Of Cousins and Cameras {Favorite Photo Friday}

Sammie, Annika, and Cassie. Eliana was sleeping.

Yesterday my oldest sister came to visit and brought two of her girls with her. So the line up became a bit longer.

We have had family visiting for most of this week. My sister-in-law and her three children were here and just left early this morning to fly back to Texas. We had so much fun and will miss them, but we are ready to settle in to a more normal summertime routine.

The boys being boys!

And now for the cameras part of the post. A couple of weeks ago I mentioned to Keith that one of the things I would like to learn to do is how to take nice photos. He quickly and kindly agreed to invest in a good camera so that I can pursue this goal.

So... I am now the proud owner of a Canon Rebel T2i. The lens just arrived yesterday, so I tried it out on all my cute and willing kiddos. For a complete amateur, I thought I got some good shots! I just ordered a photo editing software as well, so I'm sure that will help too. It promises to be a fun summer!!

My two favorites: