{pretty, happy, funny, real}

Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life.

{pretty}

I was so happy to see Ellie acting like her old self on Friday night.  My goofy girl insisted on giving herself bunny ears in this picture.  Can you see them?

{happy}

She's such a happy baby, drool and all.

Watching Madeline and Katie happily interact makes me happy.  The genuinely like each other....for now.

{funny}

Just as I snap a picture of Katie at 5:50 (the time she was born) the day she turned 6 months old she decides to stick her tongue out for the camera.  Bryan would take this a proof that she thinks I'm ridiculous about the picture thing, too.

{real}

Madeline leaned over to hug Katie and she surprised us by going in for a hug on her own.  She hugged Madeline a few times after this was taken.

Bryan is notorious for taking dreadful pictures of me, but somehow he figured out how to use myprime lens

 [up until recently ever picture he's taken with the new lens has been blurry] and he actually took what I think is one of the best pictures he's ever taken of me.  It's nice to upload pictures and see a picture of yourself that doesn't make you want to cringe once in a while.