Thank Yous

I write thank yous after Christmas and my birthday and anytime anyone gives me something.  It's something I've done since childhood.  I have an aunt who is very particular about thank yous, and perhaps it was her voice in the back of my head that has made this such a deeply-rooted habit.  I always send them to family (even though my father-in-law teases me ruthlessly about it), and now that I have children, I want to instil the practice in them as well.

For Charlie's first year, I ordered these thank yous from Vistaprint:

 I opted for postcards.  I liked them but I had forgotten to uncheck the glossy box.  It was hard to write in the blank space.  I also ordered WAY too many - 100.  They were on special and I thought I could use them for a long time.  The trouble with that thinking is that babies grow way to fast to save something like this for future use!

For his second year, I ordered these folded cards:

 I got orange paint and had him put his hand print inside.  It was messy, but cute. :)

This year, I decided to have them send their thank yous together.  I wish I had a better picture, but I think this one turned out just fine:

I had two $20 Shutterfly codes so I made up some adorable ones there, but neither of my codes would work on the order.  I'm still not sure why.  So I went to Vistaprint and got them for a fraction of the cost I would have paid otherwise, and they are pretty cute if I say so myself.  I am going to work with Charlie to write his name on each card, or at least the C. :)