Fam photo shoot

We needed to take a family photo for my parent's Christmas card, so after church, we headed outside to find some fall foliage. Much to our dismay, it appears the leaves all fell off last night. No joke. We had a vibrant yellow tree in our front yard yesterday, and this morning it is barren. 

Anyway, we also have a forest-y area behind our house, so we went leaf stomping to find a location. Pete did an amazing job locating our tripod in record time. 

Parker was compliant with having his hair combed and smiling nicely. 

 Austin on the other hand had blue lips from a sucker, and was ready to do the OPPOSITE of everything we asked of him. The first few were okay...

 Oh the self-timer...

 Then things went downhill... the "shooter" poses began. Nothing says Merry Christmas like a two year old aiming a finger-gun like a gang member at the camera.

 If you can't beat 'em...

 Then the wind kicked up...

 And then there was nose-picking...

 Then we were done. Heading back home...

 I should really take the boys back here more. I think it's just community property, though the homes we were near did not have fenced in yards. Lots of leaves to stop and things to explore.