{pretty, happy, funny, real}

~ Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life ~
- See more at: http://ourmothersdaughters.blogspot.ca/2013/12/pretty-happy-funny-real-christmas.html#sthash.cEobHUO1.dpuf

 ~capturing the context and contentment in everyday life~

~ Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life ~
- See more at: http://ourmothersdaughters.blogspot.ca/2013/12/pretty-happy-funny-real-christmas.html#sthash.cEobHUO1.dpuf

~ Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life ~
- See more at: http://ourmothersdaughters.blogspot.ca/2013/12/pretty-happy-funny-real-christmas.html#sthash.cEobHUO1.dpuf

~ Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life ~
- See more at: http://ourmothersdaughters.blogspot.ca/2013/12/pretty-happy-funny-real-christmas.html#sthash.cEobHUO1.dpuf

I'm linking up with one of my favorite blogs, Like Mother, Like Daugher today.

{pretty}

        The top of our new living room dresser is the prettiest part of the house right now, especially with the low morning winter sunshine on it.

{happy}

        In a fit of Pinterest inspiration and preemptive Christmas planning, I made all forty of my Christmas cards in November.  Alas, they have still not made it into the mail.  Next year I'll have to make them in October so I can get them in the mail on time to actually reach their recipients BEFORE Christmas.  Thankfully Christmas does not end on Boxing Day as most people these days think, and the cards will get to their people before the 12 days of Christmas are over.  Grandma's vintage buttons made super cute Christmas balls on some of the cards, and my thrifty genius led me to cut up all our Christmas gift bags to make the other two sets.

{funny}

Rowan pulled a cream pie (which wasn't any good anyways) down off the counter.  Chris mourned the loss of the pie and I rejoiced at a great photo op.  Rowan was a bit shocked and perhaps worried that he'd done something bad, but when he saw how much it made me laugh, he gave a little chuckle too. 

{real}

   Somebody let Rowan have a moment's access to the Advent wreath, and he got his daily dose of beeswax.