This is not officially a photo of today, but the story does apply. This photo was taken 12/26/06 as the boys were sledding down the hill behind where Stone Mtn. Elementary is now. We all went out and the boys had so much fun sledding on their own and with all 3 on the sled. I snapped lots of photos, but this one was an instant classic. As soon as I saw it, I knew there would never be another moment captured like that ever. The look on each of their faces is so "them" and my heart just literally melts when I see this photo. Their personalities are each captured forever in this and that is the magic of photography...you never know what is going to make that instant impact or create that forever memory like this one does.This photo has been enlarged and copied many times. Todd has an enlargement hanging up at work and family members all have copies. Every winter, when I switch out photos above the buffet in the entry way, this photo is the one I use. Thinking of all this came about today as I am putting away the rest of our Christmas decorations and switching out pictures from Christmas to our everyday photos. Today, I will switch out the enlargement in the frame I used for Christmas, and until springtime arrives, this specific photo will hang again. Everytime I walk past it or walk down the stairs, I know I will have a special little tug on my heart and a smile on my face (and perhaps, a little tear every now and then). I will never forget that day with the boys and the magic this photo brings to us all.
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