Island Reflections: Journey to a passport photo...

There are certain requirements to living on Guam, no matter what your age. One of these requirements is having a valid passport. You can't go anywhere without a passport. You're island bound. In fact, when you go to the hospital to deliver your baby, they strongly suggest you pack your passport in case you need to be med-evac'd off island to a more acute setting. So, once William finally got a birth certificate and social security number, our next order of business was applying for his passport. In theory, it was an easy task - a few more annoying forms to complete perhaps, and a few more dollars to dish out, but nothing difficult. WRONG! We forgot about the passport photo... Getting an infant to keep his hands by his side, look straight ahead, open his eyes, and stop crying was perhaps our hardest childcare task to date. It took us 3 full days to get a photo we thought might work. While that was extremely frustrating, it did have a silver lining - we now have several series of photos that resemble one of those old fashioned flip books. You know, the ones that look animated as you flip the pages... Anyway, here are a few snippets of our journey to a passport photo, aka - The Faces of William!

Passport Photo Session #1: