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Monday, May 11, 2009

Laughter

A good laugh and a long sleep are the best cures in the doctor's book.
-- Irish Proverb



It's time for another I ♥ Faces entry! This week the theme is Laughter. It should be fun to see every ones entries!

But even more than the fun theme I'm excited about this week guest judge! The Pioneer Woman is joining in the fun and is going to be the one looking at and judging the winners! How cool is that?

The plan for today, after posting my laughter entries, is trying to make a gluten free version of her Yogurt Marmalade Cake.

But on to the photos...

Kids:


This is my darling little Ethan last week after a bath. He was all wrapped up in a towel and he's so ticklish I couldn't resist tickling his chubby little legs! I also couldn't resist trying to capture his adorable giggle



Adult:


A few years ago I flew out to Idaho to be in my friend Katy's wedding. I met her in England while I was going to bible school and she was in the same missionary training class as my future husband, Geoff. You can read about that in Part One of our story.

Katy is a lot of fun and you can always count on laughing a lot with her around.



A smile costs nothing but gives much. It enriches those who receive without making poorer those who give. It takes but a moment, but the memory of it sometimes lasts forever. None is so rich or mighty that he cannot get along without it and none is so poor that he cannot be made rich by it. Yet a smile cannot be bought, begged, borrowed, or stolen, for it is something that is of no value to anyone until it is given away. Some people are too tired to give you a smile. Give them one of yours, as none needs a smile so much as he who has no more to give.
-- Author Unknown

P.S. Those of you who are just visiting are welcome to join and follow along on "The Gill Family Adventures"! We love to get to know new people! That's what life is all about isn't it? Relationships, friendships and getting to know each other and being there for one another.

22 comments:

Carmen said...

I love both pictures.....

Mireille said...

You did a great job of capturing these beautiful smiles :-)

Unknown said...

Both are great but the B A B Y... I could just gobble that baby up... what a cutie pie! Nice job!

Deanna Rabe - Creekside Cottage Blog said...

Oh that Ethan! Yum!

Kristen said...

Ethan's smile is adorable!

Rebecca said...

both are great entries.
your kids entry is absolutely adorable.
~Becca

the monkeys' mama said...

Melissa! I l-o-v-e that picture of Ethan! It is incredible!

Randi Troxell said...

both photos are awesome... but ethan... i could just eat him up... so precious!

Unknown said...

That baby picture is too adorable for words. Oh my good heavens... WOW! : )

Alicia W. said...

Both entries are just perfect. Great shots.

Anonymous said...

OooOOoH! I could take a bite outta that Ethan! I love a fresh & clean baby!!

Great shot! Both are beautiful!

Corey~living and loving said...

how how I adore that baby. :) great shot!

have a happy week!

Foursons said...

Precious baby photo!

Brittany Ann said...

Love little Ethan's bath time giggles!

Unknown said...

Both pictures are so beautiful and joyful but I adore that bath picture! :-) what a cutie!

Skoots1moM said...

so so nice
thx 4 sharing!
:)

Ter said...

Great photos! Thank you for sharing! :)

Anonymous said...

Beautiful pictures! Thank you for your lovely comments on my blog. I've added myself as a follower. I'd like to get to know a fellow Irish girl! xxx

Becky K. said...

Having Ethan in black and white is so artistic. How you managed to tickle him and get this perfect photo I don't know...but it is great.

Katarina said...

Those are great. The baby one totally makes me smile!

Sarah and Chadd said...

GREAT pics!

Mrs. McFadden said...

what a great baby photo, it made me laugh right out loud. great entries.