Tis the season of family photos
SIL Jen and I have been in negotiations over my Christmas card layout for this year. She has something against me liking blue and wanting it for a background two years in a row. Actually, I don't think last year's card was blue. I don't remember sending out cards last year. The year before that had a navy background though, I do know that.
Anyway, cards are coming this year. Really awesome cards. The only thing I regret about this year's photo shoot is that no one took a picture of my mother sliding down the stairs on her butt while we, the Evans family, were sitting for our portrait. My mother--ever the scalliwag, even in her "dotage."
No I won't show you the picture that I finally chose. But I will show you a few that I didn't choose.
This picture was actually taken as a test to see if the basement room offered enough light. But I liked how it looked and kept it. I fiddled with it too, to make it look "artsy."
I fiddled with this picture too. I love the random poses. Other Jim is in fact texting.
I asked for the boys to sit for a group picture. This is how OJ treats his younger brother.
This picture was actually born of a suggestion from my sliding-down-the-stairs-on-her-hinder-to-make-people-laugh-while-they-are-getting-their-picture-taken mother. She said, "Everybody look NOT at the camera!"
One more note: Other than some of these silly ones, Paul had the same face for every other picture. He was like a statue. I will show you. I solemnly swear that these five pictures of Paul's head are from five DIFFERENT shots. Of course you can really tell with the last one. He was sitting in that picture.
Anyway, cards are coming this year. Really awesome cards. The only thing I regret about this year's photo shoot is that no one took a picture of my mother sliding down the stairs on her butt while we, the Evans family, were sitting for our portrait. My mother--ever the scalliwag, even in her "dotage."
No I won't show you the picture that I finally chose. But I will show you a few that I didn't choose.
This picture was actually taken as a test to see if the basement room offered enough light. But I liked how it looked and kept it. I fiddled with it too, to make it look "artsy."
I fiddled with this picture too. I love the random poses. Other Jim is in fact texting.
I asked for the boys to sit for a group picture. This is how OJ treats his younger brother.
This picture was actually born of a suggestion from my sliding-down-the-stairs-on-her-hinder-to-make-people-laugh-while-they-are-getting-their-picture-taken mother. She said, "Everybody look NOT at the camera!"
One more note: Other than some of these silly ones, Paul had the same face for every other picture. He was like a statue. I will show you. I solemnly swear that these five pictures of Paul's head are from five DIFFERENT shots. Of course you can really tell with the last one. He was sitting in that picture.
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If nothing else, Paul is consistent. That is hilarious. I bet he has been practicing this pose and smile in the bathroom.
Jessie-Paul usually looks pained too. This was the first time he looked semi-natural for pictures. I guess he finally figured out how to look and stuck with it. I've been telling Jen that we are going to have a "fun" time with Paul when she takes his senior pictures. He's either going to look exactly the same in all the shots or he'll be looking like he's about to be hit by a truck.