The Oaks

We got all dressed up and went and saw the Oakridge Boys in concert. Andlie enjoyed it because she had a bag of popcorn to keep her entertained. She kept saying, "Moosic! Dancin! Popquan."

By the end of the night, she was lying on the floor using my jacket as a pillow.

Fun concert! Fun to be there with both parents/grandparents. Andlie is the cutest little girl in the world. The end.

Thanksgiving 2010

Celebrated Thanksgiving with 95 family members. So lucky to have such wonderful families.

Decorated for Christmas that same week!

Played in the snow and learned that we don't "hate snow."

Took Christmas card pictures. One with the "Andlie smile."

And several tries to get the fave one.

Learned what a candycane is.

And fell in love.

We're so thankful for a million things in our lives, but what it mostly comes down to is this: We're thankful to have such amazing families and especially thankful for our little family. We're thankful for each other. We're thankful for the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Happy Birthday, Bryan!

We opened presents.

We blew out candles and ate cake.

I love Bryan because he is funny. Way funny.

Andlie loves him because he can chase and chase and tickle and play for hours.

I love Bryan because he is my best friend.

Andlie loves him because he's got her wrapped around her finger.

I love Bryan because he works so hard for our family.

Andlie loves him because he lets her splash him til he's soaking wet during bath time.

I love Bryan because he is my perfect match.

Happy Birthday, Bryan! We love you!!

You Can Only Read This Post if You Promise Not to Laugh

1. I wrote a blog post about Shutterfly.
2. I submitted my form online saying I wrote my blog post so I could get my 50 free cards.
3. I waited for three days and heard nothing.
4. I e-mailed Stuart @ Shutterfly asking when I should recieve my promotion code.
5. Stuart told me I should see it soon.
6. I saw it soon. Like the next day.
7. I went online and designed some really cute Christmas cards.
8. I used my promotional code to order the really cute Christmas cards.
9. I deleted the e-mail with the promotional code in it.
10. I waited for six days.
11. I got a package from Shutterfly on my doorstep!
12. I opened the package.
13. There was one card in there. One.
14. I craughed. (That's laughing and crying at once.)
15. In all my excitement that I was getting free cards, I forgot to enter "50" as the quantity.
16. I have one Christmas card on my kitchen counter.

Hence, the reason that I present the Allen Family Christmas Card on our blog this year.

Merry Christmas!

Christmas Cards

Who can resist free stuff? Especially when it's so cute! How will I ever choose which free Christmas cards to get from Shutterfly who is offering bloggers 50 free Christmas cards? (They also have darling birthday cards!)

These are my faves:

Have you ever looked at what Shutterfly has to offer? Everything from stationary to photo calendars (which would both be awesome Christmas gifts)! Check out more Christmas gifts here.

My personal favorite though, is the photo books. If you're like me and bad at scrapbooking, the photo books are a great way to preserve memories. I'm doing one per year for each of my kiddos.

Anyway, Merry Christmas and happy Christmas card searching!