New Year's Eve and Day

It sure was weird to not be throwing a big NYE party in San Francisco this year, but it was great to be with Leo and Bethany for Leo's first New Years! 2009 was a great year for the simple fact that Leo was born, but other than that, it was just an "ok" year. Look forward to having 2010 be a kick a-s year!
In the photo above, Bethany and Leo are ringing the bell at the Sacramento Buddhist Church (Where we got married!) after the New Years Eve service. It's a Buddhist tradition to ring the bell 108 times for good luck. It was the first time Bethany (and of course Leo) has ever rang the bell!
The photo below was taken at the Marysville Buddhist Church on New Year's Day. Since we were heading to Marysville for our family party, we decided to make it up for the New Year's Day service and support the church I grew up going to.
And lastly, our family on my Mom's side gets together on New Year's Day every year as far as I can remember! We rotate getting together in Marysville or the Bay Area, so it was nice to drive the short distance to my hometown. It's one of the few times we all get together and is truly a great time seeing everyone and of course, we eat way too much. This was Leo's first New Year's Day with the family so it was nice to hang out with everyone. In the photo below, Leo is rolling around on the ground with his cousins Sara and Dave. Love that he is pulling on Dave's sweatshirt string! ha ha