Don't get me wrong, it's not all smiles all the time. No, they do a good job of making me crazy too and, in that moment, I am for sure not laughing. It's funny though how it always seems that they get me laughing at some of the most stressful times. It's like they know that I'm at the end of my rope and need a good laugh. This is exactly what happened the other day at lunch. It started with Finnian, my silliest child, letting me take crazy pictures of him.

And then, Sayer and his friend Joel lightened my day just by being 7 and loving (so completely) the milkshakes we bought them.

My previously dark and frustrated mood was washed away by a few of life's most simple pleasures, including my own chocolate malt. I'm glad I was willing to let my tension go and roll with the moment and embrace the silly.