our 2011

01.16.12

Our year.

Images from our point and shoot, our DSLR, Facebook tags and both of our iPhones.

(If for some reason the slideshow below isn’t showing up for you, refresh this browser window)

2011 in a nutshell

(in parenthesis, where we traveled)

January – Mike’s family in Indianapolis • Published in Rangefinder Magazine • RAIN, Beatles cover band concert

February – Made an offer on a gorgeous old house • Withdrew offer after it failed inspection miserably • WPPI Speakers • The Bobbi Shop announcement • (Las Vegas, Nev.)

March – One wedding • Family vacation • The Bobbi Shop release • Found an awesome newer house that wasn’t ready to fall over (Marathon, Fla • Treasure Island, Fla.)

April – Friend slumber party • Closed on our first home • Three bbmk workshops • Moved • Road trip for Maya Angelou • (West Virginia)

May – Two weddings • Traded in my VW Beetle • Replace it with a 2008 Volvo S40 • (Merrillville, Ind. • Chicago, Ill. • Cincinnatio, Ohio • St Louis, Mo.)

June – Three weddings • Tornado wedding • Mom in hospital • Surprise birthday trip • Turned 30 • Surprise birthday party • Another healthy train finale • (Kokomo, Ind. • New York City, NY • Chicago • Gainesville, Fla.)

July – Three weddings • 4th of July Party • Rapid-fire sessions • Air Conditioner stopped running, holy hot 90° tamales Batman! • (Terre Haute, Ind. • Bedford, Ind. • Bloomington, Ind.)

August – Three weddings • full Air Conditioner replacement • Paul McCartney with mom • St Louis Shot Party Speakers • Mom starts college • Mike’s 31st Birthday • Ms Pacman console table • (Bloomington, Ind. • Cincinnati, Ohio • St. Louis, Mo. • Chicago, Ill.)

September – Four weddings • Labor Day with family • goddaughter August Rose turned 1 • (Fort Wayne, Ind. • Toledo, Ohio. • Batimore, Md. • Grand Rapids, Mich.)

October – Two weddings • 8-Year Anniversary Mini Vacation • Rapid-fire sessions • Repainted house • (Sacramento, Calif. • Yosemite National Park, Calif. • San Francisco, Calif. • St. Louis, Mo.)

November – Her Conference Speaker • Two bbmk Workshops • Thanksgiving crab legs feast with friends • Surprised Kansas City family on Thanksgiving • (Grand Rapids, Mich. • Kansas City, Mo.)

December – Mike & Dad Vacation • Holiday card • Christmas with Mom • Christmas with our friend-family, AKA Framily • Christmas with Mike’s family • 2nd Annual Get Fancy New Year’s Eve Party • (Fort Meyers Beach, Fla.)

1 bobbi • 1 mike

10 states • 28 cities

18 weddings • dozens of sessions

5 workshops • 3 speaking engagements

375 Bobbi Shop templates

**and 1 perfecto house!**

WHAT A YEAR WE HAD! …a year full of lots of highs and a few lows… a year that was both exciting and exhausting… a year that we will never ever forget!

We have the most incredible friends and families that greatly contribute to making our lives what they are.

Thank you. Everyone…

Much love,

bobbi+mike+

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KellyFebruary 12, 2012 - 11:38 am

LOVED watching this. I had the biggest grin on the entire time. You guys are amazing at everything you do!

EleynFebruary 10, 2012 - 10:42 pm

Looks like you guys had an amazing year! I hope 2012 brings you a lot more happiness!

Lisa BrosmanFebruary 10, 2012 - 3:50 pm

What a great year you guys had! Congrats on all the success and especially the house! Here’s to an even better 2012!!!

LauraFebruary 8, 2012 - 10:48 am

What a great year. I had a smile the whole time. And what a great house!

Michael BlanchardFebruary 1, 2012 - 9:28 pm

I usually never watch slideshows, ever, because of my attention span… but this was GREAT! Love love love the Yosemite pics from October. & nice ride you got B!

BrittJanuary 30, 2012 - 9:45 am

You guys are so fun. I admit I had to do a double-take on that GINORMOUS box of crab legs. And I literally laughed out loud on some of the others. Including that shot of Mike with the huge spoon at Pier1 — I have a picture of my guy looking dangerous with the huge knife at the store!

david + kimiJanuary 29, 2012 - 1:50 pm

cheers to many more!

MartinJanuary 27, 2012 - 12:47 pm

You guys are absolutely adorable. Today I was feeling kind of hopeless in my photo business, but for some reason watching that video has inspired me. Thank you guys, I’m sure you only intended to share your year, but you have giving me hope, because I see that you too have slept on floors and moved homes, and have been exhausted like the me :-). Keep up the amazing work. ~ Martin

melissakorenJanuary 24, 2012 - 12:33 pm

speechless. you’re both too much. infinitely awed to have been even a millisecond of that slideshow! can’t wait to see what 2012 brings!

shanJanuary 23, 2012 - 6:49 pm

at the risk of sounding creepy….i really want to be your friend after seeing these….you look like WAY too much fun!

heather chickJanuary 23, 2012 - 11:54 am

LOVE the slideshow! What a fantastic year!! So happy to be a part of your first-ever workshop too:)!!

jane buttonJanuary 23, 2012 - 9:31 am

Whoa…quite a year! you guys deserve every single bit of happiness shown in that video. will miss seeing you at WPPI this year – maybe next year!

meganJanuary 21, 2012 - 9:43 am

Loved every minute of it!

thatgirlblogsJanuary 20, 2012 - 7:48 pm

watched the whole thing, got teary, got embarrassed about getting teary, got over it.

happy new year b+m…

Tiffany PadillaJanuary 18, 2012 - 11:31 am

LOVED the slideshow. Amazing year you guys. Wish you an even more AWESOMER year than last. PS…I found myself singing along to the songs….lol

SandyJanuary 18, 2012 - 6:59 am

What a fun year! Thanks for sharing!!

Melody CarpenterJanuary 17, 2012 - 9:38 pm

I L-O-V-E-D watching this! Yay for 2011!

KarenJanuary 17, 2012 - 7:00 pm

That was absolutely the best. Loved it. This was exactly the pick-me-up I needed for today. Thanks you guys. Love you both whole big bunches.

AshleyJanuary 17, 2012 - 4:46 pm

I loved seeing this side of you guys! What a crazy year. P.S. WHAT in the world was I doing the background of that seminar pic?! embarrassing hahaha

LeaJanuary 17, 2012 - 2:50 pm

I love it!

CorrieJanuary 17, 2012 - 12:03 pm

loved it!

KelliJanuary 17, 2012 - 11:52 am

You two are so cute!

Tasha DeLaVergneJanuary 17, 2012 - 11:04 am

I LOVED watching this. Congrats on a banner year! ps, loved the song selections too.

Heather ColeJanuary 17, 2012 - 10:17 am

Love it – love everything about it. Next year – I wanna see more of us in it (AKA I need to see you more). LOVE YOU.

ClaryJanuary 16, 2012 - 11:49 pm

What a gorgeous year!! The pictures from all your trips are awesome but the best are of your first home. Congratulations! ps-perfect songs

KarynJanuary 16, 2012 - 9:24 pm

So so so GREAT! I love it! Thank you for sharing this. I need some happy right now and this certainly brought it.

kristen davisJanuary 16, 2012 - 7:54 pm

well i have tears in my eyes. so proud of everything you have accomplished! miss you like crazy!

JacqieJanuary 16, 2012 - 3:13 pm

Looks like it was an amazing year where you touched MANY lives and helped change people for the better. <3

rachel yatesJanuary 16, 2012 - 3:06 pm

Haha awwwww I loved that!!! Here’s to your 2012 being just as much of an adventure

MelanieJanuary 16, 2012 - 2:47 pm

This is awesome! What a great idea to make an annual slideshow! Thanks for sharing with us!

It's me, Betsy!January 16, 2012 - 2:28 pm

Super awesome. What a YEAR you had!!!! (Lots of shopping! You could go to the moon with your cc miles!!!) Love you guys so much and miss you. Great show!

Sherry LaneJanuary 16, 2012 - 2:11 pm

You two are seriously awesome. And ADORABLE!

GailJanuary 16, 2012 - 1:27 pm

Isn’t it so fun to look back at your year and think, YEAH…I DID ALL THIS?!!!! You guys crammed so much into your 2011 that it was a real treat to look back on it. Thanks for letting Nick and I be a part of a few of those memories. We are truly blessed by your friendship.

jesszwoJanuary 16, 2012 - 1:14 pm

watching this just made me smile ear-to-ear. love you guys!

Maya LaurentJanuary 16, 2012 - 1:10 pm

Zane just watched this with me and screamed “CAKE!” What a great year you guys have had! Even more ahead for you this year!

MollyJanuary 16, 2012 - 1:07 pm

Friends, I am missing you like crazy. You’re the best.

jenniferJanuary 16, 2012 - 12:17 pm

what a year!! you do it all so well. if you hadn’t included the sleeping pictures, i would have wondered whether you did it!! cheers friend, and may 2012 be just as amazing

KatieJanuary 16, 2012 - 11:51 am

holy cow you two are the coolest! happy happy new year to you both, loved watching your 2011 adventures and the happy music that went with them! much love, katie+henry

ArianaJanuary 16, 2012 - 10:53 am

This was fun and beautiful. I love your guys’ photography and how happy you both always seem. I admire your skills and your personalities
It must’ve been a lot of work putting that slideshow together. Thank you for doing it, it was a blast watching!

laura zastrowJanuary 16, 2012 - 10:38 am

oh sweet perfection. i love this! (: happy 2012!

HollyJanuary 16, 2012 - 9:03 am

you guys rock!!! what a year! LOVE it!!!

Stephanie StewartJanuary 16, 2012 - 8:40 am

You two had quite a year! Can’t wait to see what 2012 brings! Happy New Year!!!

AlisonJanuary 16, 2012 - 8:34 am

I love you guys. That’s all:)

KristinJanuary 16, 2012 - 8:30 am

Oh, how fun! I should do one. I think it would make me extremely tired just looking at it, though. LOL

Happy New Year, Bobbi + Mike!

Amanda SJanuary 16, 2012 - 8:19 am

Looks like a pretty awesome year! I hope 2012 is even better to you both.

(I loved the surprise of seeing my Ian in your slide show. Thank you for that. <3 )