This year we had our photos taken by the amazing Erin of ErinLeigh Photography, but there have been many years when we took our holiday photos ourselves. Here are some things we did to make our holiday photos more interesting and fun:
* One year, we dressed the kids in the same red holiday sweater. This looks really cute with young children, not so much with older kids and grownups!
* Another year, we dressed the kids in coordinating holiday outfits and identical Santa hats.

* One year, I decided to do a photo collage of the kids. To give it a holiday theme, I painted holiday designs on their faces.
* We still haven't done this, but one of these years I want to dress the kids all in red, and arrange their bodies to spell out the word JOY. We've already done something similar to celebrate Alfie's aunt's 100th birthday, so I'm sure it would be a big hit.
* This year we went for a red background using the red metal outline of the Golden Gate bridge! We had our photo shoot at Crissy Field. Unfortunately, it was a really foggy day, so our Golden Gate Bridge shots didn't turn out so well -- but it's such a lovely park, our photos turned out great anyway. The natural light in outdoor locations always looks great, your kids can run around and get those ants out of their pants, and the photographer always gets great action shots.
Stay tuned for photos from our latest family photo session with Erin -- and good luck with your own photos! Say cheese!
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These are great ideas! I love the JOY idea...what a wonderful card that would make, plus it would be a lot of fun just doing it. And I also love the photo of your son with his face painted! It's so original, and makes for an awesome photo!
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