baby’s first christmas

Here we are at the end of November- Thanksgiving is Thursday! William is ten-months old (what?!) and we are gearing up for the holidays and his first Christmas. This time of year is my favorite time of year. It brings back so many childhood memories and I am looking forward to carrying on old traditions and starting new ones with William. One of my favorite traditions is sending and receiving Christmas cards. I especially love the ones that are personalized with photos of our friends and family. It’s such a great way to keep up with each other’s families and see how they have grown over the previous year. I’m sad to say that Caleb and I haven’t sent out any Christmas cards since the first year we were married, so I’m extra excited to be sending out our card this year for William’s first Christmas!

After doing some research, we chose Shutterfly to be our source for our personalized Christmas cards. The process was so easy from start to finish- we uploaded our picture to Shutterfly, chose our card design, and a few days later our cards arrived in the mail. With Shutterfly, it’s so much fun to build your entire holiday card needs around a common theme. We started with the “Merry Little Christmas” card, adding the kraft paper envelope and a liner to match the card. Next we decided on a coordinating return address label and Shutterfly also has the option of creating your own personalized postage stamp. How fun is that?? Putting the cards together was a snap with everything right at hand. I am happy to say that these should be in the mail before Thanksgiving- and if you know me, that is a game changer!

In addition to personalized cards, Shutterfly also has a great selection of personalized gifts. An etched glass ornament would be perfect for Baby’s First Christmas, a photo mug is a great idea for Grandma and these personalized wine bags are adorable and the perfect thing to bring your host or hostess- with wine included, of course!