This week's winner

John is the winner of the postcard giveaway!

Congratulations!!

Happy Birthday, Josiah!

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“Mom finally gets around to posting photos of the poor, neglected middle child’s birthday.”

(Hey, I grew up being the middle child to the nth degree, so I know a little about laying on the guilt…even if Josiah hasn’t figured it all out yet.)

At the end of June, we celebrated Josiah's seventh birthday!

The day began with a phone call from Geoffrey the Giraffe...who called twice, which is why Josiah is making the funny face here.

Why are you calling me again?!?

(Seriously, we need to get caller ID so we can avoid duplicate phone calls from giraffes with creepy voices.)

His birthday present--new wheels! He has spent many happy hours riding this new bike.

He invited some friends to see the movie "Up." Grace and I stayed home, since she doesn't do well in movies yet--she would rather walk the halls and see who she can chat with. Everyone came to the house afterwards for cake

and ice cream cake (birthday boy's request)

and presents.

And Grace talked Mr. Tim into reading her a book or two. (I'm telling you, if you walk into our house and sit down for any length of time, she will appear with a small--or large--stack of books for you to read to her! Even during a party...)

Want to see some baby pictures?

Josiah at 7 months...big, chubby baby!

Josiah at 12 1/2 months, when he learned to walk...by this age, he had perpetually bruised areas on his forehead from his many misadventures. :(



Nearly 2 years old, with his "superhero" cape and his superhero stance.



Nearly 3 years old, when he constantly wore his "superhero" and his cowboy boots...

4 years old, and already looking so grown up!

Happy 7th birthday, Josiah! We love you!

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The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist

Last weekend, we went to my cousin's wedding at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Savannah, Georgia. These are some of the photos I took while we were there. (Follow this link to see more photos and to take a virtual tour.)

Outside the cathedral on the evening of the wedding...

Grace, in awe of the ornate sanctuary...

Looking towards the front of the sanctuary...

Looking to the right of where we were seated...this area is labeled "BVM" (the shrine of the Blessed Virgin Mary) on the floorplan of the church at this site. During the ceremony, the bride and groom walked over to this area and placed a bouquet of flowers on the small bench you can see at the bottom center of this photo. (This was the first Catholic wedding I have attended, so I had to look for information about this. Follow this link or this link to learn a little more about this part of the ceremony.)

Looking to the right of where we were seated...

These next three photos didn't come out well at all, but I'm including them anyway to let you see how there were beautiful paintings and carvings throughout the sanctuary.

The pipe organ, which was above the rear doors of the sanctuary...

You can see some of the many columns in this other shot of the pipe organ.

Husband and wife!

I took this shot as we left to go to the reception. You can get a glimpse of the immense size of the sanctuary.

If you ever have the chance to go to Savannah, you're going to have to tour this cathedral! I plan on talking Jason into touring it the next time we are in the area. Because, really, I didn't take nearly enough photos... ;)

Giveaway: Postcards

The generous folks at UPrinting.com have another offer for my readers!

UPrinting postcards aren’t just for mailing. These postcards are also invitations, thank you cards, note cards, and more! I have now ordered several products through UPrinting, and I can tell you that the process for uploading images and viewing a (free) proof prior to printing is extremely easy, and the quality is great!

One of my readers will be receiving 100 postcards from UPrinting.com...it might as well be you, right? All you have to do is leave a comment to have a chance to win. And if you subscribe to my blog by email, you can leave an extra comment for another chance to win! Please make sure I have an email address to contact you with if you are the winner.

For hosting this giveaway, I will be receiving 100 postcards, too, which I think is awesome! I will be creating custom postcards for our church.

So, how would you use the postcards? With a favorite family photo to send out at Christmas? Business promotion? Getting the word out for an event? Something else? Leave a comment and let me know!

Giveaway Prize Details:

100 Postcards for One Lucky Winner

Size: 4x6

Paper: 14pt Cardstock Gloss

Printing: Full color both sides

Eligibility: Limited to US Residents

A winner will be picked from the comments on November 3rd at 8:00 p.m. EST. The prize will be awarded via coupon code which will be emailed to the winner's email on November 6th.

P.S. For those of you who know me in real life, I would be glad to help you get a project together if you are interested in any of my giveaways but don’t quite know where to start. I’ll be glad to help in any way--Just let me know!

**Also, remember to click here and leave a comment to enter for a chance to win 100 FREE brochures or flyers! This giveaway ends on November 9, 2009, at 10:00 p.m. EST. All giveaway products are totally customized by you and professionally printed by Uprinting.com.

Giveaway: Brochures or Flyers

UPrinting.com has another generous giveaway to offer to my readers!

This giveaway is for 100 brochures or flyers. These work great for supporting a cause, promoting your business, printing menus, and any other application you can think of.




For hosting this giveaway, I will be receiving 100 brochures, too, which will work very well for a ministry project at church that my husband has in mind.

One of my readers will be receiving 100 brochures from UPrinting.com...it might as well be you, right? All you have to do is leave a comment to have a chance to win. And if you subscribe to my blog by email, you can leave an extra comment for another chance to win! Please make sure I have an email address to contact you with if you are the winner.

Giveaway Prize: 100 Brochures for One Lucky Winner
100 8.5 x11" Brochure/Flyers on 100 lb. gloss text paper
4 color printing on both sides
Folding Choices: Half fold; Trifold/Letterfold; Z-fold; Accordion (4 panels); Roll Fold (4 Panels)
Shipping: FREE UPS Ground Shipping
Eligibility: Limited to US Residents.

I have used UPrinting for several projects now, and I can tell you that the service is great, the quality is excellent, and the online ordering process is so easy! You can check out other UPrinting reviews on Yelp.com.

A winner will be picked from the comments on November 9th at 10:00 p.m. EST.
The prize will be awarded via coupon code which will be emailed to the winner's email on November 13th.

P.S. For those of you who know me in real life, I would be glad to help you get a project together if you are interested in any of my giveaways but don’t quite know where to start. I’ll be glad to help in any way--Just let me know! :)

Giveaway winners

*Edited on 11/2/09 because I had to pick a new winner for the sticker giveaway.

Taking care of some giveaway business...

• The winner of the postcard giveaway is Jason.
• The winner of the sticker giveaway is busymomof10.

Congratulations, y'all! You will receive a coupon code from UPrinting.com on November 6th.

You Capture: Autumn

This week’s theme of the You Capture blog carnival hosted by Beth over at I Should Be Folding Laundry is Autumn.

Autumn in Georgia? Hmmm...let's see...

Some flowers are still blooming.

Swimming time is well over (much to the disappoint of some).

They both looked like they wanted to jump in!

Leaves are changing colors...





and falling.



Several of these photos were taken at my sister- and brother-in-law's home, when we spent the night there on the way back from our Savannah trip last weekend. Grace watched as I uploaded some of the photos and kept asking me, "Are those Cindy's 'falowahs'?" So, yes, those are Cindy's flowers...the pool and dog are hers, too. :)

Check out I Should Be Folding Laundry for more You Capture participants.