a new year

You've probably notice the new header on the blog. Shannon and I took some fun pictures with the sparklers on New Year's Eve. I'm no pro with my camera, but it was fun to experiment with the different settings. I like how some of these turned out.

Addison got in on the sparkler action as well.

We did nothing exciting this year. Shannon was sick most of the day and I was getting it. I fell asleep on the couch around 10:30, woke up at 11:30 to eat some Oreos and watch the ball drop. Then we were all in bed shortly after that. I did go to Target and get the sparklers and a couple of spinning flowers for the kids. Addison loved them all. Morgan not so much. For some reason she thought they were loud. They really weren't.

 We all wore our best New Year's Eve outfits for the celebrations.

It was fun to ring in the new year with my favorite people. Being together was the best part.

I had a great 2012. I set some goals and I actually accomplished most of them. I'm going to put my thoughts about 2012 on paper (blog paper) soon. It was a really good year for me and I'd like to remember that. The only goal I've set for 2013 is running a half marathon. It may take me all year to do it, but I'm going to try my hardest to get it done. Cheers to a good year.