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what a great surprise!


Mya modeling her Christmas outfit and her hand. check out the shoes. too cute. the girls were dressed identically...my favorite!

claire modeling her christmas outfit. i loved these outfits and was very sad when our christmas eve delay prevented us from going to church. we didn't even dress our girls up after all.





I am a huge fan of online shopping. There is nothing better to me than the thrill of ordering something and having it arrive on my doorstep days letter. Each time a package arrives, I get a high similar to a child on Christmas. It is awesome. I do a lot of my shopping online. I recently discovered ebates.com. Love it. Their site connects you with the stores you want to shop, and you actually get a percentage of your purchase returned each quarter. Although .90 may not seem like much, it actually accumulates to be a pretty decent size amount. Can't wait until February when we get our first check. I also am a HUGE fan of etsy.com. I've been shopping on etsy for a little over a year. I love it. I mostly order baby gifts, decorative items, or things for our kids, but each item is hand made. I love creative people and love to support them. I have never purchased an item that actually looks hand made, which I love even more. It is high quality stuff. Anyway, I recently bought a couple of headbands and clips for my girls through Banner Boutique. They are so cute, but the rhinestones fell off upon arrival. Although it was nothing some glue couldn't fix, I was slightly disappointed (etsy is great, but it isn't a cheap place). Anyway, I left neutral feedback, saying I loved the clips, but disappointed that I had to repair them immediately given the price I paid. I was contact IMMEDIATELY by the owner who vowed to make me satisfied. That she did. A cute little package arrived yesterday and much to my delight, inside I found 2 more clips and 1 headband. What a sweetheart. They are great. Being in New England where sales associates aren't always the kindest people, I appreciate wonderful and prompt customer service. This is exactly what I received from Banner Boutique--not to mention some super cute hair things for our girls. Love them. Thankfully, my friend Erin had a baby before the holidays, so I will be returning to Banner Boutique to buy little Ruby some of their cuteness too. This will be my go-to place for baby gifts--girls only!

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Erin said…
ohhh...I have been loving on esty.com as well and made many a purchase there for Christmas! I swear we are long lost twins. If I had a little girl I think I would have even less money because there are so many adorable things for children on that site! I love the Christmas clothes!!! You should take a ton of pictures of them in those dresses - I love them!
January 10, 2010 at 9:51 AM
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