Updated: Dec. 23, 2016 at 11:22 AM

Happiest moments of 2016 (23 images)

2016 has been an rough year for many people, but UPI photographers have captured moments that prove the whole year wasn't horrible. Here's a look at people who have found some joy during 2016.

Chicago Cubs fans celebrate outside the Wrigley Field after the Cubs' World Series win against the Cleveland Indians on November 2 in Chicago. Photo by Kamil Krzaczynski/UPI

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Chicago Cubs' Kris Bryant celebrates with Anthony Rizzo (44) after the final out over the Cleveland Indians during the tenth inning of World Series' game 7 at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, on November 2. Chicago won, 8-7, to celebrate a World Series win for the first time in 108 years. Photo by Pat Benic/UPI

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Usain Bolt of Jamaica (R) and Andre de Grasse of Canada share a laugh as they finish in the semifinals of the Men's 200m at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 17. Photo by Terry Schmitt/UPI

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Vice President Joe Biden and former Secretary of State and former New York Senator Hillary Clinton laugh together at the portrait unveiling for Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on December 8. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI

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