THE LEG SWAP
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“Sometimes, matching during family photos isn’t the best idea.”
WELCOME TO THE MIDDLE
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“So my cousin is having his third baby.”
PATRIOT GAMES
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“My friend just posted this on his Facebook for Throwback Thursday.”
THE TWINS
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“This is a photo of me with my twin baby sisters swaddled. I was helping my Mom around the house and it was their nap time so they slept in that Moby while I cleaned and did laundry so she could rest! I didn’t realize how this looked until I posted it on Facebook. The twins…get it?! Lol!”
SHIRT HAPPENS
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“My friend sent his kid to school on picture day with the wrong shirt.”
BLACK HOLE SUN
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“This is a photo of me with my sisters.”
NO ROD REQUIRED
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“My kids were canoeing at a park when my son saw the tail of this huge grass carp and decided he wanted it. With no fishing rod or gear, he just hopped out of the canoe and grabbed it up. He loved on it for a little, letting the ‘mammarazzi’ shoot some pics, and released the shocked fish. Then I sent him home with his dad, since he smelled like a giant fish.”
MULTI-TASKER
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“I asked my (now ex) husband to feed our daughter, I walked back in the room to find this-I had to take the picture because I couldn’t believe it…I then chastised him and rescued our daughter…but it was pretty funny to see.”
THEM’S THE BREAKS
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“A rousing New Year’s with parent and grandmother? Note my grandmother’s broken arm, the party hat on the dog and the noise makers thrown aside. Does anyone look like they are excited to welcome the new year?”
SILENT PROTEST
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“This is a picture of my sister and brother-in-law and his siblings and their spouses on New Year’s Eve. My sister is the one who has wisely chosen not to participate in this smooch-fest.”
HOLIDAY BLUES
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“Turns out my cat isn’t a big fan of the holidays.”
A CHRISTMAS SURPRISE
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“We took the kids to take pictures with Santa. Needless to say we were shocked as we scrolled through the photos and saw Layla’s middle finger up with her head turned and smiling.”
LONE SURVIVOR
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“Guess who kept everyone up last night?”
HANGTIME
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“The kids were having a shoot for our Christmas card and we had no idea why the photographer stopped shooting and fell to the ground laughing. We sent it to a few friends with the caption, “It’s snot Christmas without you!”
LOVE CONNECTION
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“My nephew and I really hit it off.”
CORK SCREWED
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“That one Christmas when a champagne cork hit me in the eye.”
BETTER WATCH OUT
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“This was taken back in 1971 when I was about 18 months old. My grandmother had one of our cousins dress up as Santa to surprise me and my aunt (who is holding me). I’m not sure what happened to Santa on the way over…..looks like he was run over by one of his reindeer.”
A TREAT FOR “SANTA”
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“I told my 2-year-old that Santa was tired of milk and cookies.”
DA BOMB
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“My mom, sitting on a bomb that landed in their backyard. 1958.”
CHRISTMAS CHAOS
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“Our Christmas photos are ready!”
GAMER DAD
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“Asked my husband to watch the baby.”
HE ALSO SEES YOU WHEN YOU’RE SLEEPING
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“This is a photo of me and my two sisters with Santa Claus, and there was some random guy who was looking through the window as the photo was taken. We didn’t realize he was in there ’til we got the photos back.”
AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR
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“My brother and his wife couldn’t get any good pics because my nephew wouldn’t come out of ninja mode.” – “American Ninja Warrior”
BACKGROUND CHECK
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“I was looking through an old photo album at my in-laws’ house and thought I’d found a nice picture of my husband, his brother and their parents. Then I saw the sign from the store in the background. Nice place to take a family photo!”
AN & AL
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“We didn’t think this engagement photo through.”
CANNIBAL CHRISTMAS
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“My brother labeled our Christmas leftovers so we could differentiate between our food and the dog’s. My mom gasped when she opened the fridge.”
ENGAGEMENT THIS
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“My sister got engaged at a baseball game. Somebody wasn’t happy about it.”
A FAMILY TABLEAU
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“Turned the corner to go into the living room, expecting nothing out of the ordinary, and was immediately taken aback to find this scene going on quietly.”
SMOKE ‘EM IF YOU GOT ‘EM
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“My mum’s graduation photo.”
CHANNEL SURFING
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“This pic of my cousin Julia and I was taken after Thanksgiving dinner. My sister took the shot but, before she did, she handed the remote control off to my 63 year old mother. It wasn’t until we were looking at the pics a few days later that we saw where my mom’s channel surfing had landed her.”
GRANDMA MAXINE
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“My husband’s grandma. The resemblance is uncanny!”
THANKSGIVING IN THE RAW
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“Grandma wanted a photo with her Thanksgiving table settings. Nobody thought to check the mirror.”
THE ART OF WAR (KIDS EDITION)
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“I asked, ‘What book do you want?’ She said, ‘Get me the one with a dragon on it.’”
RISE ABOVE
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“Tribute to my 96-year-old grandma who still lives alone and can walk around without a cane walker or wheelchair and who waters her flowers by being lifted up on a tractor also she can remember the thing she ate for dinner three years ago. Sharp as a tack.”
JACKPOTS
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“These two brothers both won the lottery on the same day.”
TAKE A BITE OUT OF MOM
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“I’m about 2 or 3 in this photo. We were at a family friend’s wedding. Apparently my mom was having fun dancing and not paying attention to me. I bit her in the butt, legend has it that I drew blood.”
FEEDING TIME
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“Daddy is chatting with a friend and does not notice duck nibbling on babies toes.”
THE KING AND I
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“My friend’s kids’ Halloween costumes. Yes, they were Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn.”
FREEFALLING
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“Halloween 1989. That’s me on the right. My sister is about to have a really bad day.”
FALL PHOTO
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“We’re good parents, I swear.”