peter pan had it right

One of the best parts of being home is being able to spend time with my wonderful niece, Allison. I never could have imagined the joy and light that erupts in my heart when she does something as simple as smiling.

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"When the first baby laughed for the first time, the laugh broke into a thousand pieces and they all went skipping about, and that was the beginning of fairies. And now when every new baby is born its first laugh becomes a fairy. "
- Peter Pan (James Matthew Barrie)