As a Momma of 4 myself, I know how important those special family portraits are. I also know how much WORK they are. But the day will come that you won't even remember the stress of getting everyone dressed. You will only remember their sweet smiling faces and how the most important things in the world are right there, together, in one beautiful portrait. 

And that beautiful portrait deserves to be seen. Not on FB or Insta. But in your home, where your children are every day. When they see portraits of themselves on the wall, they know they are valued. You have 1000s of pictures on your phone, but only your family portrait is on the wall above the mantle.

Professor Geoff Beattie, Head of School and Dean of Psychological Sciences at the University of Manchester: 'We cannot underestimate the power of photographs to keep us feeling linked to others and belonging. They cement us into our networks.

'For children in particular, looking at photographs is part of the socializing process; learning who you are and where you fit into the family. By displaying photographs of our children at different stages of their lives, we are making a very public statement that we are proud of them.'

This is why all my family session includes a print credit to be certain your kids grow up knowing who they are and how much they are loved.