Christmas Cards of the Past

If you hadn't already noticed, I like to interject a bit of humor and levity in my life and my posts.

My Christmas cards are no exception.

The first year we sent out Christmas cards we went with the naughty and nice theme.

Ironically, it was easier to take pictures of naughty, with the bribe of a treat.  Nice was a bit of a challenge.

The next year, the pressure was on to try and top our naughty and nice card. 

We gave naughty the year off and went with some career humor:

 

Grace holding a letter written to Santa with a thought bubble that says:

'And if I don't get everything on my list, my lawyer will be in touch with your lawyer about a little legal issue we call breach of contract.'

Grace even had her lawyer {her daddy} on retainer.

I thought it was funny but people were disappointed Riley didn't make the picture.  

So, back by popular demand, the next year included Grace and Riley.   This time, both models were bribed with treats...Santa's treats.  Grace happily ate Santa's cookies and Riley happily lapped up Santa's milk {peanut butter filled cup}.

Last year, I couldn't think of anything witty so we went with a simple message about believing...

 
and made sure to include Riley.

This year, we tried to bring the funny back and left Riley out...

But, I'll have to leave you in some suspense...at least, until I mail this year's card out.

The Great Christmas Card Reveal

Our Christmas cards are done. They are in the mail and being received by family and friends SO I can finally reveal our theme this year.

We had several pictures that we considered using but...

in the end, we decided not to disappoint our public so Riley made the final cut.

On the back of the Christmas card that we kept, I like to write down the things that Grace is asking for that year. This year's list is simple.

I love the idea of not only keeping a card for myself but also writing out something that will bring my memories back to that particular Christmas.

From my family to yours, Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!