JC Penney Portrait Studio...Grrrrrrrrr

So, we haven't had a professional picutre taken of all three kids since...well, ever.  Now, we've taken some great shots by ourselves, but I thought it might be a nice idea to take the kids to JC Penney and get a professional picture taken of them.  And, to be honest...I had a coupon.

So, last night I gave the boys haircuts and Julia and I discussed how she wanted to wear her hair, and so we were all set this morning.  I taught my piano lessons, came home and then we headed to the mall.  The kids were excited, Rob and I were feeling pretty positive about the whole thing, and so there we were.  We arrived 10 minutes early, which is late for me, but I knew we'd have to wait a little, so I didn't want to be too early.

AND HOUR AND A HALF LATER......

They finally called us to go back.  Now, I should let you know that the appointment was at 12:40 which is naptime for the boys, but I figured that they could go down a little bit late.  Well, a little bit late was out the window at this point.  Matty started to lose it as they called our name.  This was the first incidence of scootchiness though, at all.  Those three kids were FABULOUS and patient the whole time.  Anyway, Matty started to get upset, but then they call us back and we go in and they go through a thousand different poses, and the kides were excellent at following all of the directions and the poses were SO cute. 

So, finally, the photographer says, "Okay...all done.  You can come back and look at the proofs in about an hour."  WHAT???!?!?!??!???!  An hour?!?!?!  So, we took the kids to McDonalds as a special treat and a treat for being so well-behaved as they waited forever.  Then, we had to get Julia and Matthew some new sneakers, so we went and did that.  Then we went back to JCP and had to wait a little longer for them to download the proofs to a computer for us to view.

There were some cute shots, but you could tell that they had already edited some out, which I am guessing were eyes closed type of shots.  We chose what we wanted, gave her the coupon and finally left.  When I had called to make the appointment and the woman asked what the pictures were for, I explained that they were for my mother for Mother's Day.  So, as I'm paying today, the lady says, "Okay, well, you can come and pick up your pictures on May 16th."  I say, "Excuse me???  These are for Mother's Day."  She says, "Oh...well, maybe you can just give your Mom a frame and explain that the pictures are coming."  Grrrr...grrrr...and double grrrr...

So, I'm quite frustrated with JCP and will definitely never be going there again, EVER.

However, I could not be prouder of my babies.  They were just so fabulous and patient and wonderful and...I could gush about these pumpkins all day long.  I'm so proud of them.  And, if I may say so, they are beautiful as well.  I'll post one of the pics when we get them back.  On May 16th.  Grrrr...

07:58 - 2008-May-3 - post comment