Top 12 from 2012

I thought it would be fun to re-live some of my favorite photos of 2012.  I often wish we had endless wall space so I could keep my favorites on display from now until forever.

Not happening.

So, I'll 'frame' them here (in semi-chronological order, because I just can't pick a favorite - along with links to the original post), and we can enjoy them just a little while longer :)

{1} After nap one winter morning - when waking this little toddler up from his nap was still exciting & being a mommy was so very new...

{2} Using those little tippy toes to peek out the window at his daddy...

{3} At a celebration with our local Down Syndrome group - for World Down Syndrome Day...

{4} Happy Birthday to Carter.  Fourthst birthday - fourth, but first with a family.  Fourthst...

{5} On our spring vacation to St. Germain, Wisconsin.  Love this smile...

{6} Just before taking his first plunge in a swimming pool...

{7} Carter loved the horses at this horse show, he never ceases to amaze us...

{8} Family day in Green Bay - we visited Lambeau Field & the N.E.W. Zoo...

{9} On our summer vacation to St. Germain - on the boat.  Nothing special about this picture, except that I love a 'why-not' family picture.  And I happen to love this family a whole lot, too...

{10} On the boat in St. Germain - the smile screams 'vacation contentment'...

{11} At the pumpkin patch on my birthday weekend.  Tell me, can you look at this photo without smiling?

{12} Christmas (okay, this link doesn't really talk about getting our tree, but it's the only post that you'll find this image on - bonus points if you can find it!  It's tiny!) Tree day - Carter was full of smiles, AFTER our photographer left :)

There are my top twelve photos of 2012.  To be honest - I had a terrible time narrowing down my choices.  Would anybody here mind if I added a few more?

Well - it's my blog.  And I'd like more.  So there.

Here are a few more that didn't quite make the cut...

 + Snuggle time before bed - which doesn't exist in this house anymore.  So I treasure this photo even more...

+ Because I LOVE this lady.  I know she doesn't love having her photo taken, but she was a good sport, and I'm so glad to have this picture!

+ The smile.  The tub.  All of it is so very good.

That's it.  I wonder what my photos of 2013 will look like....

:)

One Thing I Know For Sure: "Taking pictures is savoring life intensely, every hundredth of a second." - Mark Riboud