Family Photo Day

Last fall our family did our yearly or semi-yearly outing to catch a few family photos for posterity...and now I am placing them on my blog for the same purpose. For the most part, we actually enjoy this little outing, and we had some good bonding time while we strolled the streets of Des Moines, IA looking for some fun spots. I thought I would share them here in case you are looking for some fun photo spots as well.

We ended up in three locations. First, we took a few shots around Exile Brewery, both just north and south of that location. The area around Exile was my favorite place to shoot because of the architecture. Second, we shot the "barn" scenes in Water Works Park. This scene was definitely Londa's favorite. Third, we ended up on some railroad tracks by DMACC on Grand Ave, which is just always plain fun.  

My youngest still puts on a pretty natural smile for the camera. The twins boys have entered the "I'm going to think about how to make my face smile, which will look forced and a little constipated." My daughter has moved back into the ability to smile naturally, probably thinking of a sarcastic comment. 

All in all, we had a pretty great day, even though we weren't able to enjoy the sun or "Magic Hour". You can check the rest of the pics out here.