Seattle families share their holiday card fails

Family holiday card photos often look idyllic, but everyone knows the process of taking them rarely is. Forget the perfect shot on your card — we asked Seattle families to share the outtakes they didn’t use, and here’s what we found:

Isaac Rouse, 6 months, executed a well-timed spit-up for the Rainier Beach family’s first photo shoot. Older brother Solomon, 3, got the memo. (Image courtesy Rouse Family / Kelly Robbins Photo)
“Turns out he had started a fever that lasted over a week! Poor thing. So aesthetic, so miserable.” (Photo courtesy The Spencer Family / Malory Larson Photography)
What could go wrong with family photos taken at home? Well, everything. The kids were over it, the dogs looked like they were being held hostage, and holiday cheer was nowhere to be found. (Image courtesy Justin James / Just Inspired Visuals)
“Our photographer really wanted at least one photo without binky. Baby strongly disagreed." (Image courtesy Anne Balentine and Will James)
“We had a beautiful walk on Alki Beach with my three daughters, husband and two dogs. And my four-year-old is smirking and flipping the bird.” (Image courtesy The Wright Family)
“This photo very much shows off my kids’ personalities.” (Image courtesy of The Chavez Family/Opal Ezra Photo)
“We ran right into baby’s nap time and right out of her patience!” (Image courtesy Clevenger Young Family)
A series of outtakes of one kid making faces to show her disapproval. (Image courtesy The Hayden Family / Ashley Marie Photography)
“Our worst photo turned out to be the best!” (Image courtesy Iris Stokes)
Getting two toddlers to sit still is no small feat. Landon made sure Mom knew how he felt while big brother Harvey was too busy eyeing the apple juice the photographer brought as a bribe. (Image courtesy The Mixdorf Family / Alana Morgan)

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