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Saturday morning we had our make-up session with the Skeltons.  We had originally scheduled their 30-minute mini-session (a great option for families with young children!) two weekends ago, but had to cancel due to weather.  But then here we were, this Saturday morning, feeling anxious as heavy grey clouds were again rolling in over the city.  The weatherman said 80% chance of rain, but one never knows what that really means, and we didn’t want to have to reschedule again, so we decided to be optimistic.  With fingers crossed, we headed to the park.  We had about 10 minutes before the first few sprinkles.  In that time we managed to get some nice pics of each parent individually with each boy.

But then the rain picked up.  We all agreed we were going to stick around and make the best of the morning and were willing to get creative and in order to get what shots we could.  The Skeltons had driven into town from Katy with their two young boys, and everyone was looking their best – we weren’t going to let a few little rain drops stop us.

We moved underneath a foliage covered archway, which provided enough protection for us to take some nice family shots – at least for a few minutes.  Then the rain picked up and seeped through our leafy archways to where we didn’t have much choice but to just embrace it.  Pictures in the rain!  Why not?  When life gives you lemons, make lemonade, right?

 

So we walked through the rainy archways, and out into the rain itself.  The pic of dad Zach and the elder son walking and smiling in the rain is one of my favorites!  I think it is a great reflection of their character – not letting a small thing like rain get you down!

 

All in all, although unconventional, we had a great shoot with the Skeltons  They were such good sports!  And their pics turned out great – rain and all!