Christmas Card Photo Shoot

I arranged for a photo shoot for Christmas cards this year with my friend Lindsay. It was with great fear and trembling that I arrived at the park with my three well dressed and perfectly groomed children. I knew it wasn't going to be easy to get a good group shot with Jackson and his two year old oppositional defiant disorder. But I never thought it would be as hard as it actually was. There were several times when both Lindsay and I had to stop and catch our breath from the antics it took to get Jackson to do anything besides roll around in the dirt. Thanks to a talented photographer we got some great shots. We never did get the perfect group shot for the card, but put three individuals together to make a cute card.

O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree

We debated whether or not to get a tree this year. I saw scenes in my head where Jackson would jump from the couch to the top of the tree, taking it down with him. This hasn't happened, thankfully. He has broken at least 4 ornaments so far. The tree is smaller than we normally get but I think it turned out pretty well.