Valentine Pictures

When Ryan and Samantha were a little over a year old (in 2001), Stephanie and I got together with another friend and her daughter and set up a mini photo shoot to celebrate Valentine's day. We used the photos to make Valentines for our husbands. Little did we know at the time that a tradition was in the making.

The three of us continued to get together for the next 3 years to do Valentines pictures with our kids. In 2002, Steph's son Cam and Tracy's daughter Madison joined the group. Our 2003 pictures feature a VERY pregnant version of me--about 8 weeks before the girls were born. And in 2004, our group expanded to include Livy and Katy. Tracy moved away before Valentines of 2005, but Stephanie and I kept taking pictures in 2005 and again 2006. Then I moved to North Carolina and we haven't been together at Valentines since. Were were so excited to get the kids together for one of these group shots! I think they've changed just a little bit since 2006...