For you creative ones, the paper is from Gina Miller's Christmas Prints Paper Pack.  And while I am sharing, here is Miss Molly's Valentine.

Where are Elizabeth's you ask? Apparently 5th graders are too old for Valentine Cards. :-)

Many, many, many more to come in a later post.

Right before we quit for the afternoon, I asked Kari if she wanted to take a few of her and Jaxxon.  This was the result.  Some of my all time favorite images.  I really cannot express how much I love these next ones of these two.  Moms and little boys just make me happy.

When Kari saw those she sent me a message. "If no other pics turn out, it will be worth the afternoon for the ones with me and Jaxxon.  I LOVE IT!! Thank you. :)"

Capturing moments like that make me so thankful for the path God has leading me down. 

If you would like to see more, Jaxxon's slideshow it below.

Thanks for stopping by!

And if you would like to see their slideshow...

These were 6-month photos, but we did some Valentine shots, too.

Couldn't you just eat her up?! 

Chris and I both lost our grandfathers in the summer of 2011.  We lost them within the span of two weeks. They were both very important in our lives and helped shape us into the people we are today. When Chris was a teenager he helped his Grandfather a lot on his farm.  I remember when we first started dating that there were signs on the gates that led into the farm that read "Stewart Farm." Chris told me that he had helped his grandfather hang these signs.  

After Tata's passing last summer, we were going through one of his out buildings and found one of the signs. Chris took it home that day and later shared an idea with me.  He wanted me to photograph our kiddos and his sister's children with the sign on the farm for his mom for Christmas.  So he arranged it with his sister.  

I will go ahead and tell you that this next photo was my favorite from the day.  Why is it my favorite? I like the colors.   I like the contrast. I like that the little boys are holding the sign as it would have been hung on the gate. 

The next photo is the one Chris had planned.  This was the first time in years that any crop other than hay had been grown on Tata's farm.  He leased it to some local farmers and they grew corn.  He negotiated the terms in the spring before he became sick.

We weren't able to get together to get the photo taken before the crop was harvested, but Chris had the farmers leave a section of corn when they harvested the crop.  We met at the barn and secretly crossed the road to where he wanted the photos taken.  He wanted a photo of the kids holding the sign in front of the corn.  

For Christmas we gave his parents a 24x36 gallery wrap of the photo above.  Like I said before, I liked the other photo a little better, and  I wasn't able to get the image to fit on the gallery wrap exactly as I would have liked.  However, Chris loved it.  It was the one that was the most meaningful to him.  That is what really mattered.

When my in-laws unwrapped it on Christmas I knew that Chris was right.  The way his mom cried when she looked at it.  The way she hugged me.  The way she thanked me.  The emotion she felt was so obvious. This image held so much meaning for her and that meant everything about it was perfect.

It is now above their fireplace, and I hope that each time she looks at it she smiles. I hope that she has good memories.  I hope that she will know she is loved. 

That my friends is what I believe makes a photograph meaningful.

Mom, I hope you enjoy the sneak peek.  Many more sweet ones to come!

Morgan was the first one to use my "new" old camera. She took a few shots of me while I was taking a few of her. 

Morgan is fun, fun, fun and I knew we were going to have lots of laughs. She kept me laughing with all her jokes.

Smiles were no problem for Morgan.  This is the real thing.  No fake smiles.  Just lots of laughs!

I love this brick wall.  One of my very favorite backdrops for my urban sessions.

And I love this one of Morgan and her mom. 

I'm going to end on my absolute favorite of the day.  I love so many of them, but I think this is one of my all-time favorites ever.

Morgan, you were such a trooper.  Thanks for being so awesome (as always) and for making my last session of the year one of the very best!

This year I am offering Valentine's in two different sizes.  

Wallets -

Pricing for Wallets:

$10 per sheet of 8 with minimum order of 2 sheets.

Or 4x6 prints

Pricing for 4x6 Valentines:

$2 per print with a minimum order of 12 prints.

This year I am offering 6 different designs.  You may see them here on my Facebook page.  Orders should be placed no later than February 3rd to insure they arrive in time for Valentine's Day.

Want a creative idea of how to use your 4x6 Valentine prints?  See my tutorial for making popcorn valentines.  A nice alternative to candy.