Children's laughter

I love the sound of my children's laughter. To me, it is one of the best sounds in the world. My oldest is in a phase, though, where when he laughs he cackles like a hyena. We've explained that he sounds pretty goofy when he does that and needs to work on it. All three of them still have the laughter sound though, of pure childhood joy. The youngest has the most contagious laugh I've ever heard. Even babysitters and others have commented on it throughout his life. This morning, he has a friend over to play. Because of a commitment of the friend's mother, it's a four hour play date. I was a little concerned, because usually about 2 hours is all kids that age can handle. Fortunately, the weather has held off and they were outside playing on scooters, throwing basketballs, tennis balls, and whatever else they could find, and generally running around and being little boys. There was so much laughter and giggling and it just made me smile. They are back inside right now, and I've allowed them to turn on the TV. Apparently, even watching cartoons with a friend is funnier than normal. I love that sound!