All moms know what I'm talking about. We take pictures all year long trying to get the "perfect picture for the Xmas card". Every single picture taken on vacation is followed by an evaluation if I could use it for Xmas. I pick outfits during the year that I think would be great for our Xmas card! It's really an obsession! I blame my parents....we grew up knowing our vacation would partly involve getting the perfect picture for our Xmas card! And we always did!
Well, we did it!!!!! The Wennerstrom family got the perfect Xmas card picture. How did we know it was "the one"? Well....simple....both kids were looking AND smiling! Any mom of a 2 and 1 year old knows that getting both kids to look and smile is the complete battle! And we did it!!!! (There may be a little unwanted drool, but hey, that's life). And then, it gets better. We actually got a family shot of the 4 of us all looking.....that's called a BONUS! So we have 2 pictures for our Xmas card.
Now What?????
Shutterfly makes that simple! I'm not sure what people did before Shutterfly, but we love going there for our Xmas cards!!!! And this year is no exception. This year Shutterfly is giving bloggers 50 free Xmas cards! That's right, my first 50 Xmas cards will be free thanks to Shutterfly!!! One more reason to love Shutterfly.
Okay, back to Shutterfly. Every year the selection gets better and better. Not to mention they are so afforable. Last year I went to a photo studio and paid too much for pictures I didn't love and ended up with "okay" Xmas cards. But this year I decided to save some time, money, and frustration, and do it myself!!!So, I have spent hours, and hours, and hours checking out Shutterfly (not that you need to, that's just my way. I like to shop around...ALOT) and I have narrowed it down to 3 cards:
I love all 3 and may use any of them. The 2nd one is the "traditional" picture card and is much more affordable (we're talking like 32 cents per card), but even the 1st and 3rd cards are still affordable at a little over $1 per card! We aren't one of those "write a letter about all that's happening" family...but we think our Xmas card is important. It lets those who are special to us know we are thinking of them at this time of year! It lets them know we care about them. And of course, it's a chance to show off our adorable kids! :)
Which ones did we choose???? You'll have to wait a few weeks to find out!!!!!!!
And in addition to our Xmas cards, Shutterfly makes shopping for gifts so easy! Here are some of our favorite links:
Want to make your own Xmas card??? Go here
Did I mention we use Shutterfly for the traditional calendar??? The girls give their grandparents, aunts and uncles, and great-grandparents a calendar of pictures from that year! It's a great gift that keeps on giving all year. More information on calendars is here
Have someone who's hard to shop for???? Go here for personalized gifts that anyone is sure to love!
Are you a blogger???? Bloggers can get 50 free holiday cards from Shutterfly: http://bit.ly/sfly2010
2 comments:
Good work. I did this too and got my coupon for my 50 free cards! Woo hoo. I need a picture now.
I think you chose #1!
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