I did my own children’s holiday portraits tonight. It went well! I brought along my husband, my dad, and friend, Gail, for help. My kids are not impressed by me and my camera, so help is beneficial. We told the boys yesterday about their bribe … er, I mean …. reward. They were extremely motivated and behaved beautifully. Only my daughter is too young to operate on bribes. She definitely lives in the moment. And once the novelty of the new setting and shameless dancing and singing by the adults with cameras wore off, so did her patience for modeling. Being a superstar is such hard work. 
