the christmas picture you will not be receiving this year.

Why do I even bother?

No seriously.

Remember this post, not so long ago. When I swore off Christmas card pictures for life. Well, clearly this pregnancy has fried my brain and I forgot that I should never attempt Christmas card pictures again.

But today I decide to drag my butt off the couch and take the kids outside to do pictures. I got them all ready, hair done and dressed, and about 30 seconds before we are leaving, Hunter pokes his eye.

No biggie, I cleaned it out good, put some drops in it and we were on our way.

So the first couple of shots, I was just quickly snapping away to test the light etc.

 

 

If you're paying any attention to Hunter, you'll notice that his right eye is shut tight. I of course didn't notice, because I'm looking through a tiny window that's about 1 inch square.

Somewhat happy with the light, I carry on snapping away. (I was not aiming for photography perfection here... just one picture with them all smiling and looking at me was good enough for me. LOL!)

 

Then I notice he is squinting up his eye. So I holler at him to open his eye up and smile nicely. They were starting to get cold at this point, so I brought out a blanket from the car for them to snuggle under, and that's when I noticed the purple walnut sized lump under his eye.

 

I told him that I was going to have to take him to the doctors and we had to go home ASAP. It was all weepy and quite disturbing looking if you ask me.

That's when he started to cry.

I don't wanna go the the doctors.

 

Please Mommy don't make me go.

 

  

   

For all the Grandma's out there, making sure I'm taking care of my little guy, we went home right after this picture was taken and I gave him a cold cloth to take down the swelling, and kept an eye on it (no pun intended...) It looks pretty good now, I didn't have to take him to the doctors. Still a little red and puffy, but not anything to cause concern.

So I ask myself, why couldn't he have poked his eye out AFTER the photoshoot??

Comments

[Lynn Crapo]

Not sure where my comments disappeared to.....

But I will try again.

This has got to be the funniest post. I killed myself laughing when I went to your link to read about the previous years.

Poor Hunter though! You can't help but have a quivering lip when you look at the last photo! And yet, I still spill my guts out laughing.

Too funny!

[Crystal]

still think you should use the second last picture.. Your reality seems to be a classic timing.. use it.. embrace it.. hope your eye is better soon Hunter..
p.s amy.. you have to stop all the cute things for Christmas.. I can't get the bucket off my mind and I can't go down my stairs to see if I can get enough together to even fake it.. stop.. I am so.... I don't know.. so wishing I was mobile..
love you blog.. as always

[Nikki]

Classic. You could just grab your sharpie and draw a pirate patch on his face. Argh...have a Merry Christmas. ;) So funny.

[allison]

awwww, poor Hunter! You can almost see his eye getting puffier and puffier. We are attempting to do a family pic for our christmas cards today. I guess you'll find out in a few weeks how it went!

[amanda]

I like how Ava keeps smiling beautifully for each picture, even though Hunter is weeping away. You have her trained so well.

[shelly]

Awwwww! He really looks so sad. I'm really feeling for ya.

[Trisha]

So so so so so so funny!! Sorry to say it (I'm sure you already know it) but those would have been the cutest pictures EVER if it wasn't for the eye issue!

[Mom and Dad]

This has to be the funniest blog going and gave us both the best laugh we've had in a while. Thanks.