365 days later...

365 days ago, I took a deep breath and started a picture-a-day blog.

I had a lot of reasons not to do it - could I keep up? could I find enough things to take pictures of? am I good enough photographer?

In the end, the yes side of my brain peer pressure won out (I owe a lot to you, T).

Sure, there are days when it's a stretch to find a picture or a pain to haul the camera out but for the most part it has been an amazing journey.

I'm a scrapbooker so usually the pictures I take are the ones that I think will make it into the scrapbook, i.e. the pretty, picture-perfect, posed shots.

This 365 project has forced me out of my comfort zone - I have taken pictures of just about anything and everything and truth be told, there are a lot of these that won't make it into the family scrapbook.

But the 365 shots that I have assembled tell a different story than what is often told in a scrapbook. These are the glimpses into our daily life, the mundane, the moments that are usually here for a moment and then lost again.

Honestly, as I scroll back through the year I get a little teary eyed to see our family's life together captured in this way.

At this one year mark, I thought it would be fun to put together my top ten shots.

8.24.10 | Our little thrill seeker. Hudsonville Fair 2010.

10.9.10 | Celebrating

10.29.10 | Finding some joy with Daddy at Epcot.

12.25.10 | Two more photo bloggers in the making?

2.28.11 | Another day of Kindergarten in the books.

2.2.11 | Groundhog Day blizzard.

3.24.11 | Mady's new trick.

4.30.11 | Opening Day.

5.22.11 | Nothing better than a juicy piece of watermelon on a hot day!

6.7.11 | Sweet relief! Finally found a kiddie pool with a drain plug!

So, what's next? How about Day 366...