As the end of 2012 approaches, I'm preparing for 2013. Among my tasks was copying photos to an external hard drive. As I cleaned up the files, deleting photos saved in multiple locations, I got sidetracked looking at the pictures.
Brandon has grown so much in the last year: taller by several inches, a voice that's gone from boy to man and other physical characteristics of a 12 year old about to be a teenager. The change has been so dramatic that I decided to share photos taken annually at or around Christmas.
Brandon was born in early January 2000, and Sophia was born 34 months later in November 2002.
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This last photo was taken at Dawn's and Bob's September wedding and illustrates so well how Brandon, still 12, is changing from a boy to a young man. Sophia is losing the little girl look and becoming a very attractive preteen. Still, there are those fleeting moments when both reject the requirements of approaching adulthood and fall back to playful ways.