christmas card outtakes

Garfield Park Conservatory has this fountain with a tile mosaic that is beyond words. I knew it would be perfect for the kids Christmas card photos this year, a cool 180 from last years pics.

We got some really great shots of the kids, but there are so many that make me laugh out loud that I just had to put all the outtakes in a post.

And just keepin it real- it's not always (ever) easy to get the good shots. You just try to make them laugh and click away for 10 minutes crossing your fingers you get good shots. Or you force them into position like this.

Are they cute or what? We even got some quick family photos with the tripod.