Love plays along.

Yesterday, Kath over at soeurs du jour wrote about sitting there and looking pretty. Actually, she was playing along with a challenge she found from a friend’s site. I was sure I had a pic that would capture the challenge: Just Sit There And Look Pretty. (After all, it’s what I do all day, every day. Snort.) Here’s what I found:

Just sitting there, looking pretty.

I snapped this while we were at Old Sturbridge Village, on vacation. I love so many things about this picture.

I love how all-over lovely it looks.

I love that you can’t tell what a mood Bee was in at that particular moment. She and her sister had a great time and they were both very well-behaved that trip, but right when we wheeled into that particular garden, Bee decided she Didn’t Want To Listen!

I love that no one can tell that from looking at it.

I love that Bee played along and sat there nicely and let me stage the picture anyway, just because she loves me. And I love that both girls got taken in by the pretty lake below and eventually enjoyed it for what it was instead of just to make me happy. Just sitting there, looking pretty is what soothed them, I think.

And I love that all I knew this week was that I wanted to write about the girls, but nothing really stood out for me. Nothing seemed like a “Love Thursday” moment. But I got to play along anyway, to really stop for a minute and soak in what it must mean for a cranky 4-year-old who was pitching a fit to stop, sit on the bench, and pose even though she did not want to. She must love her momma an awful lot.

Just sit there and look pretty! It’s good advice, I think. And many and many a day, just what everyone needs! Happy Love Thursday, everyone. If you don’t know what advice I’m going to give you today, you need this more than you think: just sit there and look pretty! (And feel pretty, too!)

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