened!!

Can't you tell how much the cat is loving this?

Aiden was very sick for about a week with strep throat and scarlet fever. It was the sickest any of my children have ever been. He was miserable but the girls came to the rescue and took very good care of him.

Reading stories to him

At the same time... wonder how much he understood of that?

And checking his temperature every chance they got!

It must have worked because he started to feel better

just in time to turn 20 months old!

Happy 20 Months Little Monkey!

Shutterfly has my ♥ !!

Recently I came across Shutterfly, thanks to some of my blogging friends!! I was amazed by the variety of greeting cards and photo projects available and the prices were great! It's a very special way to preserve family memories and to surprise loved ones with beautiful, personalized family gifts.

I recently started my first shutterfly book. It was so easy to make and I could have spent hours going through all of the different designs that were available. The book consists of photos of January - August 2010 and includes so many wonderful memories from the year. Another creative way to share important events from the year is to make a shutterfly calendar. I am sure all of our family members will love receiving these fun gifts!

I also plan to order my Christmas cards through Shutterfly as well. I normally just pick up regular cards but this year I thought it would be nice to add a little personalized touch. I finally got a family photo where everyone is smiling so I figure we better put it to good use! Shutterfly has an incredible selection of holiday cards. Check them all out HERE. I bet you will choose at least 3 before you decide on your favorite. I know I did!

Here are a couple of my favorites:

And even better news...if you are a blogger and would like to participate in their 2010 Holiday promotion in which you receive 50 free greeting cards for spreading the word, go here. I can guarantee you will love Shutterfly just as much as I do!

Enjoy!