Laughter

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As kids when we would poke some fun at my mom she would say, "Laugh, laugh, laugh." I was just reminded of this as I was thinking about last night.

Our youngest, Mac, started laughing, then we all started laughing. Then Mac stopped laughing and looked around as we were still laughing and then our little 9-month-old started laughing again. He's starting to observe what's going on around him and react. It is amazing how much they are learning at such a young age. How they copy what you do.

This all happened around the table last night at dinner. One of the good memories you want to hold on to. There's something about laughing that's just good.

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