{Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real}

~ Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life ~   Every Thursday, over at Like Mother, Like Daughter!
{Pretty}

Pretty voices of the Sisters Devoted the the Sacred Heart Pretty voices  and most lovely devoted Sisters!

{Happy} There is a tight bond between my two bookends.  I call Lucy and Cecilia my bookends; though they are nearly 10 years apart these two girls are so SO much alike.   While Lucy was enjoying her week at 'girls camp' little Cecilia moped quite a lot a little bit.   It was hard to be the 'only' girl all week in Big Bear; surrounded by so many boys  (says booooyzzz with a long drawn out sigh, that's how she said it ALL week). My 2 year old niece was with us too and most of the boys included her brother and cousins.  Still, in Cecilia's mind they weren't her sisters. She missed her sisters.  Especially Lucy! Here at the pick up date for all the girls, Cecilia screamed all the way until she grabbed Lucy and hugged her for dear life. I wonder how she'll react once Lucy goes off to college? It wasn't so bad for her during the week.

She did get on her very first pony ride.

{Funny}

On the way home from Big Bear Lucy wanted to drive back... 

on the Los Angeles freeways! 

 This would be her very first FWY drive 

and it'll be me next to her, not her Papi.  

I was back to the worry mom again.  

But, I wasn't the only one... 

These are the back sit passengers! Oh the fear!!!! LOL She did really good actually.  Margaret, you would have been proud... of me that is; I didn't have a heart attack.
{Real}

Real memories that each of the kids had during our week in Big Bear.

The girls came back with new friends.

  Shared adventures with old friends.

The boys created and filled their week with adventures at sea

(really the lake but, to them this canoe was their sail and they the brave fishermen) 

Little ones gifted their mommies with this site.  

At the feet of Our Blessed Mother asking for her intercessions.

A week filled with memories.