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The Best of Project 365, 2013 Ed.

I have successfully completed a second year of the photo-a-day project. I became more efficient this year in my attempts to capture "the one" - I took 5,462 pictures this year, compared to almost 7,000 in 2012. I continue to put a lot of love into taking and selecting each photo, although some are definitely better than others. Every picture captures a single moment of each one of our days, sometimes big, but usually small.

Last year I posted the highlights and it is one of my favorite posts ever, so I'm doing it again - it's our year in review!  I have included a link to the original post in the caption of each photo.

BEST PHOTO OF SILAS
Day 114

BEST PHOTO OF SILAS WITH MOMMY
Day 33

BEST PHOTO OF SILAS WITH DADDY
Day 365

BEST PHOTO OF ZOE
Day 233

BEST PHOTO OF ZOE WITH MOMMY
Day 256

BEST PHOTO OF ZOE WITH DADDY
Also Day 256

BEST FAMILY PHOTO
Day 304

BEST PHOTO WITH TA-TA
Day 37

BEST OUTDOOR PHOTO
Day 208

BEST TWIN LOVE PHOTO
Day 48

BEST DANCING PHOTO
Day 54

MOST TENDER MOMENT
Day 18

BEST HOLIDAY PHOTO
Day 353

BEST PHOTO WITH FRIENDS
Day 146

BEST TWIN FUN PHOTO
Day 153

BEST FACIAL EXPRESSION
(impossible to choose just one)

Day 23

Day 31
Day 12
Day 40
Day 167
Day 195
Day 223
Day 243

The thing that struck me as I was going through the photos tonight is how many "firsts" or milestones I have captured as a part of this year's project. Here are a few that jumped out at me:

Learning to dress herself,  Day 19
First day sleeping in beds, Day 20
First craft project with scissors, Day 21
Filling up their own water cups, Day 34
Learning how to sharpen colored pencils, Day 66
Seeing their first movie in a theatre, Day 105
Learning how to exercise their First Amendment rights, Day 142
Riding their bikes outside, Day 160
Picking strawberries, Day 165
Seeing their first play, Day 173
First time camping, Day 214
Playing their first arcade video game, Day 221
First time riding a pony, Day 271

BEST ALL-AROUND PICTURE OF ZOE & SILAS
Day 334

It was another year of up's and down's, and I am grateful to be able to share the journey with you!

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