Life is busy and as a result time goes way too fast. Just think of how many times the New Year arrives and you ask "how is it the new year already?" It's getting harder to set aside the time to fight and bribe the husband and kids to wear semi-decent clothes and to not make a funny face long enough to have a photo "good enough" to send the grandparents. You are constantly snapping pictures on your cell phone to text or share on Facebook and Instagram of the latest cute thing your child did, but how often are you all in the photo? As you're thinking of this, please note that selfies don't count!

It's time to make family sessions a priority! I love the photos of giggling children, their big toothless grins showing. I love those moments when families don't think my lens is on them, and they are relaxed, engaging with one another. I love family sessions because those photos help tell the story, year after year. Family dynamics are always changing children grow and new additions are born, sadly people leave us too soon, what remains are the memories and photographs that help to capture them. You owe it to yourself to make sure that your moments are captured, and captured well!

TRUST ME: You'll love looking back on family photos of your child's big, toothless grin, or the mismatched outfit that your daughter refuses to give up. You'll smile as that scraped knee reminds you of the epic bike trick that was part of their backyard X-Games.