black and white Wednesday - yellow hat

Last Friday we actually ventured outside for a little while.

It finally got up into the 40's.

Some snow is still on the ground and we are pretty deep in mud, muck and slush.

The above are Will's reactions as we first got on the sidewalk.

I felt inspired by a yellow hat that I found for Grace,

and wanted to try to get a portrait of her wearing it.

(She was trying to pick Will up and carry him around. She's usually successful.)

The giggle fest commenced,

honestly they were just delighted to be outside!
And not wearing all the heavy Winter outer layers that are necessary here.

There was some hat throwing (a la Mary Tyler Moore?)
(Grace's idea.)

We managed to get to our destination which was a bridge over a creek.

I was able to quickly capture a serious shot of Grace looking down.

And the portrait I'd been dreaming of in the pretty little hat...

You know it's funny...

in my search for the perfect image, I didn't find it in the portraits.

I mean, I'm very happy with them but

I found it in the ones of Grace and Will playing, laughing and having fun 

on our walk down to the bridge.

Sometimes (I think), the journey often is as important as the destination.

It's Black and White Wednesday, I  hope Spring is arriving where you live!