The lone tear

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Her mom calls her “the crying champ of New Jersey” — in this case, the single, lone tear was a result of a chocolate shortage on her plate (but certainly not on her mouth!)

(Thanks, Tracey R.! We’ll see if anyone has the goods to dispute the “Crying Champ of New Jersey” title!)

Hosed

Hose in the Nose

Awww… gotta love a kid’s curiosity!

(Thanks to Steve C.– dad of 4 (!) and talented photographer. Check out his photography on his blog, http://dailyframe.com.)

 [Editor’s Note: You may be wondering how the photographer got this awesome series of shots. Turns out Dad spotted his kid picking up the hose and after realizing the faucet was on, he neglected to shout out a warning and instead rushed off to grab his camera to wait for the outcome. Ha, we should all be this committed!]

Huff and puff

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Birthday Girl’s uncle (on left) “helped too much” in blowing out her birthday candle. 

(Thanks, Marisa S. — her second submission! Her first is here.)

When one binky is just not enough

two-binky alarm

Hmm, perhaps three is the magic number?

(Thanks, Sharon M. who took this shot on a recent berry-picking adventure with her daughter.)

Road Warrior

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Trust us. This is NOT the face you want to see in Hour 1 of a 12-hour road trip (which is exactly when this photo was taken).

(Hope everyone made it back from your trip in one piece, Melissa B.! Thanks for the photo and story.)

Dockside Defiance

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On a recent lake vacation, the scenario went like this:
Swimsuit and sunscreen? Check!
Life jacket? Check!
Willing life jacket-wearing-passenger? NO

Therefore, according to Mom, this land lover sat on shore and cried for almost an HOUR before finally caving, putting on the life jacket and then having the time of her life with the rest of the family.

(Thanks for the story and photo, Kelli S.!)

First rule about fight club

First Rule About Fight Club

…there is no fight club – just a pointy-cornered lego bin at Legoland in which this kiddo crashed into, resulting in these blooze-worthy bruises.

Unfair advantage

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In a wrestling match, which baby are you putting your money on?

(Thanks, Lil’ Debbie, who’s lil’ newborn son is featured here!)

They said there would be presents

 presents

Birthday Boy is bummed that photo-taking takes precedence over present-opening. Such is life for the son of a mom blogger.

(Thanks, TeacherMommy! You can keep up with TM and her two little boys at her award-winning blog, Diapers and Dragons.)

Wasn't me

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Mom suspects Big Sis couldn’t wait to test if her new baby brother was pinch-resistant. He wasn’t.

(Thanks, Sara S.A.! Her second BB submission – Woot! Her first is here.)