This is a special post for us here at Shawn Grimes Photography. We don’t often post personal things here on the site, but this is very much a situation that warrants being presented here.

Each year for Christmas presents for his family, Shawn creates a full 12-month calendar of images taken of all of the “kids” in his family. This is the third year we have done this for his grandmother, mom, and aunts, and each year goes over better than the last. We take a full day sometime in November, usually, and make sure that all of the cousins are here in the studio or on location wherever we choose. Then we take a few hours and photograph every frame we need for the calendar. We like to do individual images of each person, family groups, and birthday combinations for each month. We also do a few whole group photos, which are always fun. The women in his family prefer for every one to be matching, so they usually buy the outfits for everyone and it works out perfectly.

We really wanted to share this here on the site to show you all a little more into our personal life and to give you some ideas for something you may want to come in with your family for.

Please enjoy these images of Shawn’s gorgeous family and you can probably look forward to seeing more next Christmas.

We had the immense pleasure of photographing these two adorable twins, Joey and Natalie, along with their Mom and Dad.

This beautiful brother and sister duo were right around 2 years old when they came in for their session and, once they warmed up to us, could not have been more fun. It was so great to see the two of them interact with one another and with Mom and Dad.

Seriously…how cute are they?!?!?

This family is so good looking and we had such a wonderful time working with them.

This is the lovely Miss Gabrielle…

This little lady was so well behaved when she came in for her photo session. At only a few days old and only a few pounds, she was absolutely adorable. So teeny tiny! Gabrielle came into the studio with her Mom, Grandmom, and older brother, Jordan. We were able to get quite a few good photos of the two siblings together. What a handsome pair!

Here are Gabrielle’s photo collages. She is such a cute baby, and if her brother is any indication, she is going to grow to be a gorgeous young lady! What a lucky family!

This is our newest friend Tristan.

We were very happy to get the chance to meet this little guy. We met Tristan’s Mom, Dad, and big brother not too long ago when they came in for Mom’s maternity session. You can see more from that session here.

Tristan was a joy to have in the studio, he was so calm and quiet. We were able to get a lot of great photos of this sweet little man.

I think my favorites are the pictures of Tristan with each of his family members, what a special treat.

Tristan was really well-behaved and cooperative for his whole photo session. He is also a part of our Small Wonder Program so we will get to see him grow and change throughout his whole first year, which is such a treat. I can’t wait till next time he comes to visit.