Favorite thing #2...Parties!

Day 2 of my Fave things about Christmas has got to be Parties. We had a cookie/White Elephant gift exchange and it was pretty awesome. Although I have no idea what I'm going to do with all these cookies...prob eat them all by myself like I did last year...

After gathering our plates, trays and even bins of cookies, we settled around in a circle, drew numbers and picked/stole gifts.

As you can see, I got 2nd...which is crappy, but I was happy when the tables turned and I got to pick second to last in the final round. I ended up with 2 pink flamingos. Please don't steal them off my lawn when you see them out there this spring.

And here is what everyone else got. I have to say that I was a little sad that I didn't get the KY Jelly and Handcuffs...Just kidding...sort of.

And here is the best picture of the night. Thanks ladies for such a fun night and a special thanks to our host for letting us all party in her house.

My favorite things!

I love this time of year. I especially love Christmas and Christmas Spirit that most people have. I love to decorate my home. I love hearing Christmas music on the radio. I love all the Christmas parties and get togethers with family and friends. I love buying gifts for my family and friends. I love wrapping those gift anticipating the looks on said family and friends faces. The food...cookies...snow...hot cocoa...movies....I can go on and on. So this Month I will dedicate a post each day to my favorite things about the holidays.

Today's post will be on Christmas Cards. I can't wait to start getting them in the mail and filling up my little holiday rack with cute photos of everyone. I also can't wait to send out our own. This year, I found out about a little promotion going on with http://www.shutterfly.com/ If you make a post about their holiday cards and all the fun gifts and products they have to offer, they send you a coupon for 50 free cards! How awesome are they?

Hopefully in a few weeks, you may be seeing your Christmas card from us in the mail...It may look like this...

Like this...

Or even like this...

The best thing about getting your cards though www.Shutterfly.com, is that they have tons and tons of different cards to choose from so you're not just limited to a few styles. They have from simple cards to elegant and fancy and many in between. Click here to check them out.

I'm also one to forget to get the Christmas party invites out until the very last minute. So here is a reminder to get it done. Look how cute these are...

With Cards like these, You're sure to get a good turn out, right?

One of my very most favorite things that Shutterfly has to offer are these books. Who wouldn't love a book like this for Christmas? I'm thinking Grandparents, school teachers and friends...eh?

Well, that about does it. I think I'll go sip some hot chocolate out of something like this...

While possibly putting something like this together...

But I better hurry before I run out of time and need to order a new one of these....

House sitting

Oliver and I got home today from house sitting for Lester the Dog and Archie the cat. This is what I looked like walking into my house after being gone for 5 days...

I think next time I'll pack a suit case.

Proof!

Although Oliver may not look like me {just about everyone says he looks just like Luke and even other people, just not me}, Here is proof that he is in fact, my child...

Oliver has never been much of a movie watcher, but one day Oliver was being especially stubborn {another trait of mine} and Luke had had enough. He was at his wits end with this boy and so on the off chance that he would actually like watching something, he popped in the movie "Singing in the Rain". Oliver froze. And there you have it people. Proof that he really is mine.

After I snapped this shot. I froze too and like a couple of fools, Oliver and I stood in the middle of the living room enjoying possibly one of the best movies of all time.

November

Happy November!

Our costume reveal

Oliver as a hamburger...

...Kim and Luke as Fatties...

...And fat [In-and-Out] supporters wanting to eat the hamburger.

Happy Halloween!

Treats please

We may be lame for not taking our kid to do some real Trick-or-treating like most people do, but we found a great alternative. The Hogle Zoo did a little trick-or-treating event called "Boo at the Zoo". We figured it would be a fun family activity, Oliver can get his candy collecting done before nap time, and we can do what we most wanted to do this Halloween night-sit at home and pass out candy. How was this a bad idea?

Oliver Loved getting candy and seeing all the animals. Luke just liked the animals and didn't want to wait in line for candy. He kept asking to move on to the next animal exhibit. I love my boys.

Isn't Oliver the cutest little hamburger you've ever seen? I think so.

P.S.

As we were leaving, Luke got pooed on. Good Luck or bad luck? You decide...