This is yet another Christmas card post. It's getting to be THAT TIME. I must bite the bullet and just choose a picture. I need to get my Christmas cards ordered so that I can get them addressed and mailed out that first week of December. 'Cause that's when I send them. And I'm not changing that despite the fact that Chris thinks I may as well send them out in October if I'm going to send them out that early. The picking the picture part is waaaaay harder than it sounds. And of course, waaaaaay harder than it should be. First of all, it's not often that we have a picture taken of all 5 of us. And with Lauren being our new addition I need to choose a picture that reflects who she is now, not 2 months ago. Right? I mean I don't want to send out a picture that shows this infant when in fact I have an 8+ month old who is nearly cruising. We all know that a 6 month old is very different from an 8 month old. See? This is the thought process that drives Chris apeshit which is why he thinks our Christmas cards just magically appear. I can't talk to him about my CCA. That's Christmas Card Anguish for all of you who don't worry about such things. Anyway, I decided I was going to keep my CCA under control this year and not even shop for outfits or anything. We were just going to happen to get a casual picture of all of us. And by casual, I mean cash-oo-al. I wasn't going to worry about it. I had a few requirements for this year's picture: everyone must be seen. Everyone must be looking. And no one can be making a stupid gesture. Ummm, that's about it. Here's what I've got to choose from:
Here is the picture of no one making a stupid gesture
Here is the picture of everyone being seen
Here is the picture of everyone looking
I have a couple that were taken in August when Kia Gregory took our family pics. I LOVE them but Lauren has changed so much since then. And I've also lost 15 pounds since then. Not that you can tell one ounce yet but still. Whatever. I'll use them. I'm over it. And I know, there are a ton of actual life problems that I could be worrying about but my blog is not going to get all serious. Not now. I'm not in the mood.
Fa la la la la, la la la la!
Carson has changed so much too. I could have written this myself, and for this exact reason I scheduled our photos for the last week of Nov. Talk about cutting it close. I won't get them back until the first week of Dec. I'll have to choose, order, address, etc. by the 15th. I figure of they're not out by then, why bother?
ReplyDeleteI like the picture you use at the top of this blog...everyone is looking right at the camera...it is a great pic. Luaren looks younger though so that might not work. In the pics above you can't see Drew well in the first two and Lauren is looking away in the last one. No easy taks you have there trying to get everyone looking. Good luck...they are all gorgeous so I doubt there is a bad picture you could take. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm using pics from March. I decided that I was not going to have photo anguish this year. I can see that the Lauren factor is an issue though. Babies do change so quickly.
ReplyDeleteI am going to second Amber and vote for your blog photo. It's the bestest.
I agonize, too. I take one million photos in, like, November. Then I choose "the one where we look happiest." I make it easier by sending a picture of the WHOLE family only every few years, and just the kids on the other years. Paul and I don't change much.
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