Laughter is Contagious!

Today my girls reminded that laughter is contagious!! On a day that began with no laughing matter, this afternoon was spent making memories that will last a lifetime! (for me at least!)

The day began at 4:30am when I was suddenly awaken with a warm sensation all down my back. When I finally came to my senses I realized just what that warm sensation was and who caused it, and no it wasn't Aron!! You guessed it! Mia had crawled into our bed and peed all over me! I woke Aron up and sent him on clean up duty of Mia while I wiped down the mattress and changed our bedding...all while Mia was repeating, "After I get cleaned up can I come back in your bed?"

So after literally waking up on the wrong side of the bed this morning, I was in no laughing mood. Mia's first question in the morning is always, "So mom, where are we going to go today?" This morning I told her we were going no where because mommy had to clean and she now added to my laundry list by peeing the bed! But as noon time rolled around, I began to feel guilty about not being outside to enjoy what will be undoubtedly be one of the last days of summer weather, so I decided to take the girls to the park.

Every time we get to the park Mia heads straight to the swings, which still baffles me because we have a swingset in the yard, but for some reason park swings are so much more appealing to a 3 year old! After loading Mia into the swing, while wearing Lydia in the "snugli" on my chest, I begin pushing Mia facing her front so Lydia could watch. Each time Mia would come forward she would look at Lydia and shout, "I'm gonna get you Peanut (her nickname for Lydia)! At this Lydia would squeal with delight, which would in turn make Mia laugh hysterically!! As the game continued, Lydia began laughing hysterically like no other 4 month old, 11lb 6oz little girl I have ever seen!! She was laughing so hard that at one point she couldn't catch her breath. Before I knew it, another mom and child came over to the swings to watch Mia and Lydia playing this game and watch Lydia laugh! Then a few minutes later more people were over watching, and laughing along with my girls and myself. At one point I thought to myself, "Now I'm never going to get Mia off these swings!" But then I realized all the joy and laughter my girls were spreading just by interacting with each other and this simple game! Suddenly the 4:30am awakening was out of my mind and all I could think about was all the laughter being spread by my two sweet little blessings. I began to wonder in that moment what else was being forgotten about at that playground by all of other "spectators," as we all joined in laughter together!

So I encourage you today, no matter what your circumstance may be, to take a minute and spread some laughter, or even just a smile :) After all, it's contagious!