babies
The Christening
“This was my Christening, June 1971. I’m the baby obviously, my Godmother is holding me, my parents are next to her. Their hideous outfits aren’t the “awkward” part of this photo. In the background, my grandmother is pulling my sister’s hair while my brother is recovering from a smack! All of this right on the front steps of a church.”
(submitted by Debbie)
The Joker
“In the photo is my grandpa holding me as a baby in 1989. After grandpa retired, he started a side job as a clown, where he’d go to birthday parties and do magic tricks. He also often wore his boxing shorts from his days as a heavyweight boxer at Michigan State. He was dressing up to entertain the grandkids that day, and the boxing/clown combination certainly made for an interesting photo.”
(submitted by Darcy)
The Grind
“This is a picture of one of my cousins in the early 80s hanging out in the kitchen and blissfully watching how sausage is made. ‘Cause that’s how we roll.”
(submitted by Mandy)
Busted
“My mom, bless her soul, absolutely loved her dustbuster and thought all of us should have one for Christmas. We all posed with her and her trusty old one.”
(submitted by Peter)
Eyes Wide Open
“This is a picture of my brother. The photographer was trying to get him to look at the camera and he snapped his fingers and accidentally scared my brother- perfect timing!”
(submitted by Kelly)
Bedtime Stories
“This is a photo my mom captured of my then 2 year old daughter.”
(submitted by Lora)
Rabid Rabbit
“My sister on the lap of the most gawd-awful Easter Bunny ever. A mom in our mother’s club had borrowed the bunny costume for photos … we didn’t know how to tell her that not only did the Bunny appear to be a mutant, but it was SCARING THE CHILDREN!!”
(submitted by Kristie)
