Well, now that one entire year has passed since my last post, it would seem to be time to do an update. 2011 was a life changing and crazy year, to say the least. Lots of change, the largest being my daughter arriving 2 months earlier than expected. I could have never anticipated what new experiences or challenges 2011 would end up holding for me, but suffice it to say I am happy to greet 2012. The below images: one for each month of the year. The theme here is pretty blatant, but I unashamedly post these in love for my amazing daughter and how she made 2011 the most memorable year of my life.

Just before Christmas, Asha and I went on a trip to Leavenworth with our friends Vanessa and Josiah. During our time there, Josiah and I went snowshoeing a short drive out of the city. This was my first time strapping on snowshoes, which turned out to be more difficult to traverse in than I had realized! After following a forest road for some time, Josiah and I decided to take a side trail, which turned into creating our own route up and then down the surrounding terrain. Below are just a few images from our snowshoe adventure.

In October, I spent time with some family friends at the park. Carter and Julia, the kids pictured below, are two individuals with more unique personality, energy and love than most kids I have encountered! These photos only reflect a small part of them. These images were taken at Juanita Bay Park, a great place to go just about any time of year.

Here it is, the second and final part of my series of images from our travels (mostly) in Italy. Venice was one of the last major cities we visited, and it was here while riding a gondola that Simon proposed to Nancy! I can think of very few more romantic settings to ask for someones hand in marriage than while on a gondola in Venice with the bells ringing across the city! Please enjoy these final 11 images.

15:15:12 - Venice, Italy

18:13:01 - Milan, Italy

18:13:52 - Verona, Italy

18:32:24 - Venice, Italy

18:34:02 - Milan, Italy

18:36:20 - Milan, Italy

18:43:32 - Milan, Italy

18:47:25 - Venice, Italy

18:59:51 - Verona, Italy

19:36:42 - Milan, Italy

19:58:27 - Venice, Italy

Yet again, an embarrassing amount of time has elapsed since my last blog post. This past summer was a busy one with weddings, family, travel and more. The next couple of posts will be featuring images of travel, with Italy as the primary country of interest. Originally, I was simply going to do a series of posts for the various cities we visited but on second thought and a suggestion from my wife I decided to change things up. The images are displayed chronologically by hour, but not date. Although we drove from Germany to Switzerland then to Italy then through Austria back to Germany, most of our time was spent in Italy as the photos will reflect.

My wife and I shared our travels with our good friends, Simon and Nancy. Originally, the surprise(for me) trip was intended to simply be our first real vacation together, but turned into our Babymoon weeks before we flew out! Needless to say, it was quite an adventure, and there are hundreds of photos to go along with the many stories made in the whirlwind 10 day trip. Here are just 11 moments in time, part I of Time Travel.