BRANDON AND SOPHIA - 2012

January

Sophia was 9 this past November and Brandon, 12 in early January.

February

March

April

Grandma's Surprise 70th Birthday Party

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

THE YEARS IN REVIEW

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.

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

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.