Year 8 - Ground Control to Major Tom

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We went intergalactic on this card.  I can't remember how this theme came to be.  But the looks on the kids faces totally reinforce the name of this blog, no?  Again we had Casey Holland do the photography and came away with some pretty awesome family pictures.  

Photos by: Casey Holland

Graphic design by: Jon Brong

Printed by: Direct Edge Media

Year 7 - Have a Super Christmas

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I came up with the super hero theme this year, but these cards are Brian's babies.  So it took him about a month to finally approve the idea, but then it was out of my hands.  I had originally envisioned capes and full-on costumes, but it really was much easier to not have to sew all that.  This card really came together with the help of some ridiculously creative friends of Brian's.  The photographs were taken by Casey Holland and I am truly grateful for the family photos that we got out of this.  We are terrible at taking photos together as a family and most of the time I am taking them of the boys and Brian so we ended up with some amazing keepsakes due to this card.  The photoshop work on our superhero photos was done by the incredible Justin Maller (I'll try to figure out how to save the photo in a different format so I can make it bigger) and then Casey designed the rest of the card.  Oliver, who used to hate having his photo taken, has turned in to a total ham in front of the camera.  His poses are amazing and often are on one foot and karate-like.  Miles just wanted to run in to the street.  


Photos by:  Casey Holland
Photoshop work by:  Justin Maller
Printing by: Direct Edge Media

Year 6 - Without a second to spare

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There is bowling on our TV as I sit here writing this.  And Brian often threatens that he could probably make the bowling tour and talks of a cross-country life in a motor home.  It was only a matter of time before this theme came up.  The day we planned to take these photos it was pouring rain and the bowling alley was quite crowded.  We did the photos ourselves and bowled a half game before Miles decided he wasn't in to it and only wanted to run down the lane or into the bar.  The bowlers around us looked on in curiosity.  I have successfully managed to not be signed up for a bowling league which is a huge accomplishment when your husband owns his own bowling balls (yes, plural) and shoes (although if he were to bring up the new outfits I would get to buy or non-grody bowling shoes, I might be coerced).

Designed by:  Matt Barlow
Printed by:  Direct Edge Media

Year 5 - The Addiction Continues

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As usual, we waited until the last minute to put the card together.  And this year I was extra cranky due to being almost 9 months prego with Miles.  But B came up with the idea and was the only one to require a special outfit so it worked out.  I was also super excited because I finally got a professional pregnant photo.  I had gone in to labor with Oliver before a session I had scheduled and, again, was too cranky to worry about putting one together for this baby.  We were super lucky to have an amazing photographer take the shots for us and an equally amazing graphic designer create the look of the card.  We truly couldn't put these cards together without the help of our extraordinary friends.  

Designed by:  Johannes Dachgruber

Photographed by:  Dom Cooley

Printed by:  Direct Edge Media