Name: Christine North East Texas (Zone 7b) Shine Your Light!
Oh so cute your girls are Deb, and those look like great shots to me! But I know what you mean, it IS hard to get good portrait shots!! I take many bad shots between one good one! Hahaha! That's a good idea to get the shot and then crop for a close up!
Here's me trying to get portrait shots!
Here's Honey
And this is Feisty
May your life be like a wildflower, growing freely in the beauty and joy of each day --Native American Proverb
That's a good idea to get the shot and then crop for a close up! 
