Mi Familia

Ok, I might be biased but isn't this the cutest family you have ever seen!?! They're mine :) My brother Cliff, his wife Suzanne, and my sweet nephew Collin met me one day right before Halloween for some pumpkin pickin' and photo takin'.

Collin's smiles and giggles could turn any bad day around. Just look at this: You're smiling now aren't you? .....Don't say I didn't warn you..... Collin smiles are contagious.

Have I mentioned that I LOVE fall......these vivid colors make my day, and my night, week....month even!
By now you are wondering where we found such a cute location. We met at the semi-halfway point between Warrensburg and Moberly, Peach Tree Farm. Peach Tree, well you guessed it, they grow peaches! In the fall, however, they are a pick-your-own-pumpkins-and-gourds patch. They have hayrides, a straw maze, barnyard animals, adorable barns, and super nice people. Oh and puppies!

And sunflowers! The owner was so nice to even let us dance in the sunflower patch, ok I wasn't dancing, but Cliff and Suz were very cute at it.

How blessed I am to have such a great family, not to mention amazing role models. Love you guys!

All the pumpkin-pickin' fun: http://annikasphoto.zenfolio.com/

Emily+Damon and Kiddos

CUTE FAMILY!! Emily contacted me about pictures after she had seen the Gillispie trio's (hmm note to self to blog those equally cute Gillispies..) pictures and we set up a time for these fun family/engagement pictures. Emily and Damon are getting married in May...they are sooo cute together. During the shoot they had great instincts, I would start to pose them and realize they were already perfect the way they were!
See what I mean?!

This is Addison, she is 10 months in these photos. Lovin' that bow!
Cayden, 2, loves his trucks and tractors. While going through the photos after the shoot I found myself laughing at one of him driving his john deere over his sister's head. :)
We had beautiful light in the woods next to Emily's parent's house. Also a cool truck, but you will have to click here to see those....

Addison and her Daddy:
What happy kids! After the shoot I got the sweetest e-mail from Emily:

"I just wanted to let tell you thanks again for coming to my parents to take our pictures. You are soooooo talented and I can't wait to see the results. I hope the kids weren't to fussy for you......Thank you so much. You are awesome and I am going to be sending as much business as I can to you!!"

Fussy kids?! They were great..seriously. Thank YOU so much. I loved every minute of it.

To see every cute second and every cute dimple: http://annikasphoto.zenfolio.com/

Riley

This is Miss Riley! I went to high school with Riley's parents and was excited to get to photograph her for her 2nd birthday, which is coming up very soon!
We spent our session exploring Riley's grandparent's farm in Cairo, MO. There were so many rustic buildings and things to play and climb on for pictures. Riley seemed to be distracted a great deal of the time by collecting rocks..what a tomboy ;)
I laughed so hard watching Riley "dance," as seen in the first photo. She was also very entertaining on this little horse:

What a cute expression!



This is Riley's mom, Courtney.
Love this image of her with the wagon...
The look of determination:

Thanks for letting me photograph this little lady! To see all of my adventures with Riley check out http://annikasphoto.zenfolio.com/

Backyard Fun

Whoa! How cute are they!? I enjoyed photographing the Rickett's kids and soaking up the last bit of summer weather just playing in the backyard. We did some swingin':
We played some house:
And we gave BIG HUGS:
It's hard to believe I used to babysit little baby Emma...who is now Big Sis Emma! Several years ago, when she was an infant, I took a photo of her feet and entered it into my 4-H contest. Around that time was when I was really starting to love photography and thinking about it as more than just a hobby. So thanks, Emma, for having such cute baby feet...AND thanks, Seth and Janelle for having the cutest blond haired, blue eyed trio around :)
Below is the also completely adorable home of the kiddo's grandparents where we spent the morning playing in the yard....
P.S. SO much cute fall stuff coming your way......check back :)