Some big smiles!

So Maceo is big enough now that I feel comfortable launching him into the air and catching him. It’s the old father and son game that scares the hell out of pretty much everyone else around except for father and son.

Recently I started playing this game with Maceo and I could see it in his eyes that he totally enjoyed it. I say “I could see it in his eyes” because although Maceo smiles, he doesn’t do it all the time for whatever reason. He may grin about something and sometimes give a pretty big smile but it’s usually pretty quick so it’s hard to catch on film unless you just happen to have the camera ready.

Well the other day we had a little extra time to hang out together and just have fun so I tossed him up towards the ceiling a couple of times and I immediately noticed that it looked like he was grinning as soon as he was airborn. I kept going because I wanted to see if he was in fact smiling as a direct reaction to me throwing him up in the air. And sure enough, the more I did it, the more he smiled. The smiles got bigger and lasted longer and I thought he was going to start laughing at any second.

Holly had the tough job of shooting a moving target but she did a great job. The whole room was in glee watching this kid fly in the air and smile repeatedly.

Seeing this happen was the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen so I thought I should share it on the blog.