Anthony's Three Year Shots

It's great having a sister that is so talented and giving of her time who happens to be a photographer. Our hope this year was to take Anthony's three year photos outside in fall leaves. There were many weekends we had planned to go up north, but then pushed it back because the leaves still had yet to turn with our beautiful September weather. Then October came along with a hard frost and a spell of bad weather. As you are all probably aware the leaves never fully turned and we somehow slipped into a barren looking landscape pretty fast. Even though the background wasn't exactly what I was hoping for, my sister, as always, did a fantastic job of finding a great spot to take some photos and was able to get her "booger" smiling while she clicked away.
Unfortunately, Anthony really wasn't into having photos taken that day and quickly slipped into a bad mood. I made it even worse when I took a stick away that he found in the woods and was hitting others with. (Darn, mom!) That's when the tears started and the "you can't take my stick away" mantra was repeated over and over and over...
Never fear, though! Even though I thought the photo shoot was a complete disaster the results turned out awesome. She got several great shots of Anthony and was able to capture his wonderful smile and just overall cuteness as well as his random silliness; got to love the family photo where he's sticking out his tongue and being Mr. Goofy Pants! The last photo, though, is definitely one of my favorites. She did a fabulous job of capturing Anthony's mood of the day --- the whine, tears and overall pouting "I not want to do this" mood.
Thanks again, Auntie Manda! You are WONDERFUL and always so appreciated!