In my 27 years of being a mom, I’ve had thousands of Moments of Joy with my children. Everyday surprises, major accomplishments, and more. We captured many of them, but since my kids were born pre-digital cameras, there are not as many photos as most parents have of their kids today. Perhaps that why I treasure those that we do have so much. Each one represents their childhood and triggers so many memories of the days they reflect.
Fisher-Price wants to celebrate families and their unscripted moments of joy, the ones that make you run to grab the camera to capture the event, with a contest on their website called appropriately, Moments of Joy. It’s a chance for parents, both new and old, to relive a bit of their children’s childhood through words, pictures, or video.
To participate, visit the Fisher-Price Moments of Joy website and upload your own photos, stories, or video of your child’s firsts, best, silliest, and more moments. Everything from smashing her birthday cake to finding her climbing the counter to snitch a cookie. Anything that makes you go ahhhh….., smile, or giggle.
The moments of childhood can be past or present but they just have to represent real moments. I’ve uploaded a few of my own to the site, including my oldest son’s first fish, my youngest son in bed with all of his toys and books, and other every day and ordinary moments that I still cherish.
Entering is easy. Just upload your own candid pics, videos and stories from your computer, Facebook, or photosharing website between now and December 20th to be entered for a chance at a weekly $100 gift card plus a grand prize of $1,000 worth of Fisher-Price toys!
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My joy is too be well enough to be home with my mom just love being home with my kittys too! Happy holidays too you!
We don’t have kids so I guess nothing in particular.
when my kids are happy are moments of joy
My moments of joy were having my 3 children. Corny but true lol.
I don;t have my own kids but i use to teach, and i still babysit. and I love the baby giggles and learning to walk moments!
When my son was healed of cancer!!
When my kids were born
the birth of my children
Seeing my granddaughter for the first time!
Thanks for the giveaway…watching our daughters play with the family dog, a yellow labrador retriever named maxine, when they were toddlers.
My moment of joy was when my child was born and my husband said “We have a girl!”.
My favorite moment of joy is realizing how far I’ve come.
My Moment of Joy is waking up to my loving husband every morning.
It’s a tie—the day my daughter was born and the day my husband came home from Afghanistan.
My moment of joy occurs when I see the light of discovery in my children’s eyes as they experience, learn, find something new. 🙂 Thank you.
being with the grandbabies
Watching my children play together
My joy comes from my son, daughter in law and pets since my husband passed.
my moment of joy was when i became a mom for the first time
Seeing my boyfriend happy.
When my baby son smiles in his sleep.
When a bright smile lights up the face of one of my children.
Spending time with my family 🙂
When my children were born
My joy is watching my kids faces when they are happy
When my cats purr when they see me
My best moments are playing with my son.
when i am getting hugs from my children and grandchildren
jagar0047 at yahoo dot com
Everytime I see my daughters happy
My favorite moments are all related to my kids and my husband. The first moments of meeting my chidden, and seeing how much love my husband and I had for them instantly.
The birth of my 3 kids are my best moments of joy, I couldn’t just pick one of them.
The day I married my husband 23 years ago 🙂
just time with loved ones in general
I do not have one moment of joy but many.The top 4 moments were seeing each of my kids for the first time.
my favorite moment of joy was my son birth
I get one every time I visit my grandmother.
My favorite moment of joy was when the sick, little bunny that I found on the side of the road, had a complete recovery.
My moment of joy is anytime I hear my nieces and nephews tell me they love me! They’re very special to me and it means so much.
Every HUG from my daughter!
When my son and daughter were born
birth of my children
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Watching my son’s eye light up christmas morning
my son’s laughter
when my grand kids look up at me and say.. I love you Nana
The best is hearing the kids laugh.. nothing fills me with more happiness than that.
Those little moments with my puppies.
The birth of my friend’s child
Babys’ laughs.
My wedding day is my moment of joy.
one moment of joy was hearing our youngest say Moma
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Any moment I spend with my grandchildren is a Moment of Joy.
When I met my step daughter for the first time.
My favorite moment of joy was when my son was born
kids birth
Baby smiles and mamamama talk.
When my youngest started preschool… and I was able to get some me time 🙂
Everytime I see my daughters happy
My moment of joy if more like moments, I love watching my nieces grow
The birth of my children and every time I hear them say “momma”.
One of my favorite moments of joy is the moment a plane lifts off the ground and I know I am on my way to someplace fun.
Unconditional love
Hearing the grandbabies playing and laughing!
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My favorite moments of joy are when I get to talk to my grandchildren on the phone
When my nephew was born. Thanks for the giveaway.
sitting around with family and laughing and sharing memories
vmkids3 at msn dot com
them waking up
My favorite moment of joy is getting my adopted son from Ethiopia.
My moment’s of joy are my husband’s smiles.
THE BIRTH OF MY SON WAS MY FAVORITE MOMENT OF JOY. THIS TIME OF YEAR I LOVE TO WATCH HIS EYES LIGHT UP WHEN HE SEES HIS GIFTS 🙂
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just watching my children smile
Recently, our moment of joy was buying a home.
My current favorite moment is my daughter’s 1st Christmas program and how she waved at us during the middle of a song.
My moment of joy is seeing my daughter run into the garage to hug me when I get home from work.
My favorite moment of joy is spending time with the family and watching my 2 yr old niece.
My moment of joy is finding out I was pregnant with our daughter.
Overall just spending time with family.
The moment my son was born!
My favorite moment of joy recently was speaking with my young niece on the phone for the first time.
My perfect Moment of Joy was when my baby girl laughed out loud for the first time at a mere 4 weeks old. I was amazed and will never forget that beautiful sound ever!
Playing with my puppy. 🙂
I have three moments of joy I will always cherish. The day I was married, and the day I gave birth to my two girls. Amazing days! Amazing moments!
Seeing my kids work hard on their homework, and then seeing the results and being so proud of themselves!
coriwestphal at msn dot com
Spring: warm weather, longer days, blooming flowers.
Thanks for the contest.
my most favorite moment of joy was seeing my newborn daughter for the 1st time ,its been 40 yrs and its still as vivid as the day she was born.
Marrying my husband
I love to see my kids smile and laugh that is my real moment of joy.
childern are my joy
I didn’t know joy, til I became a mother for the first time, then the second time, yep, I have 4 children and more joy than I probably deserve!
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stephanie gros
Hugging my husband
the first steps
My favorite moment of joy was finding out I got an A+ on my Biochemistry final this week. HUGE burden lifted off my shoulders.
happy_haylee(at)hotmail(dot)com
any opportunity to spend with my pregnant daughter
cuddling with my kiddos
When I got my puppy, Toby.
mine is playing with my lab
my favorite moment of joy is the day my son was born.
My own personal moment of joy would probably be finishing graduate school, and my favorite of those submitted on facebook would be “Mommy & Me on the Boaty.”
Probably getting my little kitty nugget
Watching my son and daughter hold hands!
Being a mom for over 31 years, and mom of 6, I have so many moments of joy. Testy now that we still have two teens, and a 20 year old in the house. (weak laugh), but it is all good. My recent joy has been watching grandkids play together at our house. One of the little 1 year old’s lives with us, the other (our miracle born last year just two weeks after this cousin…at only 29 weeks) comes for day care here most of the week. It is a LOUD, crazywonderful day every day. But they share, they fight, they cry, they belly laugh…and when they hug, it is incredible. For 2 just one year old’s to KNOW how to hug and mean it….I’m just warm and fuzzy with joy!
Teaching my daughter to roll out dough with me knowing that she’ll be able to make and enjoy good healthy food for the rest of her life.
Seeing my baby’s heartbeat on the first ultrasound after other miscarriages & taking 3 years to actually have a successful pregnancy.
Everyone waking up on Christmas morning
The birth of my daughter. After a long 26 hour labor and 3 hour hard labor.. she was well worth it!
Sharing the birth of my son with my fiance, older sister and father!
My favorite moment of joy is the moment when my kids spot their dad when we pick him up from the airport
spending tiem with my grandparents
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My greatest moment of joy was….after a long labor and emergency c-section…seeing my daughter’s face for the first time….Thank you for this contest and wishing you the happiest of holidays!
being with my family
The birth of my sons and then my grandchildren. Got to be present at all the grandchildren’s births
My favorite moment of joy was the birth of my grandson!
Being greeted by my dog every time I come home.
My Moments of Joy is hearing my kids tell me they love me!
waking up beside my daughter every morning and hearing her say good morning mommy, i love you
When each of my kids was born.
having my babies
Mine is when my toddler gives me hugs
My favorite moment of joy was seeing my little girl for the first time.
The days my daughters were born.
Being home with my family!
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whenever my niece & nephew come over they’re all laughs and giggles
my moment of joy is when my daughter laughs!
When my son said “mama I love you” to me, for the first time!
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my kids opening their christmas presents
Thank you for hosting this giveaway
Louis
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My favorite three moments of ultimate joy…when each of my children were born.
My moment of joy is when my daughter’s tell me that i have done everything right and raised them to be great kids.
When my little grandson tells me he loves me.
When my kids run to hug me and tell me they love me.
giving birth to my daughter
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Seeing my kids accomplish something.
My favorite moment of joy is when my family is all together and hearing them all laughing and having fun.
Hearing my girls playing and laughing together. My oldest daughter is 12 and my youngest is 8 so they don’t have a lot in common and it’s rare for them to play together.
My favorite moment of joy is holding my first grandson for the first time. It was truly a blessing just like the next three that soon followed. I am truly one blessed grandma.
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when my kids hug me and tell me they love me
I love waking up to my daughter singing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star to me!
any moment with my special needs son
Mine is when my son feels so self confident when he sees that he can do something new, like when he learned to put a shirt all by himself.
When my son fell asleep on my side and he cradled my head
Wedding day
When I saw my granddaughter for the first time.
When my children were born!
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Birth of my daughter
The birth of my daughter.
Thanks for the chance.
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my moment of joy is hanging out with my kids
holding my baby niece for the first time
My favorite moment of joy is when Folly innocently climbs on my tummy and curls up!
When I got married
when my baby was born
Moment of joy is opening the presents on christmas morning
when my daughters were born!
the smile on a child’s face
Just being with my family
Baby asleep.
I love seeing my family for the holidays since I dont live at home anymore.
My favorite moment of joy is seeing pride in my kids faces when they accomplish something.
Talking to my friends gives me joy
Watching my daughter sleep gives me much joy.
Seeing my parents, siblings and nephews all together for Sunday dinner. Thank you for the great giveaway. Happy holidays!
fave moment is at the beach
I have many favorite moment of joys, giving birth to my 3 children, being able to be a stay at home mom, meeting my husband and of course waking up everday. If we are talking about materialistic moments of joy I’d have to say getting my Jeep, I was without a car for 2 and a half years so I baby my 2003 jeep… it may be old but it’s new to me.
My favorite Moment of Joy is probably the day I got to take my son home from the hospital. He was born two months premature and it was longest two months of my life. He was finally large enough and strong enough to go home on New Year’s Eve 2001 and it was one of the absolute best days of my life. Bringing him into our home for the first time was my favorite Moment of Joy.
My engagement and my wedding
Mine is seeing my mom when I take a trip home!
When the kids unwrap presents
My moment of joy was watching my grandson in his church program
Cuddling on the sofa and reading stories to my son is one of my joyous moments.
When I got to hold my baby girl for the first time.
My latest moment of joy was holding my brand new great niece for the first time.
Spending time with my husband!
when both my daughters were born and when my youngerst daughter graduated college. GOD BLESS YA
When my kids were born 🙂
My favorite is the hugs and kisses when my youngest wakes up in the morning.
The moment we knew my mom was going to live after having heart surgery.
My moment of joy is waking up in my husband’s arms every morning.
When my little boy started kindergarten
when i met my wife and when i got my first dog
my favorite time of joy was when my daughter graduated college.
Taking my niece to her first Halloween this year was very special to me
When I became engaged!
giving birth to my son and marring my husband.
Seeing my boys health and smiling all the time
My moment of joy was when My little nephew first walked when we were playing together!
When I first got my cat
great giveaway, thanks
First time I fell in love
my son of course.
The day I was born. 😉 lol
smiling or laughing babies!
Seeing my baby laugh!
Time with my family!!
The day my niece was born.
Being with family!
My son taking his 1st steps.
When my sons were born.
Thanks so much
Right now it was when future SIl proposed to my daughter
Baby laughs.
watching my kids have fun at thanksgiving with their cousins
The day my son was born.
My 2 favorite moments of joy are the days my boys were born
When I walked into my daughter’s kindergarten class and she was sitting in the teacher’s special chair reading a story to the class. It was amazing!
Seeing my son take his first steps was one of my favorite moments of joy.
I truly have so many moments of joy everyday, my youngest sons are very close in age so experience a lot of firsts together and its so special seeing their happiness and being a part of it. Most recent was them realizing they can both fit in their Fire Engine together if one sits on the others lap. Seeing their happy faces always fills me with joy.
anytime my son looks at me and smiles, or hearing him laugh
my wedding day
Easy – meeting my birth daughter and her wonderful family!
Thank you.
When my kids tell me they love me first!
When I go home for Christmas break and see my family for the first time – magic!
When my teenage daughter still hugs me and tells me she loves me before she leaves for school.
when i held my baby girl in my arms:)
My favorite moment of joy is watching the kids open their stockings on Christmas morning!
when my father who had only 2 months to live met my son for the first time
A recent moment of joy was taking a picture of my daughter admiring the Christmas tree for the first time.
The birth of my girls.
My moment of joy – we picked up Christmas tree and decorated with DDs.
My moment of joy was when my sister had her first child.
My moment of joy is watching my daughter and son sleep peacefully.
our little guys first baseball hit in tee ball
I am proud of my daughter Samantha, she is about to graduate Tallahassee Community College with her AA degree May, 2013!
My favorite memory of joy is when my son met Mickey for the first time this past summer.
i love seeing my daughter smile at me
MY FAV MOMENTS OF JOY ARE THE BIRTH OF MY 4 SONS.
my favorite Moment of Joy is when my son was born.
My favorite moment of joy was holding my niece for the first time.
My moment of joy was holding my baby for the first time
My favorite moment is seeing my kids play & laugh together.
my son’s birth debbie jackson
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My favorite moment of joy is each day at 3:20 when the bus pulls up in front of my house to let my daughter off….the dog hears it about a block away and jumps up on the loveseat so she can watch it pull up. Her tail is wagging a mile a minute and she starts to whine as she watches for my daughter to get off. Then she gets more and more frantic as she actually sees my daughter start to cross the street and walk up the sidewalk to the door. As soon as the door opens, it’s like they haven’t seen each other in years….all kinds of barking and hugs. It makes me smile to see how much they love and miss each other during the day.
My moment of joy was watching my great niece walk by herself for the first time :))