Christmas Card Carousel

Today, I'm linking up with Faith from Walk With Me By Faith for a fun Christmas Card Carousel! This will be my 3rd year linking up, and I look forward to it every year! Thank you Faith for keeping up this fun holiday tradition!

    I'm also joining Brettni, Lyndsey, Amanda, and Joy for their Christmas Card Party! Don't forget to use #ChristmasCardLinkup on your social media posts!  

    I didn't think it was possible to top last year's Christmas cards, but I should have known better. My friend Holly, owner of Artsy Occasions, never ceases to amaze me! She is my go-to gal for any invitation, card, announcement, party favor, decor... you name it, she does it. And does it well! We always get so many compliments on the things we send out, and it's all thanks to her.    I knew that this year, since it was our first Christmas as a family of 4, I wanted something different. I presented the idea of a round shape, and Holly loved it! So, that was step 1. Easy enough.
Step 2: Colors. I have been obsessed with navy ever since we did Crew's nursery in navy and white. I even used my new favorite combo for our color scheme for our family pictures. So, when it came time to pick a color palette for our holiday cards, I had no doubt that navy would play a role. I wanted to include some gold this year too. I have been majorly crushing on all things gold this holiday season, and I thought it would compliment the navy beautifully. Holly used some metallic gold paper, which really accented the navy. 
Step 3: Wording. Every year, I like to use a fun quote; I think it's more exciting than "Merry Christmas" or "Happy Holidays." It's more me. I used a play on words and thought I would incorporate the gold sparkle design into our saying, thus getting "May Your Holidays Sparkle." Love it. 
Step 4: Accessories. Holly adds little personal touches to any masterpiece she creates. On our cards this year, since they a round shape, she thought it would be fun to attach a metallic ribbon. I loved the idea, and you don't know how many texts I gotten from friends and family with a picture of our card on the tree. Brilliant Holly! She also personalized the envelopes and added the sparkle design to them.  I couldn't be happier with the finished result, and as I always say... I don't know how we'll top these next year! Of course, I also have to thank Jenae with A Perfect Pixel Photography for our fabulous family pics! The cards would not have been the same without them!

 

And, a big thank you to everyone who sent us a Christmas card this year, I love displaying them in our kitchen. Something about Christmas cards just gets me in the holiday spirit! I anxiously rush to the mailbox in anticipation during the month of December! So fun!

And now, here's a look at the 2014 Slater Christmas card...

 

  

  

   

  

  

   

 

 

 

 

2013 Christmas Card

 

 

2012 Christmas Card

 

 

Fall Pictures 2014

 Last year, we had some fall family photos done with my friend, Jenae, from A Perfect Pixel, and I absolutely loved them. Believe me when I say she is A.MAZ.ING. She's taken lot's of pics of our kiddos and family, so I'm always excited to see what she will create for us next.

 

And this year, our family pictures were, once again, absolutely incredible. If you follow me on IG and Facebook, you've already seen them. No props, no costumes. Just a gorgeous natural environment, a toddler that refused to smile, a happy 5 month old, and a less-than-thrilled-but-I'm going-to-do-this-anyway-and-I-might-like-it-a-little-bit hubby. And a very patient and fun photographer!

 

I wanted a "coordinating but not matchy" look for the kids, since it was our first official photo shoot as a family of 4. And, I opted for my favorite color these days- navy. Both of the kid's outfits are from Smocked Auctions, my go-to website. T's adorable navy Mary-Janes are from Gap, her monogrammed "T" bow is from Sparkle's Children's Boutique in Mrytle Beach, and Crew's oxford collar onesie, bowtie, and shoes are from Gymboree. Luckily, the outfits look even better than I imagined!

 

 

 

To see the full gallery, click here.

Thank you again Jenae, you're the best!

 

Happy Friday everyone!

Halloween 2014

If you follow me on IG or Facebook, you already know that Tinley is obsessed with Princess Sophia. Every morning, she has to put on Sophia panties, it's pretty much the only thing she'll watch on TV, and if it is made with Sophia on it, chances are, she has it. Not kidding.

So, when the time came to start thinking about Halloween this year, I thought I would give T a chance to pick her own costume. And, of course, she picked Princess Sophia. Big shocker. After searching the internet high and low with no luck (this was the first year she was actually into Halloween; she NEEDED an authentic costume!) I headed to the Disney Store, where I found Sophia's dress, shoes, crown, and of course, the magical light-up Amulet, because no Sophia costume would be complete without that. She absolutely LOVED her costume, and I had to practically pry it off of her.

 

And, since T is old enough to pick her own costume, I figured I would torture Crew this year. He played the part of Sophia's pet rabbit, Clover. Clearly, he loved it. Okay, maybe he wasn't too excited about the hat that covered his eyes and the feet that were gigantic, but he sure looked adorable. In fact, they made the cutest pair!

 

I can't wait for next year to dress them up as a duo again... I know this will only last a few years, so I might as well enjoy it while I can!

 

 

 

 

I hope you all had a Happy Halloween with more treats and less tricks!