Fall Family Photos!

What's the most fun about Fall? FAMILY PICTURES! At least for me... but then again, a camera and pictures are like water and air to me! I think my most prized possessions are my pictures of my kids and Dustin. They are irreplaceable memories, and even ones that don't "turn out" tell a story that, when I look back on them, make me smile. Some pictures I thought were disastrous at the time are some of my favorites years later.

I spent this last weekend taking photos for a couple of friends and their families. Then I took some for Dustin's sister and her family. As I was editing them, I got jealous. I thought, 'No fair! I want family pictures in these locations!' and when I called Dustin's mom to ask her to take some for us, she was more than willing.
I am so happy I have some great shots here too (this is the farm's yard that we're staying at until we take possession of the new house in November). It's a fabulously photogenic yard with amazing trees and an old looking barn. (Thanks for taking them Mom!)
The boys had fun climbing trees - although the pics we took in front of the field fence had the whole province's share of mosquitoes in that 4X4 space!!
Between being the photographer, and then being the subject over the weekend, both positions that don't let you move around and swat bugs easily, my legs look like I'm recovering from the chicken pox! Even with wearing jeans both days, they just bit right through!
I guess it's just the price of doing what I love, and getting what I love.

It was worth every bite!