I started printing my pictures out on Shutterfly soon after Addie Kate was born. It is so easy to upload my pictures and then pick which sizes I want and have them delivered to my door.
I have also used them for Christmas cards, Valentines cards, and photo books as well. For all my pregnant friends out there they also have the cutest birth announcements.
Now for my favorite shutterfly product. Two Christmas's ago I made photo books for all the Grand-Parents and Great-Grandparents and they were a huge hit. So much so that we have continued the tradition every year since. I don't scrapbook so it is my way of recapping the year in picture form. These not only make great gifts but are also really fun to make. You forget how much life you live in a year's time and its fun to have a photo book for each year to look back on. Photo books are the type of gift that is looked at over and over and never gets old!
For Gabe's mom's 50 birthday me and Lauren made a photo book of her life. Lauren spent hours scanning in pictures that hadn't been looked at in years and the finished product was amazing. If you aren't into scrapbooking either, you should definitely check out shutterfly's photo books:
This year I am so excited to get our Christmas cards made and sent out. Last Christmas I bought Addie Kate and Owen matching outfits for our Christmas pictures this year. Let's just say Gabe was not crazy about Owen in a smocked outfit. I figure he is only little once and when he gets much older I won't get away with these matching outfits so I had to do it while I can! It was so much fun putting our Christmas cards together! Shutterfly has great cards to choose from and makes it easy to get your Christmas cards together. Check out all the different layouts and designs they have available:
Here are some pictures we will be using in our Christmas cards this year. Getting a two year old and an eight month old to cooperate for pictures can be tricky to say the least. We eventually, with all our great parenting skills, resorted to bribing Addie Kate to smile! Luckily we got some good shots so here is a sneak peak of some pics you may be seeing on our Christmas cards this year.
And some fun out takes...
