I've been wanting to take a new family portrait, and I decided that the Washington DC temple would be the perfect place to do it. The grounds there are beautiful, but more importantly I wanted the temple in the picture to remind us that a family sealed together in the temple can be together in heaven if we live worthy of that blessing.
The temple posed nicely for the photo. The kids . . . were kids. When you ask kids to smile, some overdo it, some underdo it, and some just look at you weird. We got every single one of those reactions in this picture, and it was the best shot we managed out of half a dozen.
We had better luck when we loosened up and tried something fun. We told the kids where to stand, then told them we were going to kiss and they could react any way they wanted. The temple picture is more traditional and symbolic, but this one is more natural and fun (plus, I got to smooch Phillip, which was a nice bonus). We're not sure yet which picture we'll hang on our wall.
Maybe we should just use this one.
Maybe we should just use this one.
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