Is she back?

maybe.
If nothing else I'll be posting pictures. I have a nice new camera and even though I'm just a MWAC (mom with a camera) I'm working on really understanding photography and taking better photographs.
The kids are well and so are Christopher and I.

Katie finished her sophomore year at UD and her Rome semester. She had an amazing time.
Jack has graduated from high school and will be headed to Texas A&M in the Corps of Cadets on an Army ROTC scholarship. Ian is doing well and working at the Texas Transportation Museum. Grace is still riding. Emma is only about 9-12 months from her blackbelt. All the littler kids are busy and happy. We added to our family in March 2012 with the birth of Leo Martin.


Brand new Leo with Max.

Leo this spring

My household summed up in one picture.

In the Distance

i heart faces photo challenge

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I like to read over at iheartfaces.com to learn more about photography. I'd never think of entering a contest but this month's theme of "In the Distance" immediately made me think of this shot I took a few years ago in Corpus Christi. We were at the beach around sunset and had watched this sailboat make slow progress across the harbor for quite a while. I don't know what Grace was doing but it made a pretty photo :D