Fall Pictures 2015

I have been trying to get at least one family picture of us in our backyard in the fall but I'm not always successful due to hitting the perfect weather while the leaves are the perfect color while we're all available and dressed and not sick... and all the other factors that could be involved.  #longestrunonsentenceEVER

I barely got a picture this year of our prettiest tree. You can see it in the back left of the first picture. Lovely pink and orange.  It's awesome. 

But it goes so quick.  It's was gone by the next weekend. So since the sun came out that weekend, it immediately became Picture Day! Andrew was very gracious to pose for the first picture.  What a stud muffin!!

 As it turns out, Tommy was starting his two week horrible cold/sickness.  Charlotte was just getting over hers.  This made it difficult to take pictures.  He doesn't even like to take them in the first place so add a bad cold to the situation and this is our family picture this year. 

 Don't worry.  We didn't give up.  The kids weren't happy but we kept trying.

 May as well take pictures of the kids throwing a fit.  Still a really nice picture of a fit.  Here you can see the young woodland creature pouting in the magical forest!

We had them throw leaves around.  Nothing adds happiness to situation like throwing leaves.  Love that joy!

 Charlotte HAD to wear her favorite boots.  I love them too.  They are even on the right feet this time.

This picture was as good as it was going to get on that day.  It's really not bad with all the factors we had to go against. 

 Most of our pictures looked like this. I still like them just the same.  Way more character and a lot more memories with pictures like this. 

My brother, Adam, and his gf Emily stopped by while we were trying to take the pictures so he decided to get his GoPro out.  That thing is just amazing.  How cool to have pictures from so many different angles and cameras. 
Also.... we have too many leaves.  It makes our yard look big though! That's nice!

 Nothing makes a kid look like king of his castle like this camera.

 Or a queen!!

 Love that smile.

It was a beautiful day.  Perfect for pictures! The sun shines into the perfect space between those trees at that exact time but only when the sun decides to shine at that time of year.  

 Charlotte took some pictures that day too.  ("So watcha watcha watcha want? So whatchu want?")

 

Then Charlotte said, "ENOUGH" and we were done.