Category Archives: new years

Bettijo’s 2013 Family Photos

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I’ve been dying to share our family photos on the blog for weeks now. I posted my inspiration board and some tips on how to dress for the best family pic back when I was planning out our shoot. I was actually planning to share our family photos on the blog the first week of…

Year of the Dragon

Chinese New Year Dragon Craft

I’m not sure if I’ve told you that I have a brother who lives in Taiwan? He has a daughter about Piper’s age and thanks to Facebook and Skype, we’ve kept up with their Chinese New Year festivities. So when my girls had to stay home sick today, we decided to make these super-fun dragon…

If Only…

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My husband was just telling me about a comic strip he’d seen recently. It went something like this… A child asks his parent, “What are New Year’s Resolutions?” The parent replies, “They’re a to-do list for the first week of January.” Sounds about right, huh? Well, we’re nine days into the new year, and we’re…

Super Cute New Years Card

Super Cute Super Hero Comic Strip New Years Card

My best friend Dana was struggling to find outfits for her family pictures a few months ago. She had stopped by my house on the way home from a shopping trip to show me the few items she’d found. As an aside she pulled out these superhero shirts she’d picked up on clearance for the…

Sending Happy 2012 Smiles

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Happy 2012! We hope this new year finds you relaxed and enjoying life. With New Year’s Day falling on a Sunday, I feel like the festivities have continued straight through today. In fact, my boys just reminded me it’s not too late to send out New Year postcards, so guess what we’re doing tonight? Yup….

Happy (Almost) 2012

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With just a few days left until the new year, we thought it would be fun to share a Happy 2012 printable banner! Although we’re still happily celebrating and preparing for all things Christmas around here, New Year’s Eve is quickly approaching. The best part of this banner is that you can print it in…

Welcome 2011

As a family, we are excited to welcome 2011! We have a simple countdown planned for tonight and some exciting plans for tomorrow that include lucky food—black-eyed peas to be exact. This year I’m trying a new, non-traditional recipe that I found here. (But if you want something a little more traditonal–and perhaps with more…

Sending Happy 2011 Smiles

The only people I know who like mail more than I do, are my kids. Afterall, Liam gets excited for anything with his name on it. So, with a few days left in the year, help your kids put another smile on their friends’ faces with Happy 2011 postcards! Download the printable here; print and…