this i know for sure...

jumping makes you smile

~seriously. it's impossible to jump with a frown on your face. try it~

and

building a human pyramid

can cause full out belly laughs

~see the boy on top~

this family is from louisville, kentucky and when i approached them about a photo. well somehow i just knew they'd be amazing. when we finished the jumping photos they wanted more. they said how about a pyramid. i said are you kidding me. yes. one hundred percent yes. the dad quickly did the math. twice actually {gotcha chris} to figure out that we'd end up with a

cutie patootie in front of the pyramid base.

i have to admit. it was perfect. they were perfect.

then i ran across these three girls. wow. more perfection.

~i think i forgot to ask where they were from~

let's take a closer look at this photo for a moment.

i mean i know i'm kind of good at this jumping thing and capturing really cool photos.

but come on. even i can't do the magic that happened behind this photo.

~

the single man between the leg space of the girl in the middle. and then the other group of people standing under the bent knees of another girl. wow.

~umm. yup. forgot to ask where they were from, too~

and

at the end of the day. before heading back to my cottage to watch the golden globes.

i found this family from nashville watching the sunset.

actually one of the girls is from wisconsin. cheese heads unite.

~

the mom had a new camera. so i showed her a few things. she said she really didn't know how to use it and i was happy to help. then like i always do. i took a few photos on her camera first. then a couple on mine. i'm not sure where my settings were. it's a bit dark. even for sunset.

but hey. they jumped.

i had another people connection. smiles and laughs were seen and heard.

and really. by the end of the day. isn't that what we all want.

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