Christmas Jams

Em got some Christmas pajamas (yeah you can admit that you saw the word "jams" and thought I was either going to sing or cook you something, right?), and I have spent the last three days trying to get a decent picture of her in them.

And now they are dirty because she choked on her milk this morning and coughed it up all over her new pajamas.

So I'm here to report what I have so far.

First things first:  Em is happy all the time, especially when doing her "work".

Check out the background.  Rob is without ottoman cushion because 

Em needed to push it around the house in a laundry basket.

And now a series of failed attempts to photograph Em in her new pajamas:

Attempt 1.  Back her into a corner.

Attempts 2 and 3 also failed: The action shots, and building with blocks shots.

I finally settled on TV, which resulted in some zombie-like poses of Em watching 

"World Animal Adventure":

This was the end where the kids dance like animals.  "What a great show!"

I also have a couple of videos.  The first demonstrates how fast Em can move when she realizes that the baby gate to the laundry room is open. You also can hear some pretty damning evidence that we were watching the New York City Tree Lighting Ceremony on TV.  

The second is pretty long and kind of boring, but it involves her stealing a box from the cat. She was pretty driven to succeed.  I have to say "be nice!" a lot when it comes to Em interacting with the animals.

Enjoy, and Happy Thursday!