Need a Mother’s Day Idea?

My friend, Caroline Hotmer, took this picture of Bradley, Gregory and me way back in 2004. I LOVE this picture. I love it so much that I’ve got variations of it all over the place — this one, I “bespeckled,�? going for a cool effect for a Christmas card idea. (I ended up using photos of the boys instead of this one.) I have variations of this photo in my wallet, one in a heart frame on my bedside table, one in the front of my Quotes and Thoughts book. Point is, a good picture that you love NEVER gets old.

Here’s another one that I love. When Bradley was 2-and-a-half, Mike dressed Bradley up (and Mike put on a tie — because he KNOWS how I love him in a white shirt and tie) and they went to one of those mall stores to get some pictures of the two of them for my Mother’s Day present.

Only my Japanese Red Maple tree (Mother’s Day, 1999) comes in at a close second to this beautiful picture!

So, dads, if you don’t know what to get your wife for Mother’s Day, I know just the thing: a beautiful framed picture of you with your children.

Trust me, she will cherish it forever! But don’t stop there, because we moms like pictures of ourselves with our children too.

Here’s the deal: Arrange for a mini photo session with me before April 30 — just you and your kids. We’ll pick your favorite image and frame it for your wife. I’ll design a personalized gift certificate for a full family session using another one of your photos. I’m NOT KIDDING, if you do this for your wife, you will be KING DAD for the next DECADE.

Now dads, I know you hate having your picture taken. But we moms LOVE pictures of our kids, and we love their dads, and we almost never get any pictures in the family album that have ALL of us in the same picture together, so just buck it up and do this for her.

More details and pricing in my info packet, at the bottom of page 2. All you have to do is call me, we’ll meet in a park, take a few shots, then voila! — you get two 5×7 framed images (one print and one gift certificate) all wrapped up and ready in time for Mother’s Day! You also get a $50 print credit which can easily take care of your own mom! See that? One afternoon with me, and not only is your mother’s day shopping DONE, but you would have racked up enough brownie points with the two most important women in your life to last for YEARS!

Better call today — spaces are filling up fast.

MOMS, feel free to shoot me an email and I’ll find a discreet way of letting your husband know this is what you want for Mother’s Day!