Adventures in Portraits...

In the past, we've gone to Kiddie Kandids for our pictures of Maddie. All in all I've been quite happy with them. They get good pictures of her smiling, in a variety of poses...to the point that I spend so much time trying to pick a couple of pictures because in the end I want a copy of all of them! Well, this year, we wanted to have a family portrait done, so Kiddie Kandids were out...they do kids. So, we ventured into the realm of JCPenny Portrait Studios this weekend. Maddie had her normal "I'm scared" response for a while, but we were able to get some good pictures of the three of us as well as some of Maddie alone. I was a little disappointed with the family shots when I compare them with what they have on their site...unusual pictures of different combinations Daddy/Daughter, Mommy/Daughter, Mommy/Daddy, All three...I think that is what I was hoping for, but instead there were 3 poses with all 3 of us together and then 2 poses of Maddie alone...we had 10 pictures to choose from for the order of pictures. Now, I don't know about you but I was SHOCKED at how expensive their pictures were when you actually print them. I guess I was used to Kiddie Kandids options, prices and the fact that you walk away with the pictures on the SAME DAY. For everyone's information: This is NOT true at JCPenny...we won't get our pictures until Dec 4th, and can only pick them up Mon - Fri, not on weekends. I'm wondering if my sort of disappointment with JCPenny stemmed from me not being pro-active about the poses I was interested in vs how freaking busy they were due to the holidays. Well, we live and learn...we have pictures coming of all 3 of us together which is what I really wanted.

So, you'll all have to wait to see these gems, but until then....a gratuitous shot of Maddie...