Memories, Dreams and Reflections of 2010

I'm a little tardy to the party on this post, but better late than never, right?  So without further ado, let's start remembering and reflecting upon 2010.

1. Me!

There aren't many photos of me from 2010; hopefully, now that I have a remote for my camera, I'll be able to actually take some self-portraits in 2011.

2. I love you

Captain Husband, Sammy and Sandy--my three main squeezes.

3. Still laughing

This is what I get for trying to capture a cute Christmas photo of Sammy; our shoot was interrupted by some very important "business"...in his pants. This face just gets me every time.

4. Winter Wonderland

Sammy was not impressed by winter. At all.

5. Birthday

It's not the best photo, since I took it with my iPhone (so I could text it immediately to Captain Husband), but this is the very first photo taken of Sammy--just minutes after he was born.

6. Friends

Sammy and his baby buddy, Lillian.

7. I Was Inspired

This is the first picture that I took with my new DSLR; I still have so much to learn, but fortunately Sandy is a very willing test subject.

8. Spring Fever

Cherry blossoms in Brook Branch Park, New Jersey.

9. Travel or Vacation

My room at the Melrose Mansion in New Orleans where I stayed when I traveled there for my friend's daughter's wedding in March.

10. Summer Days

A playdate at the park...I didn't take Sammy out much in the summer since he was just a newborn and summers in Virginia are horrible, but this is one of the few occasions where I was actually able to spend some time outdoors and mingle with some other moms and their children.

11. A Day in My Life

Diapers...enough said.

12. All Smiles

This is the first smile of Sammy's that I managed to capture on camera; he was eight weeks old.

13. Autumn Harvest

Sammy's first pumpkin.

14. Family

Four generations of my husband's family on one sofa

15. Celebrate!

My little brother's wedding on 10/10/10.

16. Let's Do it Again...

Craft night with my girlfriends; we're going to try to get together and get our craft on at least every other month.  It's nice to do something that doesn't involve diapers or bottles every now and then.

17.  I Miss You

Captain Husband (now you can all see where Sammy gets his striking blue eyes).

18. Beautiful

Magnolias in New Orleans; it was the most beautiful spring weather the entire time I was there.

19. Dress Up

Sammy in his white tiger costume.

20. Macro

Tiny little snowflakes on the dash of my car.

21. Holidays

Sparkly + bokeh = holiday fun.

22. My Favorite

This is still my all-time favorite photo of 2010, for obvious reasons.

23. Don't Ever Change

Sandy is so incredibly patient and gentle with Sammy, especially when he attempts to pet her.  I love that they're both so fond of each other and I hope that never changes.

24. Just Because...So There!

My attempt at an "artsy" photo.  I really need to take more photos of things that aren't Sammy and get to know my camera a bit better.

25. Hopes and Dreams

This photo was taken on our second wedding anniversary, which coincidentally was just a few days before Captain Husband left for Korea. As such, it's one of the few photos that I have of the three of us together as a family. My hope and dream is that we'll have plenty more opportunities for family moments like this in 2011.

Thank you for revisiting 2010 with me and a special thank you to the lovely and talented Ashley for hosting this!  Click below to check out everyone else's Memories, Dreams and Reflections of 2010: