Happy Father's Day...

This is the photo book that I made for Jonathan this year for Father's Day. I hope that all the Dads out there have a great day!

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Father's Day Photobook...

I wanted to share the photo book I created last year for Father's Day. I love how it turned out. It's amazing to look back at pictures of Cole and see how much he's grown.

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Father's Day Book...

This is from my absolute favorite Father's Day gift I ever made for Jonathan. I used a regular board book to create a really cool gift.

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Custom Father's Day Book

Mother's Day Gift Guide {Spa Day}

Ok, so even if you can't give Mom a full day at the Spa I assure you that most Moms would love just an hour massage or a pedicure.  At SpaFinder.com you can search for a Spa in your area and even order a gift certificate.  The perfect for gift for any mom!

Mother's Day Gift Guide {Shutterfly Photo Book}

I must admit that I love Shutterfly.  I love how easy the site is to use.  I love the quality of the products.  In the past I've created photo books for Father's Day, Valentine's Day or just because.  Photo books are the perfect gift for new moms as well as grandmothers.

Mother's Day Gift Guide {Olympus Stylus Tough Digital Camera}

This little gem, the Olympus Stylus Tough Digital Camera, was something Santa brought me this past Christmas.  So far I love it.  It is waterproof, smash proof, drop proof, crush proof and most importantly, kid proof.  It is small enough to slip in my pocket or the side of our diaper bag and it is so easy to use.  I can turn it on, zoom and take a picture all while holding a baby.  It's the perfect gift for the mom who is always on the go.

Mother's Day Gift Guide {Eye-Fi Memory Card}

I received the Eye-Fi 2 GB Card for Mother's Day 2 years ago and it was one of the best gifts I have ever gotten.  The Eye-Fi card works with your wireless network to automatically upload pictures from your camera to your home computer and to a variety of photo sharing sites of your choosing.  My card is set to upload to iPhoto and to Shutterfly.  I can't tell you how many times I've needed to order prints or create a photo gift and been so relieved that all my pictures are already uploaded to my Shutterfly account.  This is the perfect gift for the mom who loves taking pictures.

Mother's Day Gift Guide {Roomba}

I decided to try a little something different for the blog.  Since Mother's Day is right around the corner I thought I'd come up with a Mother's Day Gift Guide.  For the next week I'll review a few items that I just love that would also make fantastic Mother's Day gifts.  Enjoy!

First item up for my Mother's Day Gift Guide is the iRobot Roomba Vacuum Cleaner.  I've had my Roomba for about 4 years and I love it.  Now, I will tell you that we have all hardwood floors and I keep the floors pretty well picked up so Roomba doesn't have to navigate around lots of toys or furniture.  It makes a great gift for the busy mom with lots of kids and pets to clean up after.

Halloween Treat Boxes

These are some Halloween Treat Boxes that Cole and I put together for his class. This post is less about how awesome of a Mom I am and more about how planning ahead can save you tons of money and make you look like a rock star.
The treat boxes included:
*2 cans of playdoh
*Halloween stickers
*box of crayons
*all packed into a black pencil box
I always try to do some type of treat box for Halloween, it's our favorite holiday. Because of that I plan ahead and try to buy items on sale or clearance that I can use for Halloween. The Playdoh was bought at Target last year after Halloween, the crayons were from Office Depot's back to school sale, the pencil boxes from Staples (also back to school sale), the stickers were also bought at an after Halloween sale. The crayons and pencil boxes were both just a penny each. All together the boxes costs me around .25 each. So you see, with just a little pre-planning you can put together cute treats for very little cost.

Special Occasion Calendar...

I bought a few of these Special Occasion Calendar kits from Karen Foster Designs a while back. For our Grandmother's birthday I decided to go ahead and crank one out. It was easy to put together and looks stunning with black & white pictures of our family. These make great gifts for parents, grandparents or anyone who has a lot of birthdays and special occasions to keep track of.

Father's Day Book...

Last year for Father's Day I made this book from a board book I had ordered. This year I decided to go with a digital book from Shutterfly. Hope everyone had a great Father's Day yesterday!

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