Christmas Card Photo Day

When Carter was little I never had any trouble making our Christmas card because I literally had thousands of photos from the year to choose from.  It is easy when you only have one child to make a Christmas card since you don’t have to worry if a picture is better of one child than an other.  I could just pick the photo that was not just cute but really represented what Carter looked like that year.

Sometimes I picked a picture that illustrated a story from the year.  My favorite one, which is worth repeating, is the time when Carter was probably five and we drove through the bank and Carter asked why the male bank teller was wearing a necklace.  After we drove off I told her that he was wearing a crucifix and that showed he believed in Jesus.  Carter announced she wanted an “I believe in God necklace too.”

A few days later we were walking through Sears, it seems like we walked through Sears a lot back then to get somewhere else.  As we passed the jewelry section I saw that Crosses were on sale for 85% off.  I guess that Jesus has a sale season.  So I asked Carter if she wanted to get one.  She looked at all the stock available and picked out a small dolphin from the many crucifixes.  I told her that was not a Cross and she responded, “No, it’s an I believe in God dolphin.”

Well this year there are few repeatable cute stories that relate to the season.  At fifteen not only am I banned from giving out personal information, but also Carter had to have veto power over any photo I might use on a Christmas card.

Since Shay Shay is now included in our card I have the dilemma that people with multiple children have of having to pick the photo that looks good of both of them.  Of course Carter did not pick any of my top three choices but then she forgot I have a blog and can publish one here.  So included is the photo that will not be on our card.

My cards might get to out the week between Christmas and New Years this year and I am considering that a triumph.