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Thursday, January 20, 2011

Fun Photo

In going through some old photographs tonight, searching for inspiration for a blog post, I came across a photo that made me laugh out loud; and I thought I'd see if it had the same effect on anyone else.

First, let me remind you that Doug and I don't have children. Aside from some babysitting experience when I was a teenager, and some involvement with my niece and nephews during their growing-up years, neither Doug nor I have been around young children enough to interact easily with them.

Well, Sandra and her Hubby have always been generous about sharing their own family with us. In December of 1999, they invited us to come over while their daughter Jenny was home for a Christmas visit, with her two daughters, two-year-old CoCo and newborn LuLu. 

Someone had the idea of getting a picture of Doug and me with the little ones.


Can you look at this picture and not laugh?

Fortunately, a second attempt turned out a little better.


But that first one is more true to life.

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11 comments:

  1. BeckieJanuary 20, 2011 at 11:18 PM

    I'm lovin it!!!

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  2. Betsy Banks AdamsJanuary 20, 2011 at 11:24 PM

    Cute ---both pictures, Linda!!!!
    Hugs,
    Betsy

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  3. Linda at To Behold The BeautyJanuary 20, 2011 at 11:33 PM

    You should, Beckie. You pressured to to come up with a post!

    Thanks, Betsy.

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  4. LoriJanuary 21, 2011 at 8:46 AM

    I love it...lol...yes that first photo is more like how our turn out too..thats real life isn't it? Have a wonderful weekend!

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  5. Linda at To Behold The BeautyJanuary 21, 2011 at 8:55 AM

    Thanks, Lori. Glad I could put a smile on your face this morning.

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  6. Out on the prairieJanuary 21, 2011 at 9:23 AM

    Funny shot, sometimes the best part is handing them back.I always tell kids we used to play catch with them when they were babies just to see the reaction.Many don't believe me.

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  7. Linda at To Behold The BeautyJanuary 21, 2011 at 1:26 PM

    That's funny, Steve. But, wait...SHOULD they believe you? :)

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  8. HilaryJanuary 21, 2011 at 10:54 PM

    That is so cute. Coco and Doug seemed to be quite uncertain about one another.

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  9. Linda at To Behold The BeautyJanuary 21, 2011 at 11:04 PM

    Hilary - LuLu and I weren't any more certain of each other than were Doug and CoCo; we just didn't display our uncertainty as obviously as the other two. If you look at LuLu's eyes, you can almost see a plea for help in them. :)

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  10. SandraJanuary 22, 2011 at 1:32 AM

    I LOVED seeing these pictures again. The first one is the more realistic, isn't it. You trying to save the photo op by smiling for the camera, while Coco looks at you like, "I don't think this guy holding me knows what he's doing." and Doug looks like he's thinking, "What smells?" And when you look at Lulu closely, I think that tight little look on her face may say, "It's me!" :)

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  11. Linda at To Behold The BeautyJanuary 22, 2011 at 9:02 AM

    Sandra - I love your take on what's going on in that first photo, although I doubt that I could have managed that smile if it WAS LuLu that smelled. I think she's looking for someone to rescue her from hands that she senses belong to someone who is clueless about babies.

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