So, I recently had a very intersting and wonderful experience throwing a baby shower for my sister-in-law, Lisa.  I have never planned a baby shower before, nor have I ever ATTENDED a baby shower, so I knew that I was in for a lot of researching and hard work.

First of all, do you realize how many baby websites there are out there?  I had no idea how many baby names, baby games and baby tips you could find on the internet.  It was all a bit overwhelming for me, especially because it seems like everything for baby showers is so TACKY.

Luckily, my sister-in-law, Amy, is a great cook, so I knew the food would be taken care of…and it was.  Beautiful quiches and fruit salad accompanied by to-die-for caramel muffins made by my mother-in-law, Carol, and of course BETTY CAKE!

Overall, the shower was a huge success…everyone had a great time, and John and Lisa went home with a ton of great loot!  It was a fun experience, but needless to say, I’m baby-ed out for a while.

It’s cold and snowing.  Luckily, I love winter

We’ve got some votive candles on our patio table that filled with water and have frozen and are now accumulating snow… kinda neat-o if you ask me.

We love doing engagement sessions because it gives us an opportunity to get to know the couple and work with them before a wedding.  It sounds silly but it really adds up to the end result of better wedding photos.

Before Audrey and I got married we realized that we hardly had any photographs of us together without a drink in our hands or at some random party or bar.  That’s another reason why we love doing engagement sessions - giving couples photos that are “nice” and are the type you’d be happy having sit on your dresser without a plastic cup of beer in your hands.

So, the first couple that send us an aweful photo with some sort of cup/beer/drink in their hands will win a free engagement session.  Free.  Yep, it’s true, good things DO happen in this world.  E-mail your photos to info@olryphotography.com with a mention in the subject that you need an engagment session.

So, everyone’s got to have a New Year’s resolution, right?  The past few years I haven’t made any resolutions because then it is much easier to not break them.  This year is different and I’m going to try my best to stick to one…

I’m going to take at least one picture each and every day.  I’m going to use the blog to post the photos and share them with everyone… now don’t jump on my case if I don’t post them every day but I’ll do my best to post them at least a couple times a week so that I don’t get too backlogged.

 So with any good resolution there must be a beginning… Our dog, Abbey, loves to lay on pillows and blankets (better yet, a blanket on top of a pillow).  Audrey got up from the couch today and when she returned she found Abbey firmly planted in the middle of her pillow.

 Happy New Year’s to everyone!

To ring in the new year we spent some quality time with our friends Ashley Arthur and David Butz at the Butz residence (it has a nice ring to it, doesn’t it?).  It was a good time for all and everyone went home safely after watching the ball drop either by taxi or designated driver and that’s a great, safe way to start the new year!

More photos are available by clicking here.

Happy New Year 2008… Best wishes from both of us that your upcoming year is filled with happiness, love, and good fortune.