Marlee & Emmarie {Valentine's Day Children's Portraits}

We had planned on offering Valentine's Day Mini Sessions this year, so I set up some test shots for our advertisement.  Unfortunately, circumstances beyond our control intervened, and we were unable to do the mini sessions.  Since it's Valentine's Day, I thought I would share a few pictures of these two little cuties.  It just seemed like a shame to let these waste away in the dusty confines of my hard drive.

We started off shooting outside.  It was a pretty day in late January, and I had everything ready for an outdoor session.  Then Texas weather stepped in and messed it up.  The wind started to blow so hard that it started blowing the pennants off of the trees.  Then the girls' noses started to run, and I knew this rodeo was going to have to be moved indoors.



Emmarie was not happy about the scene change, so I gave her to my mom and worked with Marlee first.  She was 7 months in these shots.





We finally got Emmy to come back and pose for a couple of shots.



This is probably one of my favorite shots from the entire day.  I love how blue Marlee's eyes look.



She was a little somber that day, so we really had to work to coax a smile out of her.



Then she started eating the props, so we knew it was time for an outfit change.



I knew from the beginning that I wanted to get shots of the two girls in these petti rompers. Marlee was not as excited about this idea.  This fact may or may not have given Emmy some joy.



Emmy finally decided to act like a sweet girl for a few minutes.



After that, Marlee perked up as well.



Here is a copy of the card that these two little cute cousins sent out.  Happy Valentine's Day!