vintage?

Our friend Teresa has been posting childhood pictures of herself and her husband, and I thought it was so cute I would do the same. I was going to do a Halloween one, but couldn't find one for Alma.

But are we so old now that our kid pictures are vintage?

Don't you agree that sometimes it is fun to be carefree like a kid? I love how their smiles come so easy. I love that anything can be fun or turned into a game. I love that they are not preoccupied with looking silly. I admire the people who have kept some part of that perspective on life.

We are taught to humble ourselves and become like a little child. To be teachable, to be forgiving, to love all those around us, to make friends with everyone, and to bring light to the world through our presence in it. Who isn't happy when they hear a child laughing or see a child playing some game they invented?

So act like a kid once in a while. Be spontaneous, laugh, play, and maybe even make up a game. The holidays are the best time for this kind of behavior. Might I suggest the gross food game. A little jewel we enjoyed {ahem, still enjoy} where you take turns coming up with gross food ideas. ie. gravy filled Twinkie, or my personal favorite-- ground beef- as a cereal (Joan gets all the credit for that one, still makes me laugh)