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Judah-1 year in 5 days

Wow! I pulled all the photos of Judah at different stages to post in the next few days, and there are just SO many! I may have to put a couple on each post now! I remember growing up when my dad would always bug us to stop and take a picture. Almost every place we were; vacation, family's house, just driving, wherever! It would seriously drive my mom, sister, and I insane! We felt like we were constantly with a Japanese tourist! But now, I'm so happy we have memories in photos from all those years! I try my best to always take pictures consistently of my family now, because I know how fast time goes, and how much the memories will mean later.

Here's a picture from Judah's first Christmas. My parents came up from Georgia, and though it was hard to capture any moments with my Mom with Judah, here is a precious one of my mom, Olivia, and Judah!

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