Pictures, pictures, pictures

I have a bad habit. I LOVE to take pictures but I am horrible about printing them! I share them on here and on facebook but it's rare that they make it beyond the internet or the picture folder on my computer. Since the birth of Hannah Kate, I've tried to be more intentional about printing pictures. More than once I was asked to see a picture and I didn't have one printed. I finally decided to try out shutterfly because they had a promotion for 50 free prints. I was impressed at how easy it was to use, and it was nice to have them shipped to the house since we can't take HK out.

After I got them and liked to quality, I looked at the christmas cards and baby announcements. I have been dreaming about sending out cards for awhile and its exciting to be at this point! Now to choose which ones I like the best...

I really like almost all their baby girl announcements, including this one and this one.  I have draft projects saved of a few until I decide. I've also peeked at the first birthday cards they have. Hopefully I can talk her Daddy into them next year :). And if we get our act together I'd love to have a picture taken to use on our Christmas card. This one catches my eye right now, but I'm sure I'll build a few before I decide.

And for you viewing pleasure, I'll leave you with outtakes from our first Christmas picture attempt.

Your welcome. I don't think the dogs will make the cut :)

Turkey day

Our Thanksgiving was quiet but wonderful with Hannah Kate home. It was nice to enjoy Thanksgiving with my Mom and Dad because we haven't celebrated it with family since we got married (I miss that). One of the things I was excited about was putting HK in a holiday outfit since we couldn't do that at the hospital. The only thing I'd found was newborn so it was way too big but it was still cute.

Don't ask me why, but I really wanted a picture of her with the turkey. It's crazy how much bigger than her it is (4 lbs 6 oz compared to 13 lbs), though you can't tell as well because she wrapped in two blankets. Bri deep fried a turkey and it was yummy. My parents have never had one before so it was nice to share a tradition we picked up in Texas.

This was the star of the show though. You can't get sweet tea up here and we make it at home but it just doesn't taste the same. Mom and Dad brought this up and it's a bit ridiculous how excited Brian and I were to drink it. We don't have a Chickfila up here but during football season we see lots of yummy commercials. 

Overall it was a holiday to be thankful for. We even skyped with our family back in Georgia so they could see Hannah Kate. Hopefully next year we will all be together again but until then we're grateful for technology.