2011 just like every year has proven to bring its ups and downs. It has been a challenging year for me personally filled with new obstacles for my family and I to face, especially these past months. By far the most challenging thing that 2011 brought was the unexpected death of my father in-law at 51. His death came as such a surprise to my family and I and helped me realize exactly how short or lives are. This next year my resolution is to not take my time and family for granted. Therefore, in order to do this I will be making a few changes to my business and will be taking a few months off during the beginning of 2012 to spend time with my family and husband before he deploys. I will likely be returning in April. I’m looking forward to 2012 and what is has in store for me and my photography. This past year has been amazing and I have been so blessed to work with such wonderful clients. Putting together this blog was extremely difficult, I easily could of had a 100 pictures to share. Luckily I spared y’all and chose my top forty, and those were hard to narrow down. Thank you to those that have supported me through this past year and believed in me. I truly enjoy doing this and I look forward to another year of growing as a photographer.