Shutterfly is offering 50 free Christmas cards if I give them a shout out on my blog, so here is my shout out in 200 words or more...
Out of all of the photo websites out there Shutterfly is definitely the best! Every year my brother and his wife order a calendar filled with pictures of our family for my parents and they love it!
I also ordered Mia's birth announcement when she was born and they are beautiful! I also had a baby book made of Hudson and Mia and it's priceless!! Their prices are very adorable and the shipping is very speedy! If you need anything for the holidays, photo books, calendars, Christmas cards, etc www.shutterfly.com is the place to go. With the economy this year who couldn't use 50 free Christmas cards. If you want some too create a posting about Shutterfly on your blog. They are amazing, but don't take my word for it, check it out yourself. http://bit.ly/sfly2010
Here's some other links for you to check out:
http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/christmas-photo-cards
http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/christmas-cards
http://www.shutterfly.com/calendars
Saturday, November 27, 2010
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Kids say the darnest things
Hudson is almost 2.5 and I just wanted to write down a few things he has said that I just absolutely love. This blog is really just for me since it's kind of my new version of a baby book...
1. The other day he wanted me to play trains with him and I asked if he could wait a minute, he said, "I'll try" (so honest)
2. He always says bless you when we sneeze and he said it once when I farted, lol
3. He just started saying, "you're welcome"
4. When Mia cries he shushes her and says, "don't cry Mia, don't worry"
5. He calls Mia "Miasita" which means little Mia, he made it up, AMAZING
6. Whenever I call him from work he always asks, "wanna play trains...you workin'?
7. He puts his hand up when he doesn't want you to go any further and says "stop, wait there"
8. He waves and says hi to everyone, people in Wal-mart, the neighborhood, etc
9. Whenever I ask where Mia is, he always says she's sleeping and when I ask what she's doing he says she's crying
10. Every morning he wakes up and says, "I want Milky" (milk)
11. Every morning he asks Jorge, wanna play trains?
12. I caught him singing the Thomas song, he said, "Thomas he's the cheeky one" over and over
13.After listening to the Thomas song he said, "What about Spencer?" (he's not mentioned in the song)
14. He wants to take baths with Mia now, so sweet
15.He goes to MDO on Tuesdays and Thursdays, when I ask him what he did at school he says, "teachers"
16. Every night when I put him to bed he asks me, "wanna cuddle with me?"
17. Whenever he eats something he really likes, ie: a cookie, he says "it's delicious, I like it!"
I am sure there are many more, but these came to mind. I can't believe he is almost 2 and a half, he is becoming a handsome young man and I LOVE him to pieces!!!
1. The other day he wanted me to play trains with him and I asked if he could wait a minute, he said, "I'll try" (so honest)
2. He always says bless you when we sneeze and he said it once when I farted, lol
3. He just started saying, "you're welcome"
4. When Mia cries he shushes her and says, "don't cry Mia, don't worry"
5. He calls Mia "Miasita" which means little Mia, he made it up, AMAZING
6. Whenever I call him from work he always asks, "wanna play trains...you workin'?
7. He puts his hand up when he doesn't want you to go any further and says "stop, wait there"
8. He waves and says hi to everyone, people in Wal-mart, the neighborhood, etc
9. Whenever I ask where Mia is, he always says she's sleeping and when I ask what she's doing he says she's crying
10. Every morning he wakes up and says, "I want Milky" (milk)
11. Every morning he asks Jorge, wanna play trains?
12. I caught him singing the Thomas song, he said, "Thomas he's the cheeky one" over and over
13.After listening to the Thomas song he said, "What about Spencer?" (he's not mentioned in the song)
14. He wants to take baths with Mia now, so sweet
15.He goes to MDO on Tuesdays and Thursdays, when I ask him what he did at school he says, "teachers"
16. Every night when I put him to bed he asks me, "wanna cuddle with me?"
17. Whenever he eats something he really likes, ie: a cookie, he says "it's delicious, I like it!"
I am sure there are many more, but these came to mind. I can't believe he is almost 2 and a half, he is becoming a handsome young man and I LOVE him to pieces!!!
The truth is...
I have noticed that people enjoyed reading my blog when I had something to complain out, ie: sharp pains in my anus, baby weight I couldn't loss, sleepless nights, a baby who won't stop crying on a 3 hour road trip...etc. And now that life is pretty good I haven't had as many readers. Most of the previous comments were, "Sharon, you're so real, that's how I felt etc.." And now that I have been talking about my weekend adventures to A Day Out with Thomas and The Festival of Lights no one really cares...so I either need to have some "real" stuff happen to me or start making up shit. Let's hope you won't be able to tell fact from fiction.
The fact that this has happened to me makes sense. Everyone is so obsessed with reality-reality TV shows, tabloids, and my favorite People magazine. Did you hear Jessica Simpson got engaged, only because Nick Lachey did a week earlier...gossip, crap...my brother and I even text each other when celebrities get a divorce, ie: Courtney Cox and David Arquette or the latest Eva Longoria and Tony Parker, as though we know these people or as though it's some big shocker!
So...what is the big gossip in my life, what's real, something my readers would want to hear about...should I talk about even though I have lost my baby weight I now have spider veins on the back of my legs that look like a road map or now that I'm nursing my beautiful full B breasts look like a deflated A...my brother teases me that my 9th grade niece has bigger boobs than me, that's not saying much. What else has happened since childbirth, there's the stretch marks you get because well your skin stretches...DUH! How can our bodies go through all of that and look as though it didn't? It can't! My hair falls out now more than ever. It looks like cousin IT has taken a shower with me. I might have to invest in some Rogaine for women at this rate...geez. Is this the "real" stuff you are wanting to read? Hopefully this post enables you to relate to me and if not maybe a smile crossed your face while you read it.
The fact that this has happened to me makes sense. Everyone is so obsessed with reality-reality TV shows, tabloids, and my favorite People magazine. Did you hear Jessica Simpson got engaged, only because Nick Lachey did a week earlier...gossip, crap...my brother and I even text each other when celebrities get a divorce, ie: Courtney Cox and David Arquette or the latest Eva Longoria and Tony Parker, as though we know these people or as though it's some big shocker!
So...what is the big gossip in my life, what's real, something my readers would want to hear about...should I talk about even though I have lost my baby weight I now have spider veins on the back of my legs that look like a road map or now that I'm nursing my beautiful full B breasts look like a deflated A...my brother teases me that my 9th grade niece has bigger boobs than me, that's not saying much. What else has happened since childbirth, there's the stretch marks you get because well your skin stretches...DUH! How can our bodies go through all of that and look as though it didn't? It can't! My hair falls out now more than ever. It looks like cousin IT has taken a shower with me. I might have to invest in some Rogaine for women at this rate...geez. Is this the "real" stuff you are wanting to read? Hopefully this post enables you to relate to me and if not maybe a smile crossed your face while you read it.
Monday, November 15, 2010
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Aw! Cold, crisp weather is here and I L-O-V-E it! Texas does not get too many days like these, so I am going to embrace them with my scarfs, cute hats and wool coats. Jorge was playing, "Baby it's cold outside" this weekend (my favorite version the one from Elf) and it immediately put me in the holiday spirit.
We ended up going to the Festival of Lights at Moody Gardens this weekend, a mile of Christmas lights...so beautiful! Hot chocolate was sold on every corner, there was a fire pit to roast marshmallows and even a Santa Clause to get your picture taken with. It doesn't get any more "Christmasy" than that.
Hudson thought the lights were beautiful and we all looked like Rudolph when we left because it was so cold. Thank goodness it wasn't this cold when we got married in December 5 years ago...The kids and I along with my mom went Christmas shopping yesterday at the mall. I can't say that I enjoy shopping but I do love all of the decorations and the smell of Christmas (those delicious nuts they roast in the mall kiosks-to die for! Now that I have 2 small children Christmas has become more fun, little ones believing in Santa, leaving cookies out, watching holiday movies, I love every bit of it! This Christmas is even more special because it's Mia's first one. I can't wait to get our family portrait taken of the four of us. We are so blessed and I am so thankful. Merry Christmas to all!
We ended up going to the Festival of Lights at Moody Gardens this weekend, a mile of Christmas lights...so beautiful! Hot chocolate was sold on every corner, there was a fire pit to roast marshmallows and even a Santa Clause to get your picture taken with. It doesn't get any more "Christmasy" than that.
Hudson thought the lights were beautiful and we all looked like Rudolph when we left because it was so cold. Thank goodness it wasn't this cold when we got married in December 5 years ago...The kids and I along with my mom went Christmas shopping yesterday at the mall. I can't say that I enjoy shopping but I do love all of the decorations and the smell of Christmas (those delicious nuts they roast in the mall kiosks-to die for! Now that I have 2 small children Christmas has become more fun, little ones believing in Santa, leaving cookies out, watching holiday movies, I love every bit of it! This Christmas is even more special because it's Mia's first one. I can't wait to get our family portrait taken of the four of us. We are so blessed and I am so thankful. Merry Christmas to all!
Saturday, November 6, 2010
Date Night
I don't even know if Jorge and I have had a date night (with just the two of us) since Hudson was born, and that was over 28 months ago. He thinks we went to see Mars Volta (a concert) but I can't remember when that was exactly). Some of you might be reading this and thinking, "how sad." But in reality I wouldn't have it any other way. I became a mother 28 months ago and since then have devoted my life to Hudson and now Mia. The days of going out and drinking have subsided, going to a movie on a Friday or Saturday night (like we use to do every weekend) is out of the question because tickets are now $9-10 a piece, so we have Netflix for $9 a month...I know that if I wanted a date night I could drop the kids off at my parents house, no questions asked...but I don't want to. I am a working mother and when I am not at work I like to be at home with my kids and hubby. I am not one of those moms who drops her kids off to catch up on her sleep, I chose to have kids and lack of sleep comes with the deal. My children are small for such a short period of time. Hud will be in school before I know it and Mia will be crawling...Jorge and I have alone time, but it usually consists of watching movies at home, or being on our computers together having our version of "pillow talk". We have the rest of our lives to be together and only less than 18 years (16 for Hud) for the kids to be living at home with us. You're probably thinking that seems like forever, but Jorge and I have been together for almost 7 years and it has flown by. It's awesome to watch Hudson grow and become a little man, but so sad to think that the days of playing with Thomas the train and riding in his Power Wheels Jeep are going to be short lived. I love being a mom more than anything and I am so thankful to have 2 beautiful, healthy, wonderful children!
But tonight Jorge and I are going to do something out of the ordinary... and we are going on a date!!! I know, a date!! Just the two of us on a Saturday night. He surprised me with tickets to see Lady Antebellum and I am super excited!! Mom and dad are coming to the house to watch the kids. A night free of changing diapers, feedings and bath times! A night where I am not in bed by 10:00.
I know alone time with your husband is important, it's just so hard to find time when you have 2 little kids who constantly need your attention. But we're trying to work on it and find a happy balance.
So tonight we are going to live it up! We're going to be the Jorge and Sharon we were before becoming parents..okay I take that back, we're not going to be that crazy. =) But it should be fun.
But tonight Jorge and I are going to do something out of the ordinary... and we are going on a date!!! I know, a date!! Just the two of us on a Saturday night. He surprised me with tickets to see Lady Antebellum and I am super excited!! Mom and dad are coming to the house to watch the kids. A night free of changing diapers, feedings and bath times! A night where I am not in bed by 10:00.
I know alone time with your husband is important, it's just so hard to find time when you have 2 little kids who constantly need your attention. But we're trying to work on it and find a happy balance.
So tonight we are going to live it up! We're going to be the Jorge and Sharon we were before becoming parents..okay I take that back, we're not going to be that crazy. =) But it should be fun.
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