A few weeks ago I was working on compiling “favorites of 2008” for our blog contest we were having. As I was going through our year of photos, I realized all the personal photos that we had sitting there, and started reminiscing on all the memories we were able to capture. I decided I should do something with them because having them sit around on our hard drive is not very fun. So I began working on a new slide-show. I think when I started off I had around 350 photos, and it was about 10 minutes long! So I narrowed it down to around 210 pictures. I debated on whether or not to post it on my blog, because frankly, I don’t know if people would really care to see these….they are just our memories from the year. But, I figured there are so many of you that have followed our lives on here, so to you faithful blog readers, family and friends, I decided to share this little labor of love. Trying to find a song for the right amount of time was very difficult as well. I wanted it to have the right vibe for our family, and fit exactly to the amount of photos. I won’t tell you how long I spent on that one.
I have to make a little disclaimer on here….
***Some of these photos are STRAIGHT OUT OF THE CAMERA and are not edited. You heard me right. Some are taken with our point and shoot as well. (All you photographers out there gasping, I apologize.)***
Some things you may see in this video:
Brett’s birthday
Gabe’s 1st birthday, Adin’s 6th birthday, Riah’s 4th birthday, Priya’s 9th birthday
My birthday
Gabe’s first haircut
Kid’s piano recital
First lost teeth
Riah learning to ride a 2-wheeler, and trying rollerblades
Trips and vacations
Home-school activities
Random kitchen dance parties
Many musical shows
Moments spent with friends and family
LOTS and LOTS of Gabriel! (It was kinda his year since he went from 6 mths. to 1 1/2!)
Most importantly, I hope you see a family with an abundance of happiness, and loads of LOVE to spare…..
Here it is! The photos are in chronological order through the year.
jess
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kinda made me teary eyed. i love it.
GOGEOUS!! Beautiful, I going to do the same for my family, love it love it love it. Must admit that I neglect my own family photos, a lot get left on discs and never see the light of day, you’ve inspired me!!!
Big hugs
Ange
pretty darn amazing! it’s a funny thing, these blogs.
i feel like i know your family better than i possibly could.
beautiful and the music was perfect.
i, for one, am so glad you shared;)g
AWWWWW! Your family is just so beautiful and precious! Once again, I wish we were neighbors!!!!!
Lots of love to you guys. : )
That was great. I simply loved it. Thank you so much for sharing a bit of your life with us.
What a beautiful snapshot of what appears to be a year filled with fun and love. Again, your talent amazes me. Thanks for sharing your year in photos.
i sometimes wonder if my future children will be able to be as cool, and amazing, and kind, and beautiful as yours. i hold you all very close to my heart.
looks like a great year! loved all the pics :) p.s. i like that you guys share personal as well as professional!
What a great year for you guys! Your family seems so fun!
so, so precious. love you guys a whole lot!!
Wow, wow, wow! I have goosebumps all over my arms. Love just oozes out of every single one of those photos. I can’t believe you did so many things last year! :) And having four kids looks wonderful and crazy at the same time. We’re going for four here too – but we’re way behind since I’m only pregnant with our second… :)
You have so much talent (and good looks!!!!)
could i be smiling any bigger? you guys are the best. i echo lucy being a bit teary, too, – so many blessings this year!
here’s to many more ahead- love you all ::hugs::
Thanks for sharing! Makes me want to get out my camera, roll back the clock and shoot!
Absolutely makes me want to hug everybody I’ve ever cared about.Beautiful shots and beautiful music.I almost cried…Almost.
My favorite post by far. You’ve had quite a year my love!
omg! i absolutely love all of them. jess, can you take a bad picture?!?!? yer beautiful!! and the rest of the gang is also so adorable!! my favorite are all the sleepy eyes. LOVE the just waking up look. I CANT WAIT TO HAVE MY OWN FAMILY!!! :) how lucky your kids are to have these fantastic pics forever. ahhh. amazing….
absolutely beautiful…your kids are so blessed to have their memories captured in such a cool way!
That was awesome. :)
That was so wonderful…It made me long for the days when my kids wanted nothing but my time, rather than my car. Really a lovely tribute to your year…life is a blessing and you are fortunate to be so gifted in recording it! God Bless.
SJN