I can't stress how important it is to have family photos taken. Some of my clients refuse to get into photos "oh no, I only want photos of the kids". I was the same until I realised how short life can be. Now I try and get into as many photos as I can with my son. Do it, get in the photos. For you kids, for your family. No one needs to see them, you don't even need to look at them but leave them behind for your kids and family. It's simple. Let them know you were there, you were/are present in their life.
My son loves nothing more than looking at photos with his Daddy, it is all he has now.
Here are some gorgeous family photos taken in the last few months. How precious are they?