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Picture Perfect: Tiger Woods And Brood

GOD I LOVE THIS PICTURE! Looking at it is like inhaling a dose of sunshine. And it's that damn dog on the right that makes it so endearing!

Let's talk about those babies first, those beautiful bundles of poop and spit-up and magnetic energy. Sam Alexis is passed the spit-up stage, probably on to potty training. One day too soon, she is going to slay the boys with those big brown eyes and that turned-up nose.

Charlie Axel, born Feb. 8th, is almost as cute as another Charlie I know, born just 24 hour before Tiger's -- cliche alert! -- new cub. (Welcome Charlie Mo!)

And what is there to say about Elin except that she's beautiful and exudes the lightness of being. That Tiger, what a lucky guy. What a lucky family! At least to these eyes.

But it's those damn dogs that reveal the unfettered joy of this moment. Taz is kissing Tiger on the ear while Yogi noses in on Sam. The hell with the golf trophies, Tiger. This picture takes the prize! Thanks for sharing this gift.

Tiger released the photo and asked any media using it to make a donation to The Tiger Woods Foundation, and I'm going to have to scrape up a few bucks to comply.

Oh, and another aside: thank you Woods family for not succumbing to that newest celebrity craze of auctioning of baby's first picture. There really is such a thing as class left in the world after all.