Photo bombing 101

Tonight I dressed up the kids for our annual Christmas photo to send out with our cards. I know what you're thinking. Um...Kristin, a little 11th hour, aren't we? Well, yes, we are. As usual. But I have a secret weapon under my belt this year for getting my cards out.

Do you remember when I told you about my awesome neighbors, including Joe, who mowed my lawn every week this summer? Well, Joe-the-awesome-lawn-mowing-neighbor works with an outfit called Send Out Cards that lets you design your cards online, upload a list of receipients and mail the cards out, all from the comfort of your favorite couch. Now, that's a goal that even I can achieve!

Score one me.

I was playing around on this website the other day and thought it was so cool that I told Joe that I wanted to post about it. Here's what I love:

• You can either use one of their hundreds of existing cards or design your own.
• If you choose to make your own you have all kind of options for creative goodness. You can choose from hundreds of background colors and textures, add any text or decorative elements you want, upload and crop photos to include, etc.
• It saves your recipients so when a birthday or other occassion comes up, they're already in the system.
• You can purchase postage from the website.
• Best of all, they have a branch in Australia!
• Oh, and if you use this service, it helps Joe in his business and keeps him flush in lawnmower fuel.

So, back to our photo session tonight.

If you've been reading Wanderlust for long you know that a talented photographer, I am not. But I managed to use a needlepoint stand as a makeshift tri-pod for my cell phone.

The first picture was photobombed by a kitten.

In each of the next three one of us ended up with our eyes closed.

Then Anna decided I should take a picture of her holding both the kittens, but at the last minute Dan came up behind her and spooked the kittens and I ended up with this:

Anna, is that a halo I see?

I tried to corral them for more photos, but Dan was insisting on doing rabbit ears behind my head and Anna was crying because the cat had scratched her shoulder when Dan spooked it. And then I noticed the tree was shaking and went over to investigate and found this:

Hmmm...I thinking maybe I have our Christmas picture.

Anyway, my cards are going out first thing Monday. Ish.

If you want to check out Send Out Cards, contact Joe.

Are you on our Christmas card list? If not, email me your addy and you can see how the final product turned out.

* Not a sponsored post. I just like Joe and anything that make my life easier.