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“A day without laughter, is a day wasted.”  -Charlie Chaplin

An ordinary afternoon with my youngest.  Just the two of us playing together in her room.  She trying to hide from me, me grabbing and tickling her,  she laughing wildly and popping up for more.  That gapped toothed grin she has had since she was one, when she fell face first and broke her tooth.  Somehow I can no longer picture her without that gap, it is just so her.  That crinkle in her nose and that loud crazy belly laugh.  

We can have our kids pose and smile but the photos i love best are the spontaneous ones.  They capture personality.  A moment shared, forever saved in one snap.  Some I’d swear have sound, like the one above.  Some times blurry and imperfect, yet so full of life.  

Show us some happy today.  A shared laugh , a serious case of the giggles, a silly dance,  or a funny face that just plain makes you smile.

 

Comments

  3. This totally reminds me of my 14 year old daughter, Emily. She too knocked that same tooth out when she was 1. Her gapped tooth smile was so part of her that when she got her permanent tooth in it was so strange. I love this photo. She is so adorable. Thank you for the reminder of a sweet time in my life when my children were young.

  6. i love this soooooooooooooo much! i can hear her laughter in my head (and i’ve never actually heard her voice). isn’t it amazing how a picture can do that? you captured it perfectly.
    i’ve got to find some laughter today. 🙂
    thanks for the prompt.
    xo

  24. this photo so captures the way my best friend and I are together… we have been dubbed the "giggle twins" since we were little, little, little girls. We get going and can’t stop.
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/glitch_nitch/475810238/in/set-72157594429355892/

    This photo is of my family, my crazy silly family. I know there have been posts before talking about how hard it is to get the kids to sit still for a photo, but do you know how hard it is to get a set of adults who have known each other for over 30 years to sit and actually cooperate for a camera?
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/glitch_nitch/307370227/in/set-72157594393802976/