One of the required items for the dossier is a set of photo pages. Our Ethiopia information packet states that there must be:
-2 formal photos (do not have to be professional, but all family members should be dressed, smiling, and facing the front)
-4 family life photos
-1 photo of the outside of the home
-1 photo of a room the inside of the home that we like to spend time in together (I haven't taken this one yet. It seems that the rooms are a) never quite clean enough and b) always seem to be full of people during daylight hours).
Our family is SOOOOOOO not formal, and getting my Hubby to smile for a picture is like pulling teeth. Don't get me wrong - he smiles and jokes and laughs all day... he just really hates having his picture taken! Add into that a young boy who likes making silly faces, and a baby who may or may not want to have his picture taken. Have I mentioned the fact that we never really dress up for anything these days (our church is very casual)? Our family coordinator reassured us that "normal" family pictures will be fine, thank goodness. Needless to say it has been interesting getting these pictures.
So here we go:
Formal photo #1
Formal photo #2 ...well, we will pretend this is formal. It is posed, everyone is dressed, and we are all facing the camera.
Family Fun picture #1 - we are all having fun here, and I like this kind of picture much better than a posed one!
Family fun picture #2 - My two wonderful boys, big M and little S.
Family fun picture #3 - Hubby and big M "fishing" in the Columbia.
Family fun picture #4 - Momma (me) watching some ducks and a swan with big M and little S. Little S actually is looking at his feet, but hey, he's having fun, right?
The outside of our home.
Alrighty. Here is the pic of an inside room. We spend more time together in the big family room/ play room, but this room was easier to clean up and get the kids to stay out of for long enough to take a picture. :o)
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