Your Best Photos of the Year

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HUGGING COUSINS

Katie Mascharka snapped a picture of "absolute pure love." On a hot July day, the Erie, Pa., mom writes, her daughter Ava and nephew Charlie took a break from running around to hug. "These two have gone from disliking each other a year ago to really having a special bond that will hopefully last a lifetime!"