Jun 2011
28

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter

Earlier this month we celebrated my son’s 10th birthday by going to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. We had originally promised to take him for his 9th birthday, but buying a house got in the way. For a whole year I heard nothing but “You promised to take me to Harry Potter World for my birthday, Mom!”

No Muggles Sign

Inside The Hogwarts Castle

 

Dec 2010
15

Holiday Cards from Shutterfly.com

A while back, shortly after my son was born (but way before I knew anything about Photoshop), I had a serious itch to create some custom Christmas cards. We had just bought my 5 month old some really cute Holiday Pajamas from Old Navy. I even bought him some little reindeer slippers! I was excited to take pictures of him in his new PJs and use the images for my custom holiday cards. Finding an affordable place to print them was difficult at the time. I eventually stumbled upon Shutterfly.com, was impressed with their website and decided to give them a shot. I uploaded 2 different card designs (which I made using Paint Shop Pro) and ordered 25 of each. They turned out great and my family absolutely loved them!

 

Oct 2010
27

Retro Signage at Cheddar Jack’s

Deciding where to eat is always a pain in the butt. We’re a busy, techie family on the go and fast food is a large a part of our diet. But of course, as with too much of anything, we’ve become more than burnt out on McDonald’s, Chick-fil-a, Taco Bell, Wendy’s and Burger King. Occasionally an opportunity will present itself for us to try something new. Today was one of those days.