Thursday, February 28, 2013

Theme Thursday: Happy Happy Joy Joy


When I saw that the theme was Happiness and Joy, I realized I have a lot of pictures that would fit the bill.  We are mostly a happy, fun loving family and I am mostly a mom who loves to spoil make her kids happy, and my kids are mostly joyful creatures who are thrilled with practically anything.

But then I remembered the moment when Maggie walked into my hospital room to meet her baby brother for the first time.  

She had been excited for the whole pregnancy that she was going to be a big sister, and was only the teensiest bit disappointed when she heard on the phone that the baby was not a girl.  She got over that in no time flat and loved her little brother from first sight.  

I had the camera ready and took pictures of the older four kids coming in to see Alexander, and I was able to snap this one of Maggie looking at me with pure joy and thanksgiving for the gift we had just given her.  The gift of another sibling.

24 comments:

  1. Oh my gosh. Love it. LOVE IT.
    Clearly, a picture of a child being harmed by a decrease in parental resources.

    ( I just scrolled back up and saw her left hand! Look at it! Wide open in joy and excitement!)

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  2. Adorable! Obviously she's resentful of being displaced as the baby of the family :P

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  3. Oh. My. Heavens...I love this! She is sooo happy! What a moment that must have been for you, momma! : )

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  4. Oh, my! Her eyes are a-sparkling and that big wide open smile is the best. Joy of a sibling indeed!

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  5. I love it. Such a sweetie!

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  6. So cute!! What a good big sister she must be.

    I love how so many of us chose our children for our Happiness/Joy photos. :-)

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  7. Aww! That is such a sweet picture!

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  8. I love this!!!! She truly does look full of joy!

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  9. Thank you for sharing with the blogosphere the joy that us Mamas of big families see! She's a beauty!

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  10. Oh! That is absolutely pure joy! Look at those smiling eyes, they tell the whole story!

    Siblings are the greatest gift. You guys live an inspiring life, thanks for sharing it with us.

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  11. Oh, her smile takes my breath away. So beautiful! Also, I think you did an excellent job framing the shot.

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  12. What a face! She is so adorable! Thank you for sharing!

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  13. Your children are Beautiful, with a capital "B"!

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  14. Love her smile! I still remember J's face when he walked in the hospital room after K was born . . . I wish we had gotten it on camera. It was priceless!

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  15. Nothing like pure joy! You captured it. :-) So precious.

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  16. Love that her gift was a sibling :)

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  17. what a darling picture. she is the sweetest big sister!

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  18. How sweet is that! True joy!! :)

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  19. Awwwe, so sweet. Priceless pic. I love that you love to make your kids happy. That is how we all should be!

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  20. This pic is the best. The two of them still seem so tight! Love it!

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