This year we went to Angel and Marty’s fabulous New Year’s Eve party at the Olde Fort Pub, less than a mile from our house. Andy’s parents babysat for us (thank you!) and Jill, who now sells jewelry on Etsy, made me a gorgeous pair of earrings to match my dress.
Angel, in her fabulous black dress
Emily and Stephen, newly engaged!
baby bump (or, should I say, babies)
Mandy and Megan, loving sisters
Greg, Mandy and Bill
Jenna and Greg
Kristin and Tom
Angel and Marty
champagne toast at midnight
Andy and Marty
fun, fun night
“Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each new year find you a better man.” —Benjamin Franklin
![The kiddos at First Unitarian Church are collecting books for students at South Avondale School to help fill the free bookstore our church sets up at the school regularly. If you have gently used or new books you'd like to donate, please let me know and I’ll come by and pick them up! We mostly need Pre-K/K (board books, concept books [ABCs, shapes], not lots of large hardcover picture books), early readers, early chapter books and blank journals. Because of the importance of children seeing mirrors of themselves in these books, diversity is key. Thanks!!](https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/vp/1b0de463b3b6651ce328e04c69eefb61/5DAF8772/t51.2885-15/e35/p320x320/65600510_490323258372040_2015424398939439067_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com "The kiddos at First Unitarian Church are collecting books for students at South Avondale School to help fill the free bookstore our church sets up at the school regularly. If you have gently used or new books you'd like to donate, please let me know and I’ll come by and pick them up! We mostly need Pre-K/K (board books, concept books [ABCs, shapes], not lots of large hardcover picture books), early readers, early chapter books and blank journals. Because of the importance of children seeing mirrors of themselves in these books, diversity is key. Thanks!!")
