I can't believe January is half over...

Almost, anyway... where does time go?

Friday morning, I went to Sarah's school and saw her accept the "Citizen of the Month" award for her class! She received it for all the improvements she has made in her schoolwork effort and her attitude overall. It has been a difficult transition for her from preschool to kindergarten and we are so proud that she has come so far in such a short time. I am confident that she will make a great transition to first grade by the end of school year, despite the skill deficiencies that she started with.

I took this photo this morning as I was trying to get some good pictures to use for photo Valentine cards... part of my journey to become a "deliberate" photographer is really looking at the settings of aperture, shutter speed, and ISO to control exposure. I am pleased at how well this turned out, though I know I have far to go. She is such a lovebug.