Jester Christmas Cards of the Past (updated)
by Michelle Jester
I love that Larry has such an imagination, which makes life interesting, to say the least. His Christmas cards are always a fun topic each year! Most years we have two separate cards, one for me and one for Larry (since Breaking Bad, Blacklist, and Pulp Fiction aren’t really my thing). I think our Christmas cards reflect a lot of things: fun, happiness, togetherness, and of course pop culture. However, most importantly, they represent how total opposites can still find a balance in their relationship … and in their Christmas Cards!! I hope you enjoy, and Merry Christmas!
2022
Incredible as always, Larry’s Christmas card this year doesn’t need explanation, except for maybe the cat—that is Alexis’s cat, Frankie (Alexis’ for all of my Associated Press friends). Also, what doesn’t need an explanation is that I have a separate card (see next image), which includes Frankie as well.
My traditional Christmas card this year shows how much God can increase your blessings and grow your family in the most unexpected ways! We are blessed to include most of our children and bonus children, and their families! (Unfortunately, JC couldn’t be here for the picture.)
2020
2020 was a super busy year for us, and I was in love with the magical way the house looked in the previous years Christmas Vacation card so much, that I decided to use it for 2020!
2019
Larry came up with another genius card, one that the whole family participated in! For 2019, we had such fun replicating Christmas Vacation’s movie poster for it’s 30 year anniversary!
2018
Of course This year Larry had to do a throwback to Die Hard on it’s thirty year anniversary. He made sure to answer the question of whether Die Hard is in fact a Christmas movie. I really enjoyed helping him create his card.
And of course, I had my own. It snowed in December 2017, which we rarely see in Louisiana, but our Christmas cards for that year had already gone out, so I used a picture in my 2018 card!
2017
And I think this year’s is one of my favorites. Not only did I borrow Barbara Corcoran’s sexy pose, but Mr. Wonderful is doing a sign with his hands that Larry uses (also one that was passed down through his grandfather Spurlock) to let me know in a crowded place that he’s done and ready to go… basically, his way of saying ‘I’m out’.
I almost went with the design below for my personal card, until I realized the Shark Tank one really fit us both that year. We did more spending time with loved ones and less drudgery of shopping.
2016
This was a tough one. With the awful flooding that passed through in August leaving hundreds of thousands of people homeless and destitute we knew we wouldn’t have a funny card that year. So we kept it simple.
2015
By far the card to get the most attention! No one needs to be told where this one came from, needless to say, I had a separate card that year.
It was important for me to introduce the new addition to our family, our beautiful daughter-in-law, Mariah.
2014
Larry’s Blacklist Card! What made this one extra special is that all of the nicknames in the background are actual people in our lives.
Mine that year was simple and fun. It was so nice to have Jaymes-Irish home for Christmas and to watch him propose to our future daughter-in-law, Mariah.
2013
In 2013, Larry’s was an obvious throw in to Pulp Fiction.
While mine was a standard family portrait at Nottaway Plantation. I considered these to be some of the most important family portraits, because they would be our last before Jaymes-Irish shipped to the Air Force. This one is still one of my favorite portraits and memories. Thanks to our nephew, Evan, for taking these and for his help in making that day super fun!
2012
For this year we wanted to poke fun at ourselves since those positions were ones we found each other in often: Larry on the phone for work, me on one of my two phones (public and private) more than likely working and reading a book at the same time, Jaymes-Irish texting, and Alexis taking a selfie.
2011
Gene Simmons Family Jewels. This family reflected a lot of our family dynamics at times, so we all felt it fitting to mirror their promos.
Merry Christmas to you all! Spend time with others and remember: “Time is free, but it’s priceless. You can’t own it, but you can use it. You can’t keep it, but you can spend it. Once you’ve lost it, you can never get it back.” -Harvey Mackay
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This post was updated. The original post is found here.