Holiday Card Time!

Ok, I know I am a little early but Christmas is right around the corner which means it is time for my favorite part of the holiday.....the Christmas cards!!! I absolutely love getting the mail around the holidays and opening up all the unique cards from my family and friends. So I am jumping on the bandwagon and letting everyone know about this FABULOUS deal that Shutterfly has going on right now for the holidays. They are giving away 50 holiday cards for FREE. If you have a blog and would like to pass on the great news then go to http://bit.ly/sfly2010,

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We LOVE shutterfly. Every year we pick out the cutest designs for our family Christmas cards. They also have great ideas for Christmas gifts too, like albums and mugs. We just made Kyle's Dad a mug for his birthday with pictures of him and Jackson in Hawaii.....He LOVED it!

So.....if you are looking for a Christmas card (it's just right around the corner!) go to Shutterfly and take advantage of this great deal. We can't wait for you to see ours this year.....the hard part is just picking out one.....there are sooooo many!!!

Aloha!

I am a little late with this post but at the end of October we went on our first family vacation to Maui. Kyle's parents have a timeshare at the Westin Villas....soooo beautiful! The month leading up to Hawaii, I swear I was having ulsers thinking about the flight. Not only do I have a little flying anxiety, but now we were attemping a 5 hour flight with an almost 8 month old. Jackson did AMAZING! We were lucky to have an empty seat between us so he could lay down and play. Such a good baby...Phew!

Maui was so great. The villas are so beautiful and we got hooked up with a ground level villa looking out to the ocean and directly in front on the pool. It was perfect! We brought the baby monitors so we could take them to the pool while Jackson was napping because we were so close! We also rented some baby stuff from a company in Maui and it was so helpful. He got a baby bath, and jumper. Super cheap and they delivered it right to our hotel when we arrived. (For all you Moms out there, seriously check into rental companies when you go on vacation! It was awesome!)

Kyle, Jackson and I had such a wonderful week swimming, kayaking, eating and just relaxing with his family. They are so wonderful and they LOVE Jackson so much. Kyle's Dad (Papa) and Jackson were attached at the hip. They would go on walks together, swim in the pool, run errands and just play. We are so lucky to have such an incredible family. On a sadder note, 1/2 way into the vacation, Kyle's Mom got a call that her Dad had a major stroke. Kyle is very close to his Grandpa and the new devestated the whole family. Kyle's Mom had to jump on a red eye that night and leave Hawaii early. It was hard to see her go but we knew she needed to be with her Mom and Dad. We tried to make the best of the rest of our vacation despite the sad news. We left Hawaii with a ton of pictures and a lifetime of memories. Jackson loved Hawaii and we cannot wait to bring him back for years to come.

Aloha, I'm in Hawaii!!!

Swimming with Papa

Family pic at the pirate ship.

The whole Hammans gang!

Just hanging out by the pool in my jumper.

Snuggling with Mom at the pool.

I love the water!!

Dinner in Lahaina

Best Mai Tai on the island!!!

Last night in Maui...

A beautiful way to end our fantastic vacation!!!

Halloween!

We had been looking forward to dressing Jackson up for months and taking him out trick o treating for his first Halloween! Yes, we know he is only 8 months old and doesn't even know what candy is. But we were so excited to get a little costume for him and take him around to a few houses with some of his buddies. We decided to get the most adorable bat costume from Pottery Barn Kids. And Kyle and I didn't want to miss out on the fun so we dressed up too! On Halloween we met up with some of our friends and their kids. After the mini photo session, we headed out to a few houses to get some candy for the daddies of the group! Jackson looked so cute and he actually loved wearing his little bat costume. It was a fun night and a great first Halloween for our little "pumpkin!"

My first Halloween!

Aren't I the cutest bat you have ever seen?

Vampire Dad and his little bat.

Spooky family.

Just hanging with my friend Jacob the monkey

Yay! Time to go trick or treating with Wyatt and Jacob.

Heading to the first house with Dad.

Lets get some candy for Daddy!