I wish I would have made this card last year, because it would have been a great Christmas card. Audrey doesn't look like a little baby anymore, so it's not really fitting to use this year. But isn't it so fun? The ornament with Audrey's picture in it is 3D, and it has little jingle bells inside. Audrey thought it was a pretty cool card when I let her hold and jingle it today.
Mommy learned an important lesson today. Don't try to close an inkpad and hold Audrey at the same time. That colorful ink is just too tempting, and Audrey can't keep her hands off it! Her other fingers were much more blue than the two you can see in this picture, but she wasn't too willing to show off her blue fingers for the camera. No worries though...the ink is non-toxic, and it easily washes off with a little soap and water.
Today I decided to make a practice cake for Audrey's birthday cake. I really like throwing parties, and I always have big ideas for cakes...but they never turn out. To hopefully avoid the last minute stress of a cake disaster, I decided to do some trial runs for Audrey's cake.
Last week I signed up to receive the Chicago Tribune Sunday paper for just 50 cents a week. I always buy our local paper each week (for $1.50) to get the coupons. The Tribune is cheaper and it has better coupons.
