Welcoming the New Year

New Year's is a time where I get to better appreciate my Japanese culture, because get to we make and eat Osechi. :) For those who don't know, in Osechi, many kinds of foods are made in symbolism of welcoming the new year, so usually at least the day prior to New Year is spent preparing the meal. This year, my Dad & I split up into two and made the dishes at our own homes and put together our finished work in tiered boxes on the actual New Year's Day. When we saw everything finished in the boxes, the work was all worth it. :)

Why is the first photo of mochi? In Japanese culture, New Year's breakfast is always mochi! Yummmm.

Some of the first few photos were actually taken by Chadsen, he's quite skilled no? Also, we took the opportunity to use our studio lights to take the shots this day.

M Kat