Brian is a lot easier to practice on than the girls. He just stands there, smiles, and looks handsome. I wish the photos hadn’t been so shadowy.
I love how her hair is back-lit in the pictures above, but they are a little dark.
And a little too light…
Her eyes!
Hardworking little helper.
The quality of this picture isn’t the best, but I so love it!
The Portland temple visitor’s center had a story time focused on Easter. The girls really enjoyed it.
Coloring pictures at the end.
I love the Portland visitor’s center—it’s small, but very kid friendly with several fun, interactive things for kids and adults to do and view. They encourage the children to touch this beautiful Christus.
After story time the girls had a fun time walking around the temple grounds and playing near the fountain with friends we had met during story time.
We love the temple!
On a rainy Wednesday in March we decided we needed to get out of the house, so we visited Bonneville Dam.
We started at the museum where we hoped to see fish in the fish ladders, but it wasn’t the best time of year for them, so we only saw a few. (In the past we’ve seen hundreds)
At the fish hatchery we had a lot more luck—the girls loved seeing so many fish!
The sturgeon were massive—like 7 feet long!
Sweetest model ever!
We topped off our excursion in the best way possible—with ice cream!
I took all of these pictures in manual mode on my camera. I’m getting better, but still have so, so much more to work on.
A little over-exposed, but still cute.
We tried to get some good 2-year old pictures of Harriet at our house on her birthday, but we had better luck when we went over to Brian’s parents backyard. She sure is cute!
Looking far too grown up.
Harriet is a blessing! She is full of life and energy and love. Her heart is kind and tender-hearted and she’s the first to kiss and hug anyone in our home when we are hurt or sad. She talks in full sentences and has been for months. Some day I will have to do a post of all of the things she says. She amazes us every day with the things that come out of her mouth. It’s hard to imagine life without our sweet Harriet Joanne. Oh, how we love her!!
