This weekend. while I am in Chicago, my husband’s family will be having their annual Christmas in July get together.
Yes, this is something that happens every year.
No joke.
Since there are so many people on my mother-in-law’s side of the family they choose to do Christmas in July instead of the traditional Christmas so there is less juggling of schedules to be done.
The nice thing about having a Christmas in July get together is there are always photos ops and you can usually get some pretty candid shots that make for a unique Christmas card in the winter. Since our family likes to send out photo Christmas cards, which means we can pretty much guarantee that there will be a nice shot of the kids to use.
I like to start shopping for my Christmas cards early in the year so I can get a good deal. This year I think I have found the perfect card at Storkie
(no, those are not my children, these are much cleaner than mine!)
Now that I have found the perfect card, I just need to be creative and come up with the perfect picture, and since we won’t be attending the annual Christmas in July party, I have to really think about this one!

I think we should go with a very Christmas-y theme this year and dress them up as reindeer to match the card.
I mean seriously, how cute would this picture be on that card?
Okay, maybe not that intense, but you get the general idea!

I don’t know, maybe I am crazy for trying to prepare for Christmas already but it’s not going to get any easier since I know this little Baby Ellie of ours will be making my life harder and harder as we get closer to Christmas and the end of this pregnancy.

What kind of holiday greeting do you send out? Do you like to start early and get things done before the Christmas rush?