This post is a part of my “Board Book Beauty – Savoring the small as I read to my toddler” series. To see all of the posts in the series, go here. I have many memories of opening a certain type of package when I was a child: for our birthdays, we’d get boxes from Aunt Jan with wrapped … Continue reading "{Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real} – Eloise Wilkin Edition"
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{Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real} – Library Book Edition!
This post is a part of my “Board Book Beauty – Savoring the small as I read to my toddler” series. To see all of the posts in the series, go here. A friend commented to me recently that she really enjoyed the {Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real} posts I used to write. As she said it, I … Continue reading "{Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real} – Library Book Edition!"
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~Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life with Like Mother, Like Daughter~ {Pretty} and {Happy} Jonathan and I managed to sneak off to the coast last weekend. (Many, many thanks to my generous sister and brother-in-law, who came to stay with Katie while we were gone). It was the first time we’d been away … Continue reading "{Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real}"
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~Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life with Like Mother, Like Daughter~ {Pretty} Katie is now aware of the camera when it’s out and, like most people her age, her behavior changes when she knows its being recorded. As a result, I’m not taking as many pictures of her these days. Late last week, … Continue reading "{Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real}"
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~Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life with Like Mother, Like Daughter~ {Pretty} “Pwetty dwess!” she tells me each morning as we’re deciding what she should wear. This outfit, sunglasses included, is all her own doing, and she was ever so excited to put it on. Indeed, it is a pretty dress for a … Continue reading "{Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real}"
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~Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life with Like Mother, Like Daughter~ {Pretty} It’s the time of year when the world comes to life, when our little corner of Earth is shameless in its extravagant beauty, when all I want to do is to revel in the glory of nature (though see this week’s … Continue reading "{Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real}"
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~Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life with Like Mother, Like Daughter~ It’s been a busy week around here, so I’m late to this party, but there are so many good moments each week that I didn’t want to skip. Pardon my tardiness. {Pretty} Spring, it is a-bloomin’ (much to the dismay of my nose … Continue reading "{Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real}"
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~Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life with Like Mother, Like Daughter~ {Pretty} Early last week, after the rain ended, I woke up to a glorious morning. The rising sun, blazing in a brilliant blue sky, met the saturated earth and created a lovely mist. After settling Katie in her chair, I dashed outside … Continue reading "{Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real}"
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~Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life with Like Mother, Like Daughter~ {Pretty} After nearly two weeks of rain, blue skies made a grand appearance. The weather for the past few days has been as lovely as it gets, and there’s something about the warmth of the sun on your skin that makes you … Continue reading "{Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real}"
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~Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life with Like Mother, Like Daughter~ {Pretty} A small girl by a big ocean. {Happy} My sister moved, and now lives just an hour away! Last weekend, we met her family at the local Children’s Museum, and great fun was had by all. Hurrah for cousins. {Funny} The … Continue reading "{Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real}"
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