I left Christmas card pictures up to Ethan this year. He set up some lighting equipment in our house and told me to run to the dollar store and grab some props. This year we took pictures "photo booth" style and I'm so glad we did. I have some awesome equipment but we never seem to get pictures of all three of us. It's usually just mom or dad and Kaiden. It was pretty simple staying in one spot and standing there as the self timer went off, striking crazy poses.
I kept life simple and ordered our Christmas cards from Tinyprints.com. I didn't feel like messing with Photoshop templates and I didn't want to order a ton of cards in bulk from some of my usual printing companies. If you still haven't done Christmas cards this year, I highly recommend using them! We took the pictures on Monday, ordered the cards Monday night and received them on Friday. (Right now, if you use the code FREESHIP12 you can get their free expedited shipping. Just make sure you click it, even though it looks more expensive. You can also combine codes and get 20% off your purchase using the code 20NOVSW. They are also throwing in free rounded corners -- normally 10 cents a card -- at no extra charge, but I'm not sure how long that offer lasts for.)
Here are some of the outtakes from our Christmas pictures...
