A-mazing Shutterfly Cards This Year!

This year, the same as last, and last, and last, Shutterfly will be creating our Christmas cards! We love the new cards this year! I have so many that I LOVE!!! I think we are planning on using the bifold cards or the flat cards. For all the past years we have used the long and narrow photo cards and we like those, too! One of the best things I discovered THIS year (why didn't I know this in years past???) is that just because a card design says "Happy Holidays" doesn't mean it has to stay that way!! We, as Christians, think the best way to wish everyone a happy holiday season is to acknowledge the very reason for the season which is Jesus Christ.  Therefore, our Christmas cards must say something that includes the words "Merry Christmas!" I was so happy to see that I could take most of the cards and change them to say anything I wanted them to. Way to go Shutterfly!

Also, Shutterfly is really FAST! Last year, I had just discovered that Aubrey was on her way and I wasn't really feeling well. I messed around and waited on doing Christmas cards to the point that I thought I was out of time. At the latest possible hour, I threw together a card using a beach picture in black and white (my love) and it turned out beautiful...actually one of my favorite we've ever done!

We are now anxiously awaiting Monday when our photographer, the amazing Shelley Creel, will have our images ready for us to view. For the record, she was more than amazing with our 3 children...ages 12, 4, and 4 months...all at once...in the same picture! We were not stressed out this year either, and that's saying a lot. Thinking about what I imagine the pictures will look like, I have selected a few Shutterfly cards I think we might choose for the Baggett Family Christmas Card!

I like this one since we have 3 kids, each would be featured, and the group shot would be on the inside...It also matches the Christmas pajamas the kids are wearing in their picture!

This one would also be cute for our family of 3 kiddos...And I like that I can use black and white as well as color!

I'm also toying with this one since I have a deep LOVE of black and white...Here, I can have a group shot of the 3 kids as well as individuals of them as well.

Now you'll just have to wait until we unveil the official Baggett Family Christmas Card 2010! In the meantime, head on over to Shutterfly and create your own Family Christmas Cards! Shutterfly is running a cool special for bloggers...50 free photocards for blogging about your fav cards this year! To learn more, visit here.

Merry Christmas!!

Playing Dress Up

Aubrey is like a life-size doll! I love getting her dressed up!

I will, in an effort for complete honesty, reveal my "Super Mom" moment that happened this day. We went to Huntsville and ran several errands, met Daddy for lunch, etc. On the way home, we picked up Alden at school. During the short ride to Casa de Baggett, like less than five minutes, Aubrey started throwing such a fit! I rocked the car seat, sang, and blasted country music (her fav), all to no avail! I thought she was just hungry, and if we could just make it home, she'd be so much better...When I pulled in the garage and opened her door...I saw what my poor baby was crying about...she had this bow pulled down completely over her eyes! She still looked cute though!

Harvest Meal

Alden's "school," AKA our church has a Harvest Meal each fall for all of our families. We always have a great time, and this year was no exception. The kids sang and we all ate soups of different varieties. This will be Alden's last Harvest Meal, since he goes to school next year!

A Day in the Life of Aubrey Jill

Praying Mommy will stop taking pictures...

Finally resigned to the fact that she just can't!

Party Like a Soccer Star

After fall soccer season was over, we had a party at the Sports Center for the kiddos. Alden had a really good time with all the new friends he made at soccer. Next endeavor....Upward Basketball, here we come! 

Aubrey is 3 months old!

...And it looks like she just stepped off the set of Little House on the Prairie!

This sweet little 3 month old girl is wearing a very special dress...one made by her great-grandmother for her grandmother! That might have been confusing...the dress was made by my granny (her great-granny) for my mother (her Nana). Granny has saved this for 60-some odd years (we won't give away Nana's age!) and it has held up pretty well. It is very fragile however, and kinda feels like paper towel material. Needless to say, I was very proud that Aubrey got to wear this very special dress.

Now Aubrey - What are you up to at 3 months old?

The most exciting news is that YOU ARE SLEEPING THROUGH THE NIGHT!!!! When I say all night, I really mean it! You are going to sleep between 9:30 and 10:30 and sleeping until well after 6:30 AM!! This is big for everyone in the Baggett household! You still love to be wrapped in the swaddle blanket each night, and even sometimes during the day for naps when you are a little fussy. When you wake in the morning, you are usually really hungry and nearly gnaw your fist off before I can get you changed!

Right now, you are about 12 lbs and approximately  25 inches long. That is according to the best measurements Mommy could make by placing you on some wrapping paper and marking your head and your heel. I'm sure there's a more accurate way to do this, but it's how the nurse at the doc's office does it so I figured this was close!

You are still nursing really well, too. You are a very happy, content baby. The only time you get upset is when you have a dirty diaper, and really, who would be happy about that? In the last few days, you have gotten many new toys to play with. We got you a Bumbo seat and you really seem to like it! You sit in it and wring your hands. You like to chew on your fists, and I figure your feet are next! We also got down Alden's exersaucer to see if you could sit in it yet. It's still a little big and your feet don't touch the bottom (and I had to pack a blanket in around you) but you really like it! There are lots of toys to play with on it. You aren't grabbing for them yet, but you really like to look at them. You also have a new mat to lay on and play under. I think it's your favorite. You can hold a rattle in your hand. You are smiling at us all the time, and you are thinking hard about laughing! You aren't rolling over yet, but Mommy's not really in any hurry for that either!

You are such a joy Aubrey Jill! Mommy loves you so much!

Happy Halloween!

Darth Vader... 

AKA - Alden!



Aubrey's 1st Halloween as a bumble bee!

She stayed in this about 2 nanoseconds!

My three little Pumpkins!



Just keepin' it real...This is what the remainder of the group pics looked like...Annaleigh trying to manage a spitting-up Aubrey while Alden continued to try to hug her!