I truly cannot believe how quickly this year has gone by.  It’s been a wonderful year for our family.  And a great {almost} first year for my business.  I’ve been truly blessed to have met with each and every single family that I’ve photographed this year.  Thank you for allowing me into your lives and letting me capture your memories.  It’s really been an honor.

Because I’m going to be able to say twenty-ten when referring to the new year.  Because my husband and I are going to be kid-free and enjoying some grown-up time tonight.  Because I have loved each of my clients and sessions this year.

Simply: Because. I. Can. 

I want to bring in the new year with a little somethin’ somethin’ for the people that have helped make my year great!  So, I’ve chosen my personal favs – well some of my personal favs – from the photos I’ve taken this year.  Wow.  What a task that was!  However, I’ve narrowed it down to my top 15 17 favorite portraits.  I couldn’t stick to just 15.  I tried.  I failed.

Just for fun, I’d like to have a voting contest!  The client of winning portrait will receive a complimentary session to use in 2010 (or as I like to say, twenty-ten) and a complimentary 11×14 of the winning image.

To vote, simply add the number of the portrait you like best in the comments below.  The image with the highest votes will win!  You may, of course, vote for yourself.  Send the link to this post to all your friends and family!  The more votes your image receives, the better your chances of winning!

To make this even more interesting… after all the comments are in, I’ll do a random number draw on random.org and that comment will also win a complimentary session to use in twenty-ten!  Woot-woot!

Voting ends at 11:59pm on January 8, 2010.  Only one vote per person please.  Also, there will be only two votes allowed per IP address. Leave a valid email address in the comment form (so I can contact you if your comment is drawn for the random drawing).

So, without further ado… here are {some} of my favorite portraits from 2009 (in no particular order):

#1 – A Mommy and her Baby 

#2 - Gorgeous Eyes 

#3 – A mom and her two handsome sons 

#4 - Miss D 

#5 - Love those piggytails 

#6 - A few sweet moments with a bride & groom 

#7 – Miss M 

#8 – Waiting on Daddy 

#9 – Mr. A 

#10 - Miss H 

#11 - A bride a few moments before her wedding 

#12 – The P children 

#13 - Sibling love 

#14 – K & J 

#15 - The C children 

#16 - Just walking with Mommy & Daddy 

#17 – Whoo-hoo!  I’m a senior!