Once a year I beg, bribe and cajole my kids into having some pictures taken. And I don’t know about you, but the stress of it is really something I can’t handle any more often. As beautiful and tear jerking as it is to get these perfect looking memories, I am SO thankful that I can trust the job to a professional photographer – who just so happens to be my sister. Maybe I’m just a touch biased, but Missy Marie Photography works a special magic and brings home the spectacular photographs that I can only dream up in my mind. Did I mention spectacular?

And to top it all off, right after she captured my kids on film, she had the patience to take our family annual holiday card (which was NOT easy by any stretch of the imagination). I’ll have to show that one to you a little later on in the week, but if you’ve been around for a while I usually try to pull off a card with a bit of humor. Anyway, huge thanks to my sister and her amazing talent.