I bought a deal through certifikid and was able to schedule our session at a date/time that worked for us. We have only ever done family photos at Sears and it's so hard to deal with the small confined spaces with our boys. Stuart was prompt and dove right in with the pictures. He's easy going and my boys had the best time and enjoyed not being propped up on blocks or having backdrop changed behind them :-)
Now although I bought a deal, I am well aware that I will be spending more money at the viewing appointment to purchase a 16X20 or something more but that is to be expected when you go this route for family photos and we plan to have these photos for a long time so it's not a big deal for us. We haven't had our viewing appointment yet but am looking forward to seeing how our pictures turned out!!