Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Christmas Cards

Two years ago my sister Lauren surprised our family with a family picture Christmas card. We had gone to the beach in August for my uncles wedding so Lauren used a family photo from that weekend to make the card. It was a HIT!! Everyone commented on how cute the cards were and how much they loved them. Mom loved them too and even had the dilemma of picking who would receive the coveted few Lauren had ordered. See, my mom is not a card person. Not because she doesn’t care or doesn’t think they are fun, but she doesn’t see the point in spending all that money sending a card to people who already know what we look like, ha! We are working on her and she’s beginning to see how fun they are and how much people enjoy them. When I saw the news about FREE holiday cards on other blogs I knew this would be perfect for our family. I found a picture, of course from this summer at the beach, (we are a much prettier bunch with a tan) and set out to find the perfect card. I found a few that look great with the bright colors of our summer picture. Here are a few that we thought would be perfect.

The next family project we’ll be working on for the Holiday are photo books for our grandparents..



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Merry Christmas

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Perfect

Oh What Fun Christmas Card
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Sunday, September 19, 2010

Long Time, No Blog!

I can't believe how long it has been since I blogged. Things have been really busy recently, here is a little update on some of the things I have been doing...


Daddy turned 60!!!

This was his reaction when he walked into his surprise party- PRICELESS!


Dad's favorite restaurant is Morton's so we told him we were going to dinner as a family and then he was greeted by all his good friends. It was a great night.

Mom did a great job coordinating everything and keeping it a secret.

We added some special touches to the party as well. There were decorative easels around the room with pictures of dad from the past 60 years. My sisters are looking at the "guest book" which was a book we made online with pictures and notes from our immediate family. Guests signed it, what a great keepsake!

Sunday, July 18, 2010

Rachael and Matt's Shower!

Lauren and I are bridemaids in Rachael and Matt's wedding. We wanted to do something special for the Bride and Groom, so here is a little preview of the shower we hosted.


It was a kitchen themed shower where everyone took a cooking class at Earth Fare, so much fun! We made fuirt tarts and dipped strawberries.

Matt and Rachael recieved monogrammed aprons from the hostesses. This ended up being a really good idea because things got a little messy. Matt said he smeared things on his apron to make it look like he worked hard. Take a look at the pictures to see how hard they worked!


It was histarical to watch Matt and Rachael try all the techniques in front of the whole group!

The chef was amazing and I wil be happy to give anyone her information, just ask :)


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Sunday, July 11, 2010

Funny new blog

I found this great new blog: http://cakewrecks.blogspot.com/

I have posted some of my favorite cakes from the blog but you really should take a look for yourself- ENJOY :)



...you use the words "camo" AND "army" while describing what you want:


Whew, thank goodness for fresh flowers! Too bad they didn't have enough to hide the fact that the cake is being served on a giant dry-erase board, though.

I also like the gentle placement of the topper. That took "finesse."

Seriously?