Dad Goes Above and Beyond to Ensure Children Look Happy in Christmas Photos

An enthusiastic father was determined to ensure his children were smiling in photos meant for the family Christmas card during a photo shoot at Hopatcong State Park in New Jersey.

Brittany Dippold, who asked to be credited as brittdipp, recorded this video and posted it to her "TikTok":https://www.tiktok.com/brittdipp/video/7163106566512741678?is_from_webapp=v1&item_id=7163106566512741678 and Instagram pages. In the caption she wrote that her husband “deserves an award for dad of the year. He was the biggest team player during our family photo shoot.”

The video shows Dippold’s husband jumping and running around, acting like a monkey, and throwing leaves to get smiles and giggles from his kids. Dippold told Storyful the photos, captured by New Jersey photographer @ithadtobyou, came out “incredible.” Credit: @brittdipp & @ithadtobyou via Storyful

Video Transcript

- Pretty smile, look at that.

[LAUGHTER]

[DAD MAKING MONKEY SOUNDS]

- What is daddy doing? What is he doing?

[LAUGHTER]

- Good job.

[LAUGHTER]

[INAUDIBLE]

- Go get him.

- Look at daddy. Look at daddy.

[MAKING FUNNY NOISES]

[MAKING MONKEY NOISES]

- Oh my goodness. What is daddy doing? What is he doing?

[LAUGHTER]

It wouldn't be the first one today. What're you doing?

- Oh my goodness. I'm dying.

- Smile. Look at that.

[DAD MAKING MONKEY NOISES]

- What is daddy doing? What is he doing?

[LAUGHTER]

- Go get him.

- Look at daddy. Look at daddy.

[MAKES MONKEY NOISES]

- What is daddy doing? Oh my goodness. What is daddy doing? What is he doing?

[LAUGHTER]

- Oh.

- Wouldn't be the first time today.

[LAUGHTER]

- Oh my goodness. I'm dying.