Sunday, December 11, 2011

First Laugh

This weekend Lisa and Tin flew into town for Tin's residency interview at the U of U.  We had a fun party Saturday night to celebrate my upcoming birthday and Utah!  



But the real highlight of the weekend was this:


S has given a couple short giggles before, but nothing like this!  Lisa had her going for about 10 minutes straight.  In Navajo culture, the first laugh is a big deal, signaling the baby's desire to join her family on earth (at birth, the baby is believed to be a part of two worlds).  It's also believed that the baby assumes the qualities of the person who coaxes the first laugh. I couldn't be more happy that it was Lisa - what a great person to take after!

3 comments:

Olivia Carter said...

Glad the party went well. I hope the cake plates worked!

And HIP-HIP for the laugh! And you're right, Lisa is a great person to take after!

Katinka said...

Lisa makes me laugh too. ;)

Meryl Olson said...

Oh my gosh this is adorable! I love it!