Our Christmas Card

This year I did 2 different photoshoots with the girls for our Christmas cards.

Well I loved how the second photo session turned out way better than the first

While reading my daily blogs I came across Ashley's blog and she was having a giveaway for a FREE Christmas card design.  So I entered it.  Not thinking I'd win cause I usually dont.  I was surprised to see an email in my inbox that read WINNER.  So I opened it and it was from Ashley telling me that I won!  YAY

So after finally taking the pictures of the girls and making the hard decision on which ones to use.

Kelly who has an awesome etsy shop designing cards made our card and I love the way it turned out

Etsy shop found here...Your Life Long Memories

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We've been having a great time as a family reading our advant books.

Kaylee knows around 7:30 each night we grab our book to sit down to read

I think Keira is still a little to young, she makes it through 2-3 pages before she's over it!

I think when we do this again next year it will be a lot more fun cause they'll be a little older

We've also decided to get Elf on the shelf and save him for next year.

I think the girls are still a little to young to really understand it and next year they'll be 3 in a half and 2.

Here are Days 6-8

  

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I cant believe Christmas is in

16 days

or 15 days if you celebrate on Christmas Eve.

We celebrate on Christmas Eve, we always have.  Since both Jason and I have big families we celebrate both days.  This year on Christmas Eve we will be spending the morning with his mom, the afternoon at home just us and the evening with my dad.

Christmas Day the morning will be spent at Jason's aunts house with his side of the family and then the evening will be spent at his Grandma's (his step dads parents).  I'm sad cause this will be the 1st ever Christmas that I've spent without my parents.  This Dec 18th will be 1 year since they moved to CO.  It has been a hard adjustment for me cause my mom and I were best friends and did pretty much everything together and since she's left its been difficult.  It's hard not having friends with kids.  But this Christmas will be fun with the girls this year!

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Keira had her 12 month check up today.

For having been poked some many times she did really well.

It started with a prick in her finger to check and make sure she wasn't anemic (she isn't)

We then went to a different room where she got 3 shots and her flu shot

I always feel soooooo bad when she gets shots

We then left and went and had her blood drawn for a lead test.

So my poor baby has been pocked 6 times today

12 month check up's are NOT FUN!

I gave her some tylenol when we got home and she fell right asleep

She did really well waiting in the room for the dr.  Kaylee got a little antsy and wanted to go home and watch Toy Story.  On the way to the dr's I told her if she was a good girl we'd go to the park on the way home.  But the dr took way longer than I thought and it was an hour in a half past nap time so we didn't get to go to the park, maybe tomorrow.

Kaylee showing Keira support before she gets her shots!

This is what you look like after your 12 month check up!