Merry Christmas Baby!

One of the BEST parts of having your own kid is that you can make your kid into your own little model/photo shoot subject. And for an amateur photographer/part time stay-at-home mom, that means fun on my off days! Well, thanks to an idea from the most awesomest invention ever (Pinterest, of course) I decided to stage a little Christmas photo shoot...

So, the first thing I needed to do was track down the little car. I put out a plea on Facebook to borrow one and Daniel came home that very afternoon with the little car in tow. The second step was to put together the lumber jack outfit. We already had the hat and the little lumber jack boots but the plaid jacket was really gonna make or break the ensemble. We had nothing even close. Well, wouldn't you know it my wonderful mother-in-law bought Isaiah a bag of second hand clothes and lo and behold this little beauty was tucked in the bottom of the bag! Step three was to wait for the perfect day. I didn't want it too warm because I knew Isaiah would not like wearing a hat and fleece jacket on a warm fall day. I also didn't want it too overcast because I'm not that good of a photographer and I need the sunlight to take the best pictures. Step four was to catch Isaiah in a good mood and head outside!

All of the steps came together perfectly today! Well, all of the steps except for #4. My plan was to take Isaiah outside after his nap, which is a prime good mood spot in his day. I laid him down for his nap at the usual time and he proceeded to roll around and play for the next hour. He never actually fell asleep. So I rescued him from his baby prison, dressed him in his 'costume' and out we went. This is what happens when Isaiah is not in a good mood and I try to make him do stuff:

Luckily, Daniel came to the rescue and got Isaiah laughing and giggling while I got the poses I needed to get the best shots. All in all it was quite the successful little photo shoot! And what did Isaiah do not 10 minutes after coming inside? He went down for a 2 hour nap of course! Here are a few more from our photo shoot: