I love Christmas cards! From sending out our own holiday greetings, to having a mailbox full of friendly faces and updates... I look forward to it every year! We especially enjoy hearing from friends and family far and away that we do not see or keep in touch with very regularly. As I recently finished packing away our Christmas decorations, I paused to look through our pile of cards. The smiling faces, adorable kids and babies, and family pets all posed just so, it made me chuckle to think of our own "picture perfect" card, and the behind the scenes spectacle that went into capturing those precious "perfect" shots. So, venturing to guess that others out there might share in these annual behind-the-scenes shennanigans, I thought I would provide a glimpse into our Christmas card making experience, with images courtesy of our fabulous photographer friend Teresa Wallace...

This makes me laugh. Note the hand in the bottom right of the picture offering a pretzel stick. Is it wrong to try and lure our child and dog with the same treats?

Clearly, we had some difficulties arranging ourselves so as to all be facing in the same direction.

Oh boy, this is not going to be as easy as I'd hoped.

Okay, if only we can get Will into position, we're all set...

No wait, now Maddie's not looking.

Apparently, Will feels like this is his best side.
So, you see, it took a mini-miracle, or rather many pretzel sticks, to wind up with the card we sent to 22 different states, and 4 foreign countries. And, of course, we can't wait to do it again next year!
By the way, if our card hasn't already found it's way to your recycle/trash bin, care to take a gander at how many Christmas carols/songs were included in our letter? Leave a comment, get it right, and I'll send you a little surprise!
CORRECT ANSWER: 16
1. It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas
2. Silent Night
3. While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks
4. Joy to the World
5. Home for the Holidays
6. Suzy Snowflake
7. Away in a Manger
8. Little Drummer Boy
9. Toyland
10. What Child is This
11. Do You Hear What I Hear
12. Of the Friendly Beasts
13. Deck the Halls
14. O Come, All Ye Faithful
15. We Wish You A Merry Christmas
16. Mary, Did You Know
3 comments:
ALrighty - I counted 15! Do you want me to list them all?? :-) Love this post. This is exactly why I found a snapfish card that I could make a collage of pictures. We never had time to sit down with the three of us (and I certainly didn't want to document my 37-week pregnant chubby face.) :-)
So close, Jenny! But not quite... you can guess again if you like. Loved the pics on your card by the way!
I LOVE this post! Hilarious!
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