A new year!!!!

Happy New Year, everyone!!

I can not even tell you how excited I am for this year.
Lots of changes, fun, and new things!
One new thing... a new website! I bought it today!
I'll let you know when it's up and runnin, of course!
A change.... I will no longer be a photographer with First Day Photo.
It makes me very sad, because it was a fun job, and I loved the people I worked for.
I was fortunate to have such a great job. But the time has come where I have become
so busy with my business, that I need to focus more on my own business. Jessica (my boss and friend) totally understood this and is so supportive of my decision. Of course if they are ever in a pinch, and I can help out, I ceratainly will. I've never posted any photos I've taken from First Day Photo because I'd have to ask the parents for permission to do that. Perhaps I'll ask this week. I think this will be my last week. As I said, very sad, but very exciting as well... We'll see what God has in store!

Aaron and I threw a party last night. I usually host a few parties a year,
but this year was too busy for that because it was my first full year in business!
I will post photos from weddings this year on my next post, hopefully. But I have a lot of catch-up to do! So I'll do my best. Here are some photos from the New Year's Party!

(((PLEASE NOTE: All photos were taken with a point and shoot. Not my professional camera:)))

Playin some games:


New Year's was about 10 minutes out, and I put out the hats and noise makers. Marie was one of the first to choose...

Then the others came....They got a little carried away with testing the noise makers. My husband came upstairs and goes, "It hasn't happened yet!"

The after-celebration traditional new year party photos:





6 years with this guy! Crazy! 2nd New Year's as a married couple!:


Marie, Jason, Nimmy(aka Dan), Greg and I stayed up until almost 4am playing Scattagories. It was rather entertaining. It was sad after everyone left...


Sparty was tuckered out! It was his first party... he was a bit confused why everyone was staying up! So he took ay morning nap today.


I didn't take any photos when I was celebrating Christmas "back home." (at my parents' place.) I've been taking most the week off from that. Here's a photo from Thanksgiving, though, that might give you an idea of the warmth I expereience when I go over to "my old house" :)

Here's one more photo... this was from thanksgiving as well... With my Grandma. She's a favorite:)


I feel renewed after this holiday. I'll admit that it was tough, starting out this holiday... it pretty much forced me to take a breather that I didn't want to take. But I realy needed it, and I'm ready for this next year... Bring it on!
I hope you were all able to take a breath this season, and were able to enjoy God's peace.

I have an engagement session and a few weddings to finish editing soon. So you'll see some more photos comin, even though it's the "off season!"