And just like the last several years, Beyond Photography is thrilled to be catching Santa as he makes a quick visit to Arkansas. And as far as I know, this will be his last visit for last minute Christmas wishes. If your child has an emergency request, meet us at the Motley Christmas Tree Farm:

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3rd through SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6th, 2011.

In all of our years of shooting portraits with Santa, we’re thrilled to be shooting outdoors for the first time!  Motley’s Farm has been superbly kind to us–they’re opening the Farm to our clients before they are open for the season!  If you’re also looking for a live Christmas tree, you’ll have the first look.

If you have questions about the process, you’re in the right place.  Following are the most common questions I hear . . . .

*I love the idea, but what if my kids don’t like Santa?

1.  If you know that you don’t want photos with Mr. Kringle, we’re happy to photograph your kids and/or family without him.  Please let me know when you schedule your session.

2.  Kids love the IDEA of Santa, but meeting him in person is often intimidating.  Kids also love dinosaurs, but meeting one in real life wouldn’t be so great, either.  If your child doesn’t like Santa, never fear.  By the time Santa arrives in the session for photos, we’ve already captured several great images of your kid(s) on the Christmas scene.  Santa then peeks into the scene, in the background, while I keep your child’s attention away from him.  After this, we then introduce the Man in Red.  If spotting Santa is the end of your session [which isn't totally uncommon], we’ve already captured a great session, and you’ll have ample images for your Christmas photo selection.  Santa is extremely sensitive to a child’s reaction to him, and proceeds slowly with those who aren’t sure of him.

*Do you charge extra to have more than one of my kids in the session?

No.  In fact, we encourage Mom and Dad to come prepared for a few images of the immediate family.

*What clothes should we wear?

Every year, our scene is markedly different from any other scene we’ve created.  We always plan our Christmas scenes with “variety” in mind.  Even though we’re shooting outdoors, don’t be afraid of formal clothes.  Santa will have his elegant sleigh on site, and formalwear will look great.  More than in years past, I think that “dressy casual” will work wonderful this year:  Nice jeans with a dressy sweater, gloves, scarves, etc.

*Can I get Christmas cards?  Do you sell images for printing my own cards?

Not only can you get Christmas cards, you can get a card that will WOW! your friends.  We offer several styles, and we’ll have some examples to show.  We carefully oversee the quality of all of our products–which is why we do not sell images for printing elsewhere.  Please understand that your retainer applies to the purchase of photographs.  We’re glad to also offer Christmas cards, but only after your portrait purchase.

*What is the difference between a “Quick Pic” and a full session?  Why would I choose one over the other?

We’re shooting both types of sessions for Christmas.  Here’s the difference:

FULL SESSIONS

• will allow me much more time to capture much more variety–usually around 80-120 images to view.  I’ll reserve more time for you, and shoot for approximately 45 minutes.  This will give me plenty of time to create a volume of work.
• you’ll have the luxury of returning the following week to view your images.  You’ll see a beautiful slideshow, and we’ll walk with you through the ordering process as you choose your portraits/albums/cards/etc.
• we ask that all full sessions invest in a 20″ print or larger.  If you might like an album, you’ll certainly need a full session.
• your kids will have much more time to chat and play with Santa!
• our Santa Reservation Fee is $500 ($50 Santa Fee & $450 Portrait credit).  This fee is required in order to reserve your time.  Because of our limited sessions, we do not hold appointments without our reservation fee.  If you would prefer to call with your credit card info, feel free — 501.766.5671.  Our Saturday date, November 5th, is reserved for full sessions only.
• our standard price list applies to full session [click here to see our prices].
• understand that the Reservation secures Mr. Bill’s time just for you!  Therefore Santa Reservation Fees are non-refundable.  If you call within 72 hours to reschedule your session, we will do our best to accommodate your request.  If you have a friend that would like to take your appointment, we’ll be happy to assist you.  Otherwise, we cannot refund your deposit.
  

QUICK PICS

• obviously, are much faster.  Our session will last no longer than 15 minutes.  I’ll still shoot with and without Santa, but have much less variety–about 10-20 images to view.
• you’ll select your portraits immediately after your session.  [Sorry, we won't have time to prepare a slideshow.  Images will show straight from the camera--no cropping, color correcting, retouching, etc--all of that work will apply to the prints that you order, you simply won't see it during the preview session.] Prices are listed below.
• our Saturday date is reserved for full sessions only–no Quick Pics that day.
• our Santa Quick Pic Reservation is $216.75 ($50 Santa Fee & $162.56 Portrait credit–all taxes included).
• due to the quick nature of shooting, and ordering in a large volume, Quick Pics are slightly discounted  [see below].  We do allow you to order more than one package!
• we do ask that you purchase a wall portrait [16×20 or larger] OR at least one portrait package when you order.
• we will have many beautiful custom-designed Christmas cards — we do ask for a minimum $269 portrait purchase in order to purchase cards.
• understand that the Reservation secures Mr. Bill’s time just for you!!  Therefore Santa Quick Pic Reservation Fees are non-refundable.  If you call within 72 hours to reschedule your session, we will do our best to accommodate your request.  If you have a friend that would like to take your appointment, we’ll be happy to assist you.  Otherwise, your deposit will not be refunded.

*How do I schedule an appointment?

Please call or email.  We’ll spend some time listening to your “Christmas list,” then schedule you for either a full session or a Quick Pic.  When we set your appointment time, we’ll ask for your retainer.  We can send an invoice via Paypal, or take a credit card number over the phone.  We do not reserve slots without your deposit.  Email us at beyondphotography1@gmail.com, or call 501.766.5671.

If you have any other questions, please post them in the comments section below.  I’ll then know better how to answer the questions that everyone is asking.

Hooray for an AMAZING holiday season!  I’ll look forward to hearing from you soon.  Thanks!

-mr. bill

Really?

We always politely answer, “No, we really don’t.  It really is wonderful.  We’re really blessed.”

In my mind, though, I’m thinking:  “Are you out of your asparagus-loving mind?!  HECK NO!  How could someone get tired of this place?!”

3 months of portraits in beautiful Florida.  It’s been pretty fantastic.  Thank you, all of you who met us here!  It’s easily, hands-down, far-and-away the busiest summer we’ve ever experienced.  When I finish this blog, I’ll pack up my gear and stroll out to the final session of the summer.  Sigh.

So where is a guy to go next?

You may be asking:  “Is there anywhere in Arkansas that is as picturesque, as breathtaking as the beach?”

In my mind, I’m thinking:  “Are you out of your lentil-loving mind?!  You need to see more of Arkansas!”

In your mission to see the uber-mag-splend-ificent locales of Arkansas, you have to see Ponca.  Like I’ve said dozens of times:

“If you’ve seen a postcard from Arkansas, I’ll wager that the photo was taken within a 15 mile radius of Ponca.” If you don’t know, Ponca is near Jasper & Harrison, AR.  It sits on the spectacular Buffalo River–our nation’s first National River.

So where does Beyond Photography go next?  We’re back to Ponca.  I love that place.  As much as I really love the beach . . . if I was FORCED to choose the beach versus Ponca . . . where I’d spend the rest of my days . . . I’d be back in Ponca.  It’s that incredible.  Ponca is truly unique.

So escape with your family for an amazing weekend.  The water level on the Buffalo [near Ponca] will be too low for floating in October, but the hiking will be SPECTACULAR!  If you need an easy trek, or a jaunt to really get your blood pumping, the area has it all.  What if you have young kids?  When I mention “Ponca” to my kids [ages 5, 7, & 9], they giggle and clap and cheer.  Show the kids the splendor in their own back yard!  And while you’re there, let’s remember it forever–with a portrait of your family.

MEET ME IN PONCA, AR, OCTOBER 14-16th, 2012.

I say this every time, but it’s true:  If I’m going to create the best portraits possible, I have to shoot during the best-possible light . . . which drastically limits when I can shoot!  Call or email quickly, and we’ll get your appointment scheduled. As always, if you want to check out some of our work, or see our pricelist, visit the website:  www.beyond-photography.com.  And what about a place to stay while you’re there?  You have several options, but check out my friends at the Buffalo Outdoor Center.  If you mention my name, they might even charge you an extra 10%.  [Not true.  They won't charge you EXTRA, but you won't get a discount.  But the cabins are great; that's where I always stay.]

See you soon!

-mr. bill

501.766.5671

We’d love to schedule a date with your girlfriends–and their kids.

After nearly 10 years of business, I’m blessed to often hear,

“Yeah–I’ve heard about you from my friends!”

At that point, I modestly prepare myself for what’s next.  I’m certain she’ll elaborate how she’s heard about my arresting good-looks, my laser-sharp wit, or herculean muscles.  Maybe she’ll mention the time in 5th grade when I kicked spelling-bee butts by remembering to capitalize the word “Asia.”

“You’re the guy who balances the shoe on his head.”

Oh well.  Not to be underestimated, I cooly explain,

“Actually, SEVEN shoes is the record.”  Not that I’m bragging.  I’m just saying. If she’s impressed with my famed shoe-trick, the least I can do is . . . put my best foot forward.  [That, friend, was an example of the aforementioned wit.  Lucky Sheree lives with this clever mind EVERYDAY of her life.]   eerehs-  !!!em rof yarp esaelP

So thank you, all who kindly say nice things about Beyond Photography to your friends.  We’d love a chance to actually meet them.  So how about a date?

We understand that your Photographer relationship is more than the pieces of photo paper you take home.  Once you find a Hairdresser you love, you don’t keep bouncing around to others.  Such is our relationship with our clients.  When the phone rings for a session, we normally know the person calling.  Most of our clients are repeat clients.

Now think about the former Hairdressers you’ve hired.  Maybe you weren’t totally THRILLED with his/her work, but you hated to shop for someone new.

Some of your girlfriends are with Photo-dressers that they don’t really love.  Or maybe they don’t have a Photographer at all . . . since it’s tough to find someone she really likes, and is nervous about investing $$ in a photo session where her kids may have a miserable experience!  So here is our idea:

If your girlfriends’ kids are going to hate Mr. Bill [me], make ME pay for the date, BEFORE the photo session!

Call some of your friends, call Beyond Photography, and let’s schedule a date for pizza with Moms and kids.  And it’s our treat!  We’ll spend some time horsing around with the kids, chatting with Mom, and then she’ll see firsthand if we relate well to her kids.  Or that we don’t.  There really isn’t a catch–none of you will pay anything, that day or later, and no one has to schedule anything.  We won’t have sample albums or pricelists or the calendar with us–that sounds too much like work!  I’ll warn you now, though–Sheree and I WILL have our 3 kids with us [they think this idea is a stroke of sheer genius!].  We’re not scheduling certain dates for this:  Consider this a standing invitation, an invitation that you should accept SOON!

Easter in the South is uniquely Southern.  When this boy, raised in Arkansas, thinks about Easter-time . . .

Transition.  It’s when everything comes back to life.  Here in Arkansas, Winter is an unwelcome guest.  Winter pushes aside the grandeur of Autumn, with her brilliant colors and crisp temperature.  No more Friday Night Lights.  No more evenings of hot chocolate, under a blanket, tracing the line of Orion’s belt.  Winter intrudes.  He interupts.  In Arkansas, He doesn’t usually grant the childhood wonder of snow, just the anger of cold, and ice.  [But how about the snow this year?!]  The ground grows hard, and ghastly brown, and the sky paints morbid gray.  Winter staves off the comfort of Springtime.  But then:

Defiant daffodils emerge, announcing the advent of Spring.  Color in the ground and trees first whisper–then shout!–the returning reign of Springtime!  We shake off the frigid coats of Winter, embrace the sunshine of Spring.  Our kids, with eager hearts, return outside.  We lay our sleeping seeds in our gardens, and wait for life.

We prepare our kids, don our “Easter clothes” [the finest of the year], and gather to worship the Life alive again.  What once was dead, is now alive!  It’s Easter.

By Easter, we’ve returned to the life of Springtime.  We’ve all recovered from the joy–and exhaustion–of Christmastime.  Our kids are dressed in the finest clothes of the year.  Is there a better time for portraits?

Maybe you’ve avoided Easter portraits because you don’t want to decorate you home with something “thematic.”  Just so you know–even when we photograph kids with bunnies, or ducks, we always begin the session with just your kids.  In fact, we’re letting the critters rest for a year.  That’s right–no animals this year.

In the past, we’ve always scheduled a few days for our “Easter Special.”  This year is quite different:  We’re scheduling a Season of Easter! We’re hosting 3 events, all unique, unlike anything we’ve ever done.  Consider your home decor, then decide which event would best provide a new showpiece.

OLD-WORLD CLASSIC
CHENAL DOWNS, Friday & Saturday, April 1 & 2.
*truly classic portraiture. Indoors, hyper-controlled lighting and posing.  Textured brown velvet background, elegant furniture pieces, classic formal.  Please, only dressy clothes for this scene.  Think about the trendy “snapshotty” look of contemporary photo shooters–this event is COMPLETELY the opposite!  Full Sessions and Quick Pics.

EASTER KIDS
SPRINGTIME SPLENDOR OUTDOORS, Friday-Sunday, April 15-17th.
*captivating outdoor images, really casual “feel,” with casual or formal Easter clothes.    Several “staged-spontaneous” scenes for kids.  Another great session for Mom & Dad to join in.  Full Sessions and Quick Pics.

FAMILY FURNITURE IN THE FIELD
OUTDOORS NEAR LITTLE ROCK, Thursday-Saturday, April 21-23rd.
*antique furniture meets the backdrop of Springtime.  Super-formal or really casual clothes will look super.  We’ll pull out the antique furniture pieces at an outdoor location.  Full Sessions and Quick Pics.

furniture in the field

If you ask me, it’s about time that some new, contemporary Musicians changed everything.  Why not?  Now everyone has access to a guitar, or a keyboard, or drums, or a hecklephone.  We, the listening public, deserve something fresh.  Personally, I’m weary of the drivel that has been forced upon us.

I’m so very tired of the music I hear–it’s all the same cords, neatly arranged, more notes, then transition into deliberate composition.  So I’ve decided to take matters into my own hands.  Mr. Bill is now performing music.

No, I’ve never studied music [not even General Music in High School].  No, I can’t read music.  No, I can’t find “middle C” on a piano, nor can I strum a G-chord.  Who cares?  I’m convinced that the public wants something unique.  I’m breaking all the rules, grabbing any instrument they sell at Best Buy, and declaring myself a Professional Musician.  No practice, no training, no mentor for me!  Musicians who practice are fools.  The public wants something contemporary!

[I’m thinking about the trumpet, or French Horn, or some other wind instrument . . . I’ll create music that blows.    ]

I’ve seen the trend happen in the Photography industry–haven’t you?  I see it on countless websites or Facebook pages.  Someone with a camera telling us how they hate the “posey/posed” look of those “other Photographers.”  They want “natural” photos, and they specialize in “natural light photos.”  [Insert giggle here.]  Let me translate those phrases:

“I don’t know how to pose a family.  While your child runs like an escaped inmate, on fire, covered with fire ants, I chase him/her with my camera.  I like ‘natural light’ since I don’t own/understand studio lights.”  [Tragically, they normally don’t understand natural light, either.]

Since the complete takeover of the digital revolution, this is the trend in portrait photography.

Let me tell you a dirty secret that might forever change your perception of me, and Beyond Photography:

If you have seen one of my portraits, I’ll wager $9,831 that I posed it.  If it looks totally “natural” or “in the moment,” I’ll bet that I made that moment “accidentally” happen.  Granted–1 out of 500 times, I grabbed the shot as it unfurled without me.  The other 499 times, I expected it–because I planned it.  Please don’t hate me:

I LOVE the “posed look.”

Think about the word “pose.”  Mr. Webster tells me that it is “to assume or cause to assume a posture, usually for artistic purposes.”   Suddenly that doesn’t sound so terrible.

Musicians:  what does the word “posed” sound like to you?  There’s another word you folks use–Composition.  Now that I think about it . . . that’s one of the first words my High School Art teacher taught me.  Hmmmm.  I wonder if Mozart, or DaVinci, or Ansel Adams, would post on his blog, “I hate the posey-posey composition that others do”?

I love some new work being done, and it influences me, but I don’t want to be trendy.  As I grow in my craft, I strive more to be a “classic Photographer.”  For me, the word “classic” translates to “good.”   Before Jesus walked the Earth, the ancient Greeks established the Western “rules” for classic composition–especially posing people!

I study the work of some pretty amazing Photographers.  The work that makes me think, “Holy Smokes!!!” is new, but actually . . . it’s old.

Great composition never goes out of style, because it IS style.

Again, Mr. Webster mentions that “composition” is “arrangement of elements in artistic form.”   Suddenly I’d LOVE to be described as “posey.”

[Ironically, Webster reader, skip past the word “composition.”  2 words later you’ll find the word “compost.”]

Am I anything like Mozart or DaVinci?  &*$! no!  Why don’t I like the “natural” look that most folks talk about?  Frankly–after almost 10 years of business, practice, and thousands of dollars of schooling, I’m not good enough to do it.

Personally, I believe that anyone diligent in their craft goes from Crap, to Compose, to Spontaneous Composition.  I’m in the “Compose” stage.  Maybe, in 30 years, I’ll graduate to the next level.  What do I mean?  You’ll have to tune in later for more explanation.

I’m mr. bill, and I approve this message.

[And look for the Springtime calendar on the website within the next 4.2 days.]

Simple:  I’m listening to Nickelback while drinking Starbucks, and now writing my final blog about Ponca, Arkansas.  Otherwise–I’m not sure.  Let me know if you think of anything.

Yes, this is the final blog of the year about the amazing Postcard Portrait sessions in Ponca, AR.  If you’re just now tuning in, we’ll be shooting [and vacationing] there OCTOBER 21-24th.  Check out a few of the previous blogs to see some of the photos from Lost Valley [the waterfall] and the Buffalo River.  Today we’re showing off Whittaker Point, also known as Hawksbill Crag.  If you’d like to see a few more details of the area, I just stumbled on a great description of some of the local trails:  http://theozarkmountains.com/hiking_trails.htm .

Whittaker Point

Get away for a weekend with your family, enjoy the greatest time of the year, and create some great memories in Ponca.  I hope to see you there.

-mr. bill

501.766.5671    or     email:  beyondphotography1@gmail.com

Enjoy a few more images from a few years ago.  I’d be honored for you to provide me the chance to create some more soon–with your family.

-mr. bill

Log on to snag a great cabin

The Big C at Lost Valley

the other woman in my life

Big C again

If you missed the memo [previous blogs, the website calendar, smoke signals, carrier pigeons], Beyond Photography is creating family/children portraits in Ponca, AR, October 21-24th.  Where is Ponca?  you wonder?  It’s right between “Holy Smokes!” and “I’ve-never-seen-a-place-like-this!”  More specifically, it’s next to the metropolis of Jasper, Arkansas, on the Buffalo River.

I have 2 session times still available.  So if you’re interested, it’s time to invest in a portrait that makes your friends jealous.  Call or email anytime, and we’ll hope to see you soon!  Until next time, enjoy a few shots from previous years in Ponca.  I’ll post another blog tomorrow with more images.  Soon thereafter, I’ll post a blog about Photographers . . . and how so many of us are full of manure.  I started it this morning, but it’ll take me a few days to get this one worded correctly.  Talk to you soon!

-mr. bill

mr. bill's brood

the Big H

Tonight is the night when I proclaim my dark secrets to the world.  Actually, tonight is only the first of many nights . . . it seems that I have an extensive list of wrong-doings that I need to clear.

If you’re just now checking in, I’m mr. bill from Beyond Photography.  I’ve lived several years as a professional Photographer, and have enjoyed many of those years photographing children with Santa Claus.  Every year has gone better than the last, including the sessions of my own wonderful kids with the Claus.  This year, however, is sadly different.  I learned this summer that I have been placed on Santa’s infamous Naughty List!  You thought it was a myth?  A scare tactic?  Yeah–I used to be a fool, too.  Believe me–it’s real.  And it stinks being here.  If you’d like to learn more about my awful discovery, and my boys’ disturbing reaction to the news, click here.  Then come back to this blog.

Anyway, back to the present.  After learning that I landed on the Naughty List, Santa then gave me a glimmer of hope.  He reminded me that confession is good for the soul . . . and informed me that I should air my dirty laundry.  I only hope that I will somehow find redemption in this awful journey . . . .

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I don’t want to brag or anything, but I am really, exceptionally gifted.  Seriously.  Sure–I can make an amazing salad.  I can make flatulence noises with my palm and eye socket.  I won my 5th grade spelling bee by remembering to capitalize “Asia.”  I know how to slice a banana in half, without cutting or tearing the peel.  I can tell you all day long how cool I am.

What most people don’t know–other than my extremely fortunate family–is that I have been given the gift of MUSIC!!!!!  It’s true! I love listening to music.  If I’m at my computer [which is often], or in my truck, I am listening to music.  Truth be told–there are very few people who can play the radio as well as I can.  Again:  I’m not bragging, that’s just how it is.

Can I play an instrument?  No.  But can I sing?  HECK YEAH!!!

Some folks have the gift of perfect pitch [whatever]. Others have a keen knack for harmony [whatever that means].  A few folks, I’m told, have a tremendous range [like that's important].

“What is YOUR gift, mr. bill?” you ask.  That’s insightful of you to inquire.  Thank you.

God has given me the gift of VOLUME!  For whatever I might lack in training or skill, I can compensate in volume.  Ask my hot wife, Sheree.  She knows.

Like all brilliant artists, I need a muse . . . an inspiration, if you will. When I tap into my inspiration . . . it moves me.  Deeply.

Apparently, that’s where Santa has a problem.  He seems to think that my musical influences are sub-standard.  [That hurts.]

Apparently Santa really does “see you when you’re sleeping, sees you when you’re awake.” In fact, here’s a photo of me.  I’m working on the computer, listening to music.  If you look carefully, you can see the tears on my face, and the tear-stains on my shirt.  My muse speaks to me, inspiring me to greater volume, demanding that I share my gift of loud-singing with the world.

moved to tears

I’m sorry you had to see me in such a weakened state.  I can’t control the emotion that music releases.

You’re most likely wondering–“Does Santa hate music?” No.  Not at all.  In fact, he loves the [crappy], British-inspired,  Christmas carols we sing.  [Admit it--they really are lousy.  When is the last time you hung "boughs of holly," or demanded "figgy pudding?"  How many folks who live near the birthplace of Jesus sing about the beautiful white Christmases?!  But I digress.]

Apparently Santa has a problem with the music that I love.  He scrolled through my iPod and found something unsettling.  He demanded that I confess to the world . . . my musical muse is . . .

my musical muse

Sigh.

When other Jr. High kids were playing sports, hanging with other kids, I was alone at my house, teaching myself calligraphy–listening to Barry Manilow.  “Ultimate Manilow.”  I dare you to listen to Mandy and not cry.  Try it.  You’ll weep.  Then you’ll sing it with unbridled volume!

When Santa confronted me, I tried to weasel my way out of the accusation.  Not smart.  He really does see everything!  He pulled 2 cassette tapes from his pocket . . . tapes that he’d snagged from my truck.

2 other musical influences stared me in the face.  As if Manilow wasn’t bad enough!  Forgive me, kind reader.  Before I show the photo, please let me remind you:

We’re soon photographing kids, all over Arkansas, with Santa.  If you need full information, click here to read the blog about pricing, location, etc.

You’re wondering what might offend Santa more than my man Manilow?

worse than manilow

I’m sorry.  If you can bear to learn any more, subscribe to this blog.  More awful details about me soon.

Mournfully Yours,

mr. bill

More importantly, what would your kids ask?

The King of the Handsome Boys, my boy Harrison, is also King of the Questions.  Normally it is Dad [me] who fields the barrage of questions.  Over the last few days, I have enjoyed blissful respite from Harrison’s diligent volley of “who, what, why, when, where, and how?”

[Two of Harrison's more famous questions:  "How did God make the dark?"  "Are monkeys faster than cats?"]

Why has Harrison stopped asking questions of his wise-old dad?  Santa and Mrs. Claus have vacationed with us here in Destin for the last few days.

So now you know:  Given a weekend, here are only a fraction of the questions your kids would ask Santa and Mrs. Claus . . .

“What do reindeer eat?”  “How often do you [Mrs. Claus] get to go to the North Pole?”  “While Mrs. Claus and the elves are doing all the work, do you just sit and watch TV?”  “How old are you?”  “What do you use to write the list [Naughty and Nice]–pencil, pen, or crayon?”  Indicating his own height with his hand:  “Is the list this long?”  “If you’re barely good, are you at the bottom of the list?”  “How many homes do you see on Christmas?”  “How do you visit homes in other countries when they celebrate Christmas at other times?”  “How long does your trip take?”  “Do you sleep all day long the day after Christmas?”  “Do you eat all the cookies?”  “Santa–how long do you stay at the beach?”  “Do you go outside and have snowball fights?”  “Could you freeze to death in the North Pole?  The Elves?”  “Do you [Mrs. Claus] know all of the Elves?”

If your own kids have some questions for Santa, keep following the blog.  We’ll have Santa/Christmas portrait dates posted soon.  Save up your questions, and we’ll look forward to hearing them soon.

Yours,

mr. bill