Christmas Card Outtakes – The Early Years

They say that a photographer should never do his or her own family’s portraits.

I never listen and am always optimistic as fall turns to winter that THIS will be the year I get the shot that makes for the best Christmas card ever.

I am still waiting, but in the meantime, I have quite a few gems from Christmas Card Photos Past.

Christmas 2003 – Our First Christmas Photo

What we didn’t send:

Christmas 2004 – No Christmas Picture…too busy making cookies with a 13 month old.

Christmas 2005 – No Christmas Picture – Too exhausted from having two kids under two.

Christmas 2006 – The Year Mommy Tries Too Hard

What we sent:

What we didn’t send (Love these!!!):

These last two…some of my all time favorites. I am sure I was throwing a huge fit/bribing/cajoling and it wasn’t working.

The above one is what I should have sent. It looked more like a typical, average day in my life.

Finally…the kids’ body language seem to indicate that they are done.

Anyone else out there brave enough to share their “not so perfect” Christmas shots? Please e-mail them to jill@piteo.net! More tomorrow…and if I get any submissions, I will post them later this week!

5 days and counting! Merry Christmas!