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Friday, September 5, 2008

Flashback Friday- Boo for the Picture People Closing!

A while ago, they took Picture People out of both of the malls that are close to us. I was pretty upset, because I had always taken the kids there to take their pictures. I only did it because I was constantly getting coupons in the mail for free 8 x 10s, and with no sitting fee, that's totally free! So I would take advantage of that often...maybe I put them out of business.

Well, now that there aren't any freebies available anymore (and also because I'm lazy and have three kids to cart around,) I haven't taken the kids to get their pictures done in a long time. Poor Levi, I promised myself this wouldn't happen to the third kid, but it has. I do not have any professional pics of him yet, I think, and he'll be one soon! Shame on me. I made an appointment for his birthday after realizing this.

Here is a rather large collection of my favorite freebies from the Picture People. I have more, but this post was getting ridiculously long, so here are the best of the bunch.

Jonah
4 months:
11 months (with 2nd cousin, Emma):
15 months:
22 months:
Eden
3 months:
4 months (They let me use her Dalmatian blanket!):
4.5 months (Halloween picture):
7 months:

I still feel so bad about Levi. I think if the pictures turn out good, I might buy a whole bunch!

14 comments:

Vicki said...

Wow! Some of those I hadn't seen. Eden is a nut! And Jonah actually looks just like Jonah in all of them. Cute kids. Poor Levi, good thing he has such a high self-esteem!?

Erin said...

I know that when I was working for Picture People, they were having "issues". Sad to see them go, that was a fun place to work. :)

Colosseum Builders, LLC said...

love the mermaid picture! All the pics are cute! Don't feel bad, my boys hardly have pics. And, then, in addition to not having professional pics, they don't have pictures, period. Our laptop got stolen and I hadn't burned like 2 years of pics. It was a sad day. All my digital scrapbooking pages - gone.

BallerinaBiker said...

Whoops! That was really me, Courtney, on the last post. : )

Tibi said...

Cute pics!

Karena said...

It's a sad fact, but that just seems to happen with the more kids you have. So, I've made it my goal to at least have a family picture done about every year or two. Once they get into school, that'll make it easier.

{leah} said...

I'm with you, poor Tim doesn't have any professional picture by himself. I guess that's what you get for being #3.

Camie said...

No wonder the third child always seems to have a complex! (I'm saying that for Karena's sake.) :0)

Glenna said...

Cute pictures! I am with you, I like the free 8X10s I get from Kiddie Kandids (do you have one of those near you? If so, you can join the birthday club and get a free 8X10 every year around the time of their birthday).
Dayna is the only one of our kids with professional photos done of her before she was one year old, and that was only because my dad asked me to do it and paid for it as well. Don't feel too bad, in my opinion, random snapshots we take of the kids count toward the baby photo quota!

Nicole said...

Those are such cute pictures! I LOVE the mermaid one of Eden, adorable, not to mention the girl is just smiling in every picture. Jonah does look like the same handsome little guy in every picture. Cute pics!

I am afraid now I will do the same with baby #3!! Jillian only got 3mo, 12mo & 24mo pictures so far. Now that I think about it, that is the same for Jacqueline, I guess that is all I do for my kids professionally.

Anonymous said...

I know! The same thing has happened to poor Hannah. Funny thing is I still get tons of free coupons from the Picture People even though there are none around anymore!

Clint, Marianne, Sage, Charlotte, Emery and Ivy said...

Hey Connie! So I found your blog. Your kids are super cute! We will see you at Levi's party!
PS--you should totally be Tinkerbell. You are petite and dainty just like she is. ;)

Jason & Claire said...

It is fun to see all of the pictures together. They grow so fast. Maybe you can edit some snapshots you have of Levi to make them look more professional.

Kristie said...

I have done the same thing with my kids. But I stopped taking my kids into the studio before Jade was born. Emma went and got her pictures taken I think once. I keep saying that I need to take their pictures, but I keep putting it off. I should do them before the baby comes. Maybe this weekend I can do some. We will see!