Comments on: Holiday Cards

By: Patricia

Patricia — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 14:04:18 +0000

Your listing of memories of the portrait studio were spot-on! Nothing has changed! I have 2 and 5 year old sons and we recently did a portrait session with their 3 cousins (ages 3, 6, and 9) as a gift for their grandparents for Christmas. Yes, 5 little boys in a sitting! We had to wait to be seen despite the appointment we’d made, then we had to pry the kids off the props to go to our sitting, two of the boys crashed into each other in the middle of the sitting which resulted in some tears, and the photographer waited as patiently as she could while the tears cleared up, then we had to choose which of the portraits to purchase as the gift. Out of 25 proofs, only 2 of them featured all 5 boys looking at the camera at the same time, but it was all worth it!

Grandma cried when she saw the end result. To quote a Mastercard commercial: “Priceless”.

Thanks for the wonderful blog entries…you’re right on!

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 07:11:50 +0000

Oh how sweet! I tried doing a professional picture of my kids for my parents, upon the request of my stepmom, but it didn’t happen. I made the fatal error of trying to get them to sit still, look at the camera and smile all before lunch & naptime. It wasn’t pretty. I much prefer the candids or even posed at home pictures now – my only trouble is actually printing said photos. Glad you got a gift that made you cry.

By: RaeJane

RaeJane — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 15:32:33 +0000

Lovely!

We always do our own photos.
Sometimes I dress the kids in PJ’s with santa hats.. sometimes they are outside under the large pine tree.. sometimes we are on a beach (that was this year’s card).

The pictures are not always ‘perfect’ but they sure are fun!
And if I’m yelling at them to “STOP MOVING AND SMILE!!”
No one hears me

By: Kim

Kim — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 07:41:41 +0000

I am still going through each one of those stages you posted above which is why I decided to do my own picture this year.. I don’t know if I will feel the same way you do with missing it, because I did not this year.. but.. I do know that I can’t stand how quick they move from baby to a three year old who thinks he is 30. LOL

By: Peter McCartney

Peter McCartney — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 04:39:45 +0000

Hi! We have amassed an enormous amount of family photos that remind us also of so many good memories from long ago. Thank you for sharing this story and all the best for 2008! Regards Peter

By: Mary

Mary — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 19:03:08 +0000

Karen – Just to set the record straight, I don’t think it proper for a parent to begin feeling guilt until their oldest child enters Sr. High. You don’t want to rush the natural order of things. I think you have many guilt-free years yet to enjoy!