Visiting.

My brother-in-law, his wife, and their 7 kids came visiting a few weeks ago. They drove 3 hours across the mountains with the sole purpose of having some pictures taken. I felt quite flattered they were willing to go through all of that effort! And then it went and POURED on us all afternoon. I called and asked if they wanted to come a different weekend, but there weren't many other choices. So we decided to just make it work. Luckily I have been practicing a LOT with my flash and an umbrella, so we set up a mini studio inside and let the rain pour outside :).

We did individuals of all 7 kids. It was almost like an assembly line. C'mon in. Sit here. Smile. Click. NEXT! Okay, not quite like that, but it certainly was a lot of individual shoots in a short period of time!

I have a few absolute *favorites* that needed to be showcased on their own:




We also had fun getting a little silly with my collection of hats and funny glasses:

By the time we were done taking all of these pictures indoors, the rain thankfully paused for a moment and we ran outside to get a few shots:





And then it was back inside for general mayhem for the cousins and game playing for the adults. Lots of fun. Glad you guys made the trip!