Wow! What a month this has been. : )

Daniel made his entrance to the world a few days ahead of his scheduled induction. Which was a real blessing because I was dreading labor (those pitocin induced contractions are killer!). It was actually a very easy labor and delivery and by 2:40 am it was all over and I had an 8 pound 11 oz baby boy in my arms sweetly nursing and lovely warm blankets wrapped around my legs.

After one week to recover it was time to get ready for Christmas. Following on the heels of Christmas, I had the 14 and 8 year olds birthdays (just family parties — friend parties to follow in a few weeks) and then New Year’s. On our final day of vacation, I find myself looking forward to a return to routine, a little more quiet around the house, and a less-rich diet– even though I’ve got enough ham and turkey leftover to feed us for a week or two…

After much thought and consideration, I did pick a word for the year. Big surprise but my word is silence. I have a post in draft on that topic — maybe I’ll get it up tonight.

I’ve also been working (or attempting to work) on another photography project. Actually, I should say my partner, Cheryl, has been working on it, while I recovered from the birth and tried to get my act together between everything else. It’s called Faith-filled Photographers and our goal is to offer prompts and tutorials every week that focus on how our Christian faith inspires our creativity and our photography. Check us out here! Cheryl has done a great job really setting the groundwork for the posts.

Okay — now to attempt a Texture Tuesday shot. I’ve got lots of baby pictures that I can use!