Anyone can make this photo Christmas card – as long as they have a dog and a baby. And as we head into the holiday weekend, we’re looking forward to watching “the kids” unwrap their presents (yes, Burger gets some too), gorging on goodies, and spending time with family and friends. But before the festivities officially begin, we wanted to take a moment to say HAPPY HOLIDAYS to you guys and share our little family Christmas card.
The image above was the card we sent out to our family and friends (in case you can’t see, the text reads: “Hope you get your mitts on everything that you want this season“). This is the template we used through Snapfish (we just provided the pic and the wording of the note and they printed 40 5 x 7 cards on matte photo paper & provided envelopes for each one to the tune of around $25 thanks to a coupon code that we googled around for).
Getting the shot was a bit more involved than our previous years’ cards (which starred Burger as a reindeer, a kiss-monger, and a big brother in waiting) since we had a dog and a baby to work with this time (everything from getting Burger to actually wear his trapdoor sleeper to keeping both of our models in place was a bit of a challenge). But we had tons of fun watching Clara try to lick Burger for a change (weird, but true). And since we know you guys love behind the scenes stuff, here’s our “set” of sheepskins in the ol’ den where we shot it in early December:
Notice the block acting as Clara’s stand-in while she was getting a diaper change? Oh and here’s a fun fact, Sherry actually photoshopped that bow on Clara’s head after we uploaded the pic since there’s no hair to clip a real bow to yet. Anyway, happy holidays to all! May your days be merry and bright- and may your chihuahuas (and other various family members) be held tight.
Update: You can check out all of our favorite holiday decor finds here – many of which are under $15!
Lindsey says
Our Christmas card features my shih tzu, along with my parent’s two dogs, in the same PJs! Ours says “And the Children were nestled all snug in their beds…”
And of course, I have to say, Clara looks so adorable with that bow in her hair!!
Kay says
I know it’s Photoshopped on, but seriously, it LOOKS like you super-glued that bow on Clara’s adorable head. Just sayin’. Baby faces are adorable whether you know the gender or not!
Please take that in the friendly, straight-up way that I intend.
Jennifer F says
Just wanted to say that we buy pictures from http://www.ronkrajewski.com/ (or actually his ebay page) and our in-laws as well. His work is great! I think we have collectively bought 6 different pictures.
betty in munich says
Very cute card! Just out of curiosity, why did you guys decide not to be in the picture? We were going through the Christmas cards we received of friends with kids and all except for one had only pics of their kids. We don’t have kids, so we don’t get it….why only the kids? We’d love to see the parents too. Well, we know what you guys look like…but I mean in general.
YoungHouseLove says
We just like to stick with tradition. If you click the links in the post, you can see our old cards over the last few years (all of which have only featured Burger, because that cracked us up). So when Clara came along it seemed to work with our “kids-only” tradition to stay the heck outta the picture. I guess it’s all about what floats each family’s boat.
xo,
s
Tina says
Super cute card!!
I could help admire your area rug… I have been looking for quite some time for one to go in my tropical theme home & this would be perfect! Could you let me where it was purchased?
Thanks! & HaPpY nEw Year!
YoungHouseLove says
Aw thanks! That’s the Clara rug from Pottery Barn (maybe try ebay if they no longer sell it?). Good luck!
xo,
s