Some Bunny You Love

Christmas is meant



to be shared

with some BUNNY



you love!

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(The costume is explained here if you missed it...)

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WW: Just Call Her Ralphie...

I love Target clearance sales. There was the $290 tree we got for $29, the Valentine's Day shirts for 50 cents, the Christmas cards for mere pennies, and this...

 

Last month I looked through the Halloween clearance for something Caitlin could wear next year. I usually skip over the heavy costumes figuring they lead to Halloween heat stroke here in Florida. This one spoke to me though...in a $2 ode to "A Christmas Story" kind of way.

Don't let the sad puppy dog eyes bunny eyes fool you. They have nothing to do with the costume.

Caitlin was begging for White Chocolate Buttons.

How can you say no to that face? Even Rafa wanted to get in on the fun. He didn't get too close though. I'm not sure if it was the baby he was afraid of or the thought that we'd find a costume for him....again!

Caitlin was a good sport,

 though she did claim the camel was making fun of her.

I'm sure she will LOVE us for this when she is older.

Merry Christmas!



(The Tail End)

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Mommy & Me: A Pretty Pink Tree

We love Saturday mornings. There is nothing like starting the day in your PJs.



A few weeks ago I picked out a small Christmas tree for Caitlin's room. I have no idea why I felt she needed this tree, but suddenly I could picture it there. The Irishman just shook his head and went along with it...

Caitlin, of course, was all too happy to help decorate this pretty pink tree!

Rafa was also intrigued....but stayed a safe distance!

Putting the ornaments on was a bit like her hair bows. She understood what she wanted to do, she just couldn't quite get how to make it stay.

All in all we were happy with the finished product. It is resting in a safe place with the special nativity she got from Nana and Granda and her "Baby's First Christmas" picture.

A pretty pink tree for a pretty little girl!

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Shutterfly Before Time Flies...

My love affair with Shutterfly began soon after Caitlin was born. There was a $20 voucher in the bag we got from the hospital. I had a precious new baby and a camera full of pictures. It was a match made in heaven! We made a few gifts for our parents and then discovered the cards. We take our cards seriously around here.

This year we sent St. Patrick's Day Cards....

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and Belated Thank You Cards...

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I am slightly embarrassed to admit that the pile of belated thank you cards is still sitting here waiting to be mailed. I guess that sort-of defeats the purpose.

It is also the reason that I LOVE the fact that you can make cards on Shutterfly and have them mailed directly to the person you are sending them to. It is as if they were thinking of people like me when they added that feature....it is the only way my birthday cards get there on time!

As you might imagine, the Christmas card is THE card of the year. The Irishman spent hours googling ideas for the perfect Christmas card photo. I'm fairly certain the new camera was purchased with the Christmas card in mind.

We have the photos ready and now we have started the hunt for just the Christmas photo card.

The Irishman requires a card that includes the words, "Merry Christmas" so we have to sift through the lovely "Seasons Greetings" and "Happy Holidays" for something that shouts Christmas cheer. Thankfully you can narrow down your criteria when searching the Holiday photo cards.

Even cards that say, "Merry Christmas" can be vetoed for colors that are not festive enough.

Too brown....

Too pink...

Doesn't say "Christmas"...

 I give the Irishman a hard time, but I have a thing against photo cards that look like they are missing "Insert Photo Here" in the middle. Holiday photo cards have come such a long way. I want something that looks like a work of art...not a cheap looking standard card with a box in the middle for your picture.

We started looking in early November. We just finally narrowed down our top two. Being as so many members of our family (on both sides of the pond) get my blog posts e-mailed to the directly, I'm not going to show my final card just yet. We have a hard time with surprises around here...I have to keep SOMETHING to myself!

Here were some of our favorites that didn't make the cut:

 

We have several projects saved and keep going back to our favorites. If we don't make up our minds soon we will be sending belated Christmas cards! Some things never change...

Disclosure: While I LOVE Shutterfly and probably would have ordered from them anyway, they sweetened the deal with the current offer for bloggers. Thanks to this post I am getting 50 free cards. For more information, see the offer here. Just my honest opinion here, folks!

Sand-ta Claus

After taking an impromptu dip in the ocean wearing her Christmas dress, we decided to change Caitlin into her new swimsuit so she could splash around before nap time.

Instead she discovered the bag of props we hadn't gotten to yet.

Notice she seems rather dry...

and covered in sand.

She loves her SAND-ta Claus!

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Such a Doll

Caitlin is such a doll she decided to try the stroller Nana bought her for her dollies.



Her doll, Jingle, and Elmo each got to take a turn riding along on her lap.



Of course so did the empty snack bowl. This is her "thinking" face.



It is also her "I need more cheese crackers" face. We see this one a lot!



Such a silly girl!

Ice, Ice, Baby!

Caitlin LOVES ice cubes. She has been known to dive into my glass of water to retrieve the ice cubes if I am not quick enough to catch her first. Once we got the Sand and Water Table up and running we decided to let her have her fun.



I think it gives new meaning to 'ice fishing'!



Yummy ice!



I'm not sure she even noticed that there was sand to play with...

We'll be doing this again soon, I'm sure!