It is that time of the year again - Photo season! Every year sometimes starting as early as Halloween, our mailbox starts filling with holiday photo greeting cards of friends and family. And honestly it always makes me a little depressed. Well, maybe depressed isn't really the right word for it. It is more like jealousy if I am being honest! For the past two years I have wanted to have a beautiful card to send to friends and family but it just doesn't seem like something I can get accomplished. I have generally three factors working against me. 1) Money 2) Time 3) Cooperative subjects!
My first issue is money because I feel like in order to get a really good photo of three kids, ages 8 and 2 (twins) it requires a professional photographer which I am not! Now, I have some ability and can pull a great picture out of my hat every now and then, but it never fails that about the time I get everyone dressed, in a somewhat pose and then get my camera ready they have scattered! But alas, we just can't afford to pay someone to take the pictures for us - so it is left to me and my pathetic attempts.
My second issue is time. There just never seems like there is time to even take a picture. Something is always going on and then one the day that we don't have anything happening, it is raining or gale force winds which just will not work for a cute photo.
My third issue is the actual subjects of the picture itself! One of the most stressful things in life is trying to get two two-year-olds to sit still for three seconds to have their picture taken. The minute I get them set the pop right back up. Then to top it off, my eight-year-old is just as bad. He refuses to sit still, smile and be the good example. And most of the time by about 10 minutes in someone has a meltdown and the whole thing is shot.
But I refuse to give up, one day, and my kids may all be in their 20s before it happens, but I am determined to someday get that ellusive holiday picture!
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