"Fall"ing for Amelia

I have fond memories of my childhood where every year when the leaves began to turn into beautiful shades of red and gold, my sweet Nana would arrange for a fall photo shoot. These photo shoots were never professionally done with a real photographer, mind you. These were 100% Nana-style. She would dress me and my sister up in outfits of her choosing (I distinctly recall the year we wore matching black and cerulean blue polka dot outfits that may or may not have had a clown on the shirt) and she would drive us out to an undisclosed location in the countryside to take pictures. We would pose beside trees. We would pose in a field of leaves. We would pose next to a creek or a fence, or whatever fallish background that Nana could find. And to be honest, except for the matching clown outfits, these pictures always turned out pretty good for an amateur.

So all of this to say, that Nana must have passed down her fall photo shoot genes to me because this past weekend, I was all about dressing Amelia up in a cute outfit and taking 472 pictures of her playing in the leaves.

Not half bad. It's no polka dot clown outfit next to a creek, but it'll do. I mean, who needs clowns when you're model is completely entertaining all on her own?

To be completely honest, the photo shoot was actually impromptu. The real reason we were out was to celebrate Chris's grandma's 85th birthday. We just took advantage of the pretty leaves in the yard while we were there.

Speaking of his grandma, prayers would be so very appreciated for her this week as she is getting ready for a major surgery this Friday.

Can you tell Amelia was a little bit "over" the fall photo shoot by this point? Such a moody little model. But no matter her mood, I still "fall" head over heels for her every day!