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The Lovely Prospect of Family Pictures

November 18, 2014 / 10 Comments

Getting a family picture for us has never been easy.  Maybe because I have 4 boys??? But for some reason, my kids could never just stand there and have nice bright smiles. Oh no, they had to tickle, pinch or push each other into position. Then I would get involved and… well maybe we should just leave it at that and suffice it to say there were red eyes for the pictures following.

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Today is the day we get to do it all again. I know we’re ALL looking forward to it. haha

I’m trying to reassure myself that things are a little easier since the boys have gotten older but truth be told, I’m a little nervous about the whole thing. What if I yell at the kids in front of my daughter-in-law? My status as the most awesome and best mother-in-law anyone’s ever had would be gone, perhaps forever. It’s a gut wrencher of a struggle I’m in. Family picture or tarnish my reputation with my daughter-in-law forever?

 

This year I put my daughter-in-law on fashion duty. (We needed somebody in the family besides Serenity with a sense of style!) She gave me ideas for color combinations. She even sent some clothes home for us to use if we liked and I’m so needy that when I saw my friend at church on Sunday I said, “That would be perfect for our family picture.” Being so good-hearted she immediately offered it to me and came that night carrying it in a little bag.

 

They all know:

I am desperate

I am not a clothes horse,

I have clothes so old it’s embarrassing to even mention

I hate shopping

I have slight major struggles in the clothing department

 

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So with the help of others we’re going to try and pull off another annual family shoot. We take it ourselves so that adds another whole dynamic to the situation. Gotta have the right lighting, push the self-timer and get in place all while looking like you never sprinted from camera to photo set in 4 seconds flat.

 

I’ll do my best to contain myself during the shoot and use only my inside voice with the softest, gentlest and sweetest tones you ever did hear a mother use. And if there happens to be any red eyes it’s probably just (you mean I can’t use the excuse of allergies in the winter?) the cold air having a dramatic effect on them.

You just might want to keep my kids in prayer today. 🙂

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