good tidings of great joy!

by Blue-Eyed Bride on December 17, 2009

I’m so excited to reveal our Christmas card to you! Last year, the beautiful and talented Nina of According to Nina designed a precious card for us. We were expecting our first baby at the time and had announced the news by then, but were still reluctant to put it on the card. It was also fun to have our first card be just about the two of us!

This year, there are three of us (five including the dogs) and I’m just overwhelmed by the difference a year makes. The amount of love in our house has increased exponentially. Hopefully everyone that should have received a card in the mail has received it already and this post isn’t ruining the surprise for you.

I wrote the text and selected the photos, then sent the text to the fabulous Tracy  Turpen. She designed and printed the card for us. And she never told me that she thought my cheesy text was, in fact, cheesy.

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Did you send out Christmas cards this year? Don’t you think receiving Christmas cards is one of the greatest things about Christmas time? We’ve got a giant bowl on our table full of Christmas cards. I’m so excited to hear from so many friends this time of year!

{ 45 comments… read them below or add one }

1 Gracie Beth December 17, 2009 at 8:48 pm

I love it! I also love your shoes!

2 Preppy 101 December 17, 2009 at 8:49 pm

I like the text!! Darling card and great job Erin!! Yes, I send cards and love to get them! xoxo

3 Jennifer December 17, 2009 at 9:03 pm

How adorable! I love it!

4 Nina December 17, 2009 at 9:21 pm

S C R E A M I N G !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

PERFECTION. Period.

Aunnie is dying to get her arms wrapped around that baby boy!

Thank you, sweet friend, for the shout out too :)

You’re such a doll!

Love to all three of you!

xoxoxo
Aunnie

5 Melissa December 17, 2009 at 9:38 pm

Very cute card, I love it!

We sent outs out (we used a wedding photo) a week ago. Everyone loved it and I’ve been enjoying getting cards from everyone else! We keep them in a bowl too!

6 Laura December 17, 2009 at 9:46 pm

I love the card! The wording is great. We are sending out our Christmas cards tomorrow. We do cards every year. Last year, we used a photo from our wedding, since we got married in Mid November. This year, we did a photo shoot for our first anniversary and used one of those photos. I love Christmas cards!

7 Rachel December 17, 2009 at 9:49 pm

I love it!!! And a little bit of cheese is good for us all! You have such a beautiful little family :)

8 Nat December 17, 2009 at 10:10 pm

I love your card!! Who doesn’t love cheesy wording for Christmas cards?! I also love receiving Christmas cards too, it’s one of my favorite parts of Christmas!

9 Ashley December 17, 2009 at 10:11 pm

What a beautiful Card!

10 Perfectly Imperfect December 17, 2009 at 10:36 pm

I love your card!! It is absolutely perfect!!!

11 Jenny December 17, 2009 at 10:39 pm

LOVE it! And, yes, I love getting cards every day. I get so excited when I hear the mail truck.

12 MrsPreppy December 17, 2009 at 10:44 pm

That card is classy and wonderful! You three look great. We definately send out Christmas cards. We have a garland going up the banister where we clip the cards. We save the photo ones from year to year. I keep them in an album. It is fun to look at the pictures from years past.

13 Sole Matters December 17, 2009 at 11:02 pm

I LOVE your card!! it is so presh!!! Also love the shoes, where did you get them?

14 Desiree December 17, 2009 at 11:06 pm

It’s dripping with cuteness!

15 julia December 17, 2009 at 11:09 pm

so cute! I love them.

and ps, I love your long comments. Keep em coming!

16 Lauren Kelly December 17, 2009 at 11:17 pm

Just beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

17 Heidi December 17, 2009 at 11:33 pm

Ditto previous comments…so darling! Taking such a personal approach to your Christmas card really makes it all the more special! And that little boy….*gasp*! Just want to squeeze him!! ;)
(Love the shoes too! I’ve wanted those for months! Great choice for the pic!)

18 Kate December 18, 2009 at 12:37 am

SO adorable! The baby toesies… the Nanettes… SWOON! And I don’t think your text is cheesy at all – I love it!

Christmas cards are my favorite – ours are all displaying in a big window in the living room on ribbon – and when we get to my grandparents’ home, I’ll spend at least an hour, cuddled up by the fire, looking through all of theirs!

19 MeganTree December 18, 2009 at 12:50 am

Omigosh, I love the card and the text, not cheesy at all!! LOVE IT!

20 Mrs. Dew December 18, 2009 at 6:50 am

so so so so cute! Love it! We have sent ours! I love getting Christmas cards!!

21 Rachel @ It's a Hero December 18, 2009 at 8:32 am

These are adorable!! :)

and I still want those shoes!!

22 AEOT December 18, 2009 at 9:19 am

What cute cards! Everyone must love them :) Hudson is just too, too cute!!

23 Cee December 18, 2009 at 9:31 am

Adorable!

24 Samma December 18, 2009 at 10:17 am

Not cheesy at all! Simply adorable- I love!

25 Mrs. D December 18, 2009 at 10:29 am

This is the sweetest card ever. So adorable!! You’re right – getting Christmas cards is one of the best parts of the season.

26 Jill December 18, 2009 at 10:31 am

It’s perfect! I absolutely love it!

You have such a cute family and FABULOUS shoes!!!

27 Ally December 18, 2009 at 10:48 am

So, so, so cute. I love it! You have such a lovely family. Yay for your first Christmas card with Hudson–aw!

28 j December 18, 2009 at 11:01 am

I admit that sometimes I find photo cards cheesy but I think yours is amazing!

29 Jessica December 18, 2009 at 11:01 am

That card is darling- I don’t think it’s cheesy at all! Yay for Hudson’s first Christmas card!

30 Sara December 18, 2009 at 11:05 am

I love your card (and your cheesy text); it’s so precious! Those little toes are the cutest!

31 Allison December 18, 2009 at 11:37 am

Erin! This card is precious — so not cheesy! I love it.

32 Megan December 18, 2009 at 11:39 am

Yall’s is JUST precious!!! I love it!!!!

33 Maggie December 18, 2009 at 4:04 pm

LOVE IT. LOVE IT. LOVE IT. You all are about the most precious family I have EVER seen.

34 Tana December 18, 2009 at 4:33 pm

I love your card!

35 Erin @ Living and Loving In L.A. December 18, 2009 at 5:55 pm

So Cute!!!
You picked the best pictures! Hudson looks so adorable.
Merry Christmas to you!

36 Laura December 18, 2009 at 9:36 pm

Oh my gosh, your cards are awesome! Christmas cards are one of my favorite parts of Christmas too! :)

37 Amy Walker December 18, 2009 at 11:34 pm

I don’t think your cheesy text was cheesy at all! I love your card…super cute!

38 MelissaF December 19, 2009 at 10:50 am

I don’t think your card text is cheesy at all…it fits perfectly with that picture of little baby toes!! Very adorable. I always send Christmas cards and yes, getting them is a highlight of Christmas for me. Unfortunately, I’ve gotten a lot fewer this year. Don’t know if it’s the economy and people are cutting out “non-necessities”, but I sure miss getting at least one every day in the mail. Merry Christmas!

39 Carol December 19, 2009 at 6:00 pm

love your card, thanks for sharing! We (I) sent out cards this year – not a photo card, maybe next year. I did write a note in each one, some longer than others. I love getting cards in the mail and reading them and seeing the photos. I want to keep this year’s and pull them out next year to see how much the kids have grown over the year, for those that send me photos of the kiddos each year. I tried to do it this year but the box that last year’s cards were in seem to have gotten lost in our move :(

Christmas cards are a favorite thing of mine, and when I go to my parents I look through my mom’s to see what her friends and my extended family are up to.

40 Suzi December 19, 2009 at 7:48 pm

That is really, really cute! I love receiving Christmas cards too, but it has also been fun that so many bloggers have been putting them up online… it’s like a double dose!

41 Buckhead Belle December 21, 2009 at 12:21 pm

What a precious card!

42 LyndsAU December 22, 2009 at 9:11 am

I was so thrilled to receive your card!! It is PRECIOUS!! I love it! One of my faves of the season :)

43 Legallyblondemel December 22, 2009 at 12:58 pm

That “head to toes” shot is so creative, and of course I dig your shoes. Lovely.

We did send out cards – I always do. Love sending & receiving them every year.

44 JGIWC December 23, 2009 at 10:40 am

What a BEAUTIFUL family!!! All the best to you this holiday season.

45 Bonnie January 6, 2010 at 1:27 pm

Your card is SO adorable! We just had a baby boy December 21st & I can’t wait to do Christmas cards with him next year :)

Bonnie

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