Monday, November 29, 2010

Kicking off the Christmas season

The Christmas season is off at our house. We decorated the tree a couple of days after Thanksgiving. The kids had a blast!


hanging up ornaments


95 % of the time this is really how loving they are toward each other


daddy helping maddie



It was Wyatt's year to put the star on the tree.



love my babies!




cuties!





reading "The Elf on the Shelf"...the kids found our elf "Toonin" right away the next morning!






Sunday, November 28, 2010

Thanksgiving Day

We went to my great-aunts house this year for Thanksgiving. It was a mini-reunion for the Barrett family. The kids had a blast playing with their cousins and we had fun catching up with some family that we don't get to see very often.


My parents, brother and Aunt Sharissa.


My brother and Nick


She was worn out after a full day of playing.




Nana and wyatt


playing with uncle jame





after lunch massages




Cousins!!






Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Shutterfly Christmas Cards

I love everything about Christmas...I love the feeling in the air, the celebration of the birth of our Savior and the sounds and sights there are around every corner. One of my favorite things it to design my own Christmas cards using what else but cute family pictures of my two adorable kids. I have used Shutterfly for a long time to make prints of my favorite pictures, I have also used to them to make albums for myself and others. In the past I have used their site to create amazing Christmas cards and have been amazed at how easy they are to design and how quickly they are delivered. Their products are wonderful and everything about their website is user-friendly. When I saw on a friends blog that I could get 50 free prints by blogging about their company, I was so excited! Their Christmas card designs are super cute and I can't wait to design our Christmas card for 2010. It is so easy and you should look at their website to what all you can create this holiday season.

Christmas photo cards to http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/christmas-photo-cards

holiday cards to http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/holiday-cards

birth announcements to http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/birth-announcements

new year’s cards to http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/new-years-cards

Lovelady Thanksgiving

We kicked off our Thanksgiving on Saturday with lunch at Nick's parents house.We all had a blast visiting with family...and made us eager for Christmas to get here so we can do it all again!


The kiddie table...Maddie, wyatt and Hunter


It was so warm that day, so we let the kids go outside to play.


My handsome little guy.


Maddie and Carson



So big!




Thursday, November 4, 2010

Pot Luck with Life Group

We had "Family Night" this past Saturday with our Life Group. I didn't take one single picture of the adults but the kids had a blast playing together and I took some cute ones of them.
















Trick or Treat

Every year we pick about 10 houses to go trick or treating at. I have never liked the idea of going nuts on Halloween...and have really tried to make the day about dressing up and going to see a few friends. The kids were so excited to put on their costumes once again and we had a bast visiting our friends around town.



Our first stop was Grandmas house to eat a yummy dinner! Here are the cousins looking adorable as always!


Maddie and wyatt with their adorable friend Emma.



Grandma being silly



Maddie, Wyatt and Grandma




Wyatt and Miss Mary (the amazing lady who keeps him!)





Leaving a friends' house...after visiting a few we have to remind Wyatt and that he didn't get to walk in EVERYONE's house