happy valentine’s day! | bismarck photographer

I always have so much fun every year taking Valentine-themed photos of my kids.  This year, I was short on space to do much, and almost didn’t do it at all, but I’m glad I made the effort just because I love being able to compare them year after year and to see how much they’ve changed from one Valentine’s Day to the next.  Plus, we have fun coming up with ideas for Valentine cards for their friends.  Look at Cohen last year.  And Rory and her Valentine’s.  My sweet girl two years ago and I loved Cohen’s Valentines that year.  And this one is just going to make me cry.  Oh, good grief…this is enough walking down memory lane for one day for this mama.

I had my own ideas about how Rory’s photos would look, and she had hers.  In the end, she won.  The girl does have pretty good style, though.

Her Valentine cards are actually bookmarks!  Now that she’s a speed reading first grader, I knew she would appreciate them.

Cohen was just happy that he was going to get a treat after.  Whatever works!

We found these mini bottles of bubble bath in the Target dollar aisle.  Cohen insisted on them, but was sad that they don’t actually make pink bubbles in the tub.