One of the most beautiful things about spring in Salem, Oregon is the blooming of the cherry trees at the State Capitol. Rows of trees adorned with the fluffiest, softest pink flowers fill the air with a sweet smell. It's become a tradition for my mom and I to go down and enjoy them with my kids and take some pictures and just absorb all the beauty. This year we headed down on a particularly gorgeous, warm day and even though my kids were dissapointed that the "park" that I said we were going to didn't include a playground, we still managed to get some fun pictures. 

We've taken one of my mom and my daughter each year in roughly the same place. It's amazing to see how much my daughter has grown! The one on the far left was taken when Cora was 3 months old, and in the far right she is now 3 years old.