This Christmas my husband and I went the 'homemade' route for all of our presents. After realizing that the people we love most are blessed with everything they need that money can buy, we decided to give them our time instead. 

As one of the gifts for my mother and father in-law we snuck their three youngest children (all girls, ages 9 - 18yrs) away for a surprise photoshoot with my brother and sister in-law. It was great watching the two older brothers joke around with the girls, trying to get them laughing so my sister in-law and I could snap away.  

This was my very first photo shoot of a group of people so I was nervous that my idea wouldn't work. Luckily, my first was also probably my easiest - do you see how beautiful these girls are!? Not only did we surprise their parents on Christmas morning, we each made some holiday memories by working together and laughing all the way. I wish we could do it again next year!