I am need of a some help (Oh really C. Jane? We've known that for a LONG time!) Last week Jed shot our family Christmas photos and I'm having a really hard time choosing one. My photogenic family is making it nearly impossible to narrow things down! !!! !
So here's what I will do, I am going to post a few (or ten!) candid photos with a number and a caption. Will you pick your favorite one--the one that paints a perfectly posed position of family bliss and joy--and tell me in the comments? You could also tell me on facebook or twitter if you "don't do comments."
As a "thank you" I will post a soundcloud production of Ever's human goat voice exclaiming, OHCHRISTMASLIGHTS at the bottom of this post. You might find the Christmas Spirit biting you in the soul after you listen, so I think it's worth some trade value.
Ok, you ready Readers? Here we go:
1. Eyes Wide Open, Lips Pursed
2. Merry Christmas! We're Getting Divorced!/Anson Eyes Wide Open, Lips Pursed
3. It's So Hard To "Pick A Winner"
4. Not What We Meant About "Showing Our Natural Side"
5. You're Not Getting McDonalds If You Keep This Up And That Makes Ever Mad
6.What Do You Mean "Favorite Child"?
7. "Favorite Child" Is Fed Up
8. Where Did I Go Wrong?
9. And I Am Having Another One
10. Love At Home! Happy Holidays!
Well, thanks! I hope it wasn't exhausting. You can take a day or two to decide. Don't think you are above hand-wringing and nights sweats with this choice, I'm over here experiencing the same thing! Good luck!
And now, to reward your diligence, I present:
Ever Kendrick's Human Goat Voice While Looking At Christmas Lights
Happy Weekend Everybody!
186 comments:
It's a toss up between #5 and #6, so hilarious!! :)
Wait, I'm back...I really love #6, ha!
#3 & #6 are my favorites: they both feel so appropriate and funny! Merry Christmas Kendrick family!
#4 or #5, I can't commit to one, so funny! xo
10.
Love #5!
#4 Anson is the loudest cutest reindeer!
I love them all, but I think #6 has to be my favorite!
#4!
4, 6, and 10. I am so decisive.
#3 or #10
#8 is awesome
Oh, Ever...
I sincerely hope that you include a link to these outtakes in your actual Christmas card.
#10, definitely. Also, I would propose that Ever sounds more inebriated than goat-like. Super adorable, though.
They are all hilarious! I think I like six and ten the most!
You're right. I'm laughing because I raise dairy goats, and Ever DOES sound like a little goat.
I pick #3!
haha these are great! 3,4,10 are my favs!
After much hand-wringing (but no sweating), I choose #8. The caption, the mild, resigned sort of despair--so funny. I'd be tempted to send them all together, they really do tell the best story!
I like 6 and 10 the best!
Oh show your "natural side" and go with #4... So cute!! Happy Christmas to you all!
I like #6. So cute!
Love #10
#4! :)
#6!
#10, titled "may your days be harried with fright"
It's a toss up between 3 or 6, both are great and humorous. If you choose 3 you can see most of everyone's faces (yes Anson's is 1/2 hidden by what he is up to), but you get a clear shot of Squishy's face. Adorable! Then 6 is awesome because you can see everyone again, although Ever is a bit upset. Still cute as always though!
#5
#5! Super cute!
#10
#5, for sure ❤
3,4 or 10... Why not create a montage of the best ones?!
#6 is the one. also, #10.
#4
#4 and #6
#4!
I LOVE #4. But they're all so great!
I actually love #4! And Ever couldn't sound any cuter! PANTS!
nine! totally. it's a no-brainer, guys.
I absolutely love the last one! (#10) It is sure to get a laugh. But I agree with another commenter...why not do a series of them?
#5 lol
#4
I love four!
#5 #6 or #10...These are hilarious. I love them all.
10
#4, fo' sho'!
#3! You're hysterical and your family is adorable, even the nose picker. ;)
I like 3 and 10! hahaha :) Keepin' it real!
#4 or #6, I'm having a hard time deciding, too!
10 is my fav!!! 6 is great!! Merry Chirstmas!
#4 or #10....so much character in your little family. Love it :)
#4, and #10 is a close second. Maybe a collage of top choices on one card?!
#5 and #6... best faces, and all faces are visible. And everyone looks... as beast as they can.
I vote #4!
You need to find one of those Christmas card templates that lets you use multiple photos. Because really, how could you leave one of these out?
This was hilarious! I think you should do ma collage of all of them!
#4 or #6!! They're all great!
#4... It's perfect!!
#7 or #10! Looks like you all had a fun time!
oh please, #10, #10, for the sweet baby Jesus!
3 or 10. I really love 3.
And I did a whole post on Holiday Card Outtakes last year because ours were priceless!!! Kind of like these.
10.
Okay if you want the whole family in it then I say Pick a Winner or Favourite Child. If not, I LOVE the one of you alone laying on the couch - so freaking funny! Especially after all the others!
#6 is so cute! Good luck picking one out, they are all better than mine are!
They're all funny, but I choose #10!
I say a 10 page card that really captures the essence of the Kendrick family in 2012. Or just go with #9.
#4. Hands down.
#4 #4 #4!!!!!
4 is my favorite!
4! love it. maybe next year just send out a photo of you and chup with a note that says, "oh yeah, we also have a bunch a kids." :)
really, you just can't go wrong with any of them. my personal favorite is 9. :)
Have mini flip books made so you can enjoy the whole progression. [Flip books, with recorded sound :) ]
#1 or, #5... although ALL of them are hilarious! Maybe you should send a story book card with them all.
#5 or #6 are my very favorites. Love!
Wow how clever and witty you are, tricking us into thinking we would be choosing from some "normal" shots.
Wow how down to earth and real you are, showing the reality of family pics.
Why have I never been so witty and brave like you to post the "out take" side of picture taking. You are just so darn hilarious, you make it look so fun to be you!
Has there ever (no pun intended) been cuter kids on the planet than yours? I think not!
I have never seen kids doing cuter things than yours. How original!
How come my kids don't look that cute picking thier noses or making a face?!
You two look like the best parents ever (no pun intended). Even despite all the horrible pain you have gone through.
#8. all the way baby!
Definitely #4 ...looks like Anson has reindeer antlers! Merry CHristmas!
So hard to choose. I pick #10 though because it covers the broad range of emotions we all feel during the Christmas season...
#5.
But I think you should include #9 as an annoucement!
I love #9 and #10! So much fun.
Oh, and all the best of the season to Angela Porter. I hope you enjoy that lump of coal in your stocking on Christmas morning.
so hilarious! I vote 10! :)
5, 6 or 10
They are all so great. So true to life. If I had to pick one, #3 is my favorite,or you could just pick your top 3 and put them all on a card. That would be even better.
I love #10!
It's So Hard To "Pick A Winner" gets my vote.
#3 or #4! But it could also be #6! If I was a recipient of any of those, it would seriously make me smile every day just looking at any of them. Classic and real! :)
"And I am having another one" wins. Hands down. That was hilarious! Gah, you just make my day every time you post!
5 and 6 are my favorite ;)
Love #4
I love 6
FIVE FIVE FIVE!!! #5 LOVE IT :)
Definitely #4
Number 4!!! They are all cute, though! :)
5 or 10!
I love #5! You guys are adorable! I think candid pics are so much better than super posed ones.
Go with your natural selves- I say #4 jingling all the way.
tie between #3 and #10! nice to see a normal family ! :D haha
#4 - 100% - 4 4 4. It's the BEST. Close second place is 10, though.
4 or 10
I vote for "pick a winner". My second choice is "Natural Side". I understand why you have such a hard time choosing! They are all funny!
#2 reminds me of sitting in church! but #6 is best to me!
angela porter needs a hug
4 & 10 - Fantastic!
6! I love 6!
FOUR!
#3 is awesome!
LUV 4 and 5, 5 the best!!!
LUV 4 and 5, 5 the best!!!
#5 or #6
I love the 10...
C'est tellement réaliste !
Très belle photos !
Have a nice christmas day !
10
Number 10 is classic. That's it.
How hard! It is a toss up between #10 and #5.
definitely #10!!!
Do a montage! They are all absolutely hilarious. Seriously.
5 or 10!
#4, by far and away.
10 or 6.
I vote 4 or 5
10 or 4
They're all awesome. Merry Christmas.
I love #10! It's for sure.
Love 5,6 and 10 - hilarious!
Mcdonald's! But you really can't go wrong!
3 or 4!!!
I like #6 and my 2 year old cannot get enough of Ever's "Christmaslights!" He is now imitating it.....thank you C Jane. Thank you.
Definitely #6 or #10. But really they're all pretty hilarious/wonderful!
i vote #4!
#3 PICK A WINNER HAHAHAHA Love it! CHRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSTmas Lights! hahaha
# 7 is so cute! I love it.
hands down = 10
"You're not getting McDonalds."
I'm going for number 4. It's definitely not boring. :)
Hey...#9 sure looks familiar. I think that is what I looked like for 9 months a little while ago.
I like number 10 with a caption "we're having another baby" Merry Christmas or something like that that....
They are all fantastic though!
Ps. Number 10 is just so honest about life raising littles... Precious.
10!!
4, 5, or 10
10 for sure!
And this is why I'm not sending out cards this year! My two-year-old gets angry and runs away every time I pull out a camera. We're shooting for next year.
I'm thinking I'd like the whole deck of Kendrick Christmas trading cards.
This is just laugh-out-loud funny!
So great to show us the out-takes - rather than toss them in the virtual digital rubbish bin (as the rest of us do) [And, I'm speaking here as the Mama to a 5-year-old who's response to the camera is instant 'fake grin'- any 'printable'
shot is the consequence of surprise]
And a valuable reminder that all those 'perfect' blog images we see are the result of 100 less-than-perfect shots.
Happy Christmas to you and your menagerie - from the other side of the world - where we are coping with heat-waves, sand and sunstrike.
#5. Great pictures - they all really capture everyone's personalities (or what I know of them) so well!
Hello!
I loved #5 right away! What fun! You have such a wonderful family! Her little voice just makes me smile - thank you for sharing! I love you all! Wishing you a great weekend!
Hugs,
Barbara Diane
Def. #3 or #4.
They're all so cute. #4 or #6 are my personal faves. :)
#1 for sure. Love the divorce one, though! haha
4 or 6
4, 6 and 10... all on one card!
3 or 4 so glad to see my family is not the only one that makes getting a family photo a hair pulling experience:)
5 :) love it and love Ever's little voice too XX
#4!
The first or last one.
#4
Oh man, I needed that! How could I possibly choose, they are all amazing!!
#10 for sure
They're all great but I'm picking #5.
#10 for me. no doubt about it.
#6 is amazing :)
Can i just say that Ever kills me?! She not only has the cutest, most adorable, little voice, but her facial expressions are AWESOME!! And guess what, I'm going to be no help because i seriously love them ALL. So here's my idea...Can you do one of those cards with multiple photos? It would be hysterical if you had one of those with those series of pics!! (Or some of them, even.) Oh, CJane, they are just the cutest! Love your darling fam. THANK YOU for bringing a smile to my face! After the news this week, I think we all really needed it...
Me showing the pics to 3 of my kids (9,7&6):
7yoD: Wo, they are NOT good at taking pictures. (I guffaw having just picked the LEAST horrible of our own 100 takes of family photo for our own card)
6yoS: Expecially the parents. (I spit some coffee out of my nose . . . SERIOUSLY?)
9yoS: Yeah, the dad has his LEG crossed! (WHAT?)
7yoD: And the mom's not even paying attention. . .
As they all begin to walk away,
7yoD: muttering, "They need to take another picture"
FINAL consensus is they would go with #6.
#10
#3 or #10!
<3
I like #6. So cute!!
Number ten is my favorite!
Love these...
#5 is my favorite!
In this order here are my favorites...
Number 1 I love it!!, Number 2 its a crazy one and I love it! and number 3 Genius!!!
4 or 10. real life, man.
Number 1.
5 or 6 is my vote. Super cute!
#10, priceless!
I vote #10!
#4.
i'm kinda loving #5-- mostly because of ever's face!
4 and 5. Love them all.
4 or 10! Love them all!
MCDONALDS! #5! I laughed out loud!
Natural all the way! Love it!
THIS is cute for sure, but lets cut to the chase here...did you wear the pants or not?? Did anyone else?? Didn't notice any pants in my ward, but I don't live in Utah...come on, I KNOW I'm not the only one wondering this. C Jane, tell us please!!
Where is the Kendrick family painting from? love it!!
Definitely a tie between 4 and 10. So great.
5 Ever's pout should be mass produced and distributed as a tutorial on HOW to pout.
7. Favorite child is fed up
I really like #6, isn't it accurate? Next year you'll be looking past three kids at the new favorite ;)
I really like #6, isn't it accurate? Next year you'll be looking past three kids at the new favorite ;)
2, 5 and 6 are my favorites!
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