Setting Up Our Tree As a Family of Three

Despite the chaos in our house (boxes everywhere, clothing everywhere, random projects strewn about, my baby shower stuff for the baby shower I'm throwing for one of my friends later this week, etc.), I asked Robert to set up our tree.

Before you label me as crazy (and I'll whole-heartedly agree right now), let me explain that I needed one last picture for our Christmas cards this year - which involved our tree being set up, and a cooperative baby.

I got half of what I needed, so I'm making do with it.

Here's the best pictures from our hour-long-with-dinner-and-nursing-in-between photo shoot. 

What are these?

Is this a good activity? (If you've
never seen Brian Regan, go
watch him.)

Oh, I see. You want me to play
with them!

Hello, tree!

Hmm, maybe this goes here?

I really don't know about this, guys.

I wonder what the tree tastes like?

Yes, she tried to eat the tree!

Yes, she tried to eat the lights!
(Please know that we did NOT let
her mouth close! Daddy's hand is on
the way into this shot to save her -
see upper left corner!)

Let me fiddle with this some more...

What?

I don't know, Dad. What would
Nana say about this?

Leave it to a baby to NOT play
with stuff you constantly tell her
"No touch," when you're trying
to get pictures of her playing
with lights!

I'm tired of this, guys.

Ooooh! Look at this branch!

Does it smell, mommy?

The tree tickles my nose, mommy!

I'm bored now, guys.

Yep, these lights are pretty tangled!

I don't know about this....

Can I be done now, Daddy?

Reaching for the tree

Let's talk business. This
light-untangling job is NOT mine.

The ONLY picture of her smiling.
No joke. We spent an entire hour
dancing around and making sounds
and faces like fools. We even
resorted to playing her favorite
songs on my computer.

Hay! Look here, Jack....

Wow, that's a big tree!

Is it bedtime yet?

Gasp!

Any guesses which one of these pictures I chose to go on the cards?