My dad headed home from Oman a few days ago. We were sad to see him go, but happy that my mom gets to stay for two more weeks. We sent him off with these lovely parting gifts.
He already wears the perfect footwear. The dishdasha is a natural fit for a relaxed Santa Cruz pastor, right?
Their kumas (the hat) looks different because Dad is wearing one of the kids’ and Josh has his folded a different way. He normally folds it the way he has it in this picture below (↓). There are a bunch of different ways that the Omanis fold them and shape them — what kind of boring world would it be if they all dressed alike?
Mom getting out her iPad “camera”
Awkward Omani family photo? The boys were all lined up for their group photo and Camille sidled in at the last minute. I love how she’s grinning at me while everyone else is smiling for Nana Pam’s iPad. She knows how to smile for the camera.
*No, Calvin doesn’t have one yet. I’m not sure if he wants one or not, but don’t worry, he wasn’t complaining about being left out.