Drum roll for our 2010 Christmas Card

Oh Ho Ho Christmas Card

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new camera = more baby pictures

For my birthday Patrick got me the camera I wanted and now I am trying to get the hang of it and take lots and lots of pictures of Oliver :)

10 days to Thanksgiving and the beginning of the Holiday season...

Now that Oliver is here I can not wait for Christmas!  My Holiday Spirit was missing the last few years, but it is ON this year!!! Like every year we will go to the Christmas Tree Farm and pick out our tree and I will bake cookies... mmmmhhhh cookies :)  The one thing I am not looking forward to is, holiday gift shopping with a baby, thank God for the internet!!!

Yesterday I set myself a goal, that I would LOVE to mail out my cards by December 6th and then today I get an email from my friend Sandra about the Shutterfly Holiday Card Promo and now let the card designing begin!!! 

Shutterfly offers a great collection of Christmas cards, but I managed to narrow it down to the following two:

Patrick's Favorite

I would chose a black and white picture for this card - I do like red sparkles and the snowflakes...

My Favorite

Just like the sample picture I think I would go with a colored picture on my personal favorite... I need to get a Santa Hat for Oliver ASAP!!! 

A few years ago when I discovered Shutterfly I created a photobook for my niece of our afternoon photo session as a wonderful keepsake - since then I've created many photobooks for me to keep and for our family - but now that Oliver is here both grandparents will receive a calendar for Christmas!  I am also considering a photo mug for my Starbucks loving FIL!

If you are interested in this promotion - here is the link :)

Another year older....

Yesterday was my 31st Birthday and the first person to "wish" me a Happy Birthday was my Son :) I thought he didn't know it was my birthday but he did get me a card and a gift! How did he know I wanted the new Kings of Leon CD?  I guess he gets the smoothness from his Dad... *love you Patrick*

Pumpkin Patch

Saturday we ventured to the Pumpkin Patch and had a great morning with the Bornibus Family and Grandma Tereza :)

Oliver didn't really care too much about the location, the sun shine or the pumpkins, but he was really happy to see his friend Shane :)  It is amazing how much the boys love to see each other and I am looking forward to them actually playing together...

We loved the location and all the activities they offered for the kids, but $9 a person for the corn maze is that normal?????

Already anticipating next years pumpkin patch excursion...

MOVIE!!! !

I can't believe it, but WE are going to the movies tonight!!!!!

My first movie after Oliver's birth will be Jackass 3D!  I know a classy choice, but what can you do when you are part of the Johnny Knoxville Generation????

This will not only be my first movie since LO's arrival, but also my first movie in 3D!!!!!

Milestone

This morning I was taking pictures of Oliver wearing his awesome akino and he decided to roll from his tummy onto his back!!!!

I couldn't believe my eyes and rolled him back and he did it again!  Then I called Patrick and he did it a third time and then a fourth time for my Mom...

 Oliver is 2 months and 10 days old today and this was right before he rolled-over