Picture Rule #?: Make the Baby Happy

Jo really likes smart phones and especially likes to see herself on the screen. Instant redirection tool! Turn the camera on and let her look at herself.  As a result there are lots of 'selfies' on my phone.

Here is a sampling of just the last two months.

Mind you, these are only some of them. Personal favourite - bottom row second from the left.

Pictures Don't Rule: The Quest

While we were up at Hanna last weekend for Easter I continued the elusive quest for a family picture I like. There are lots of good pictures of Jo. Plenty of good pictures of Adam and Jo. A few good pictures of Jo and me. Good pictures of all three of us together? Unheard of!
Here are some examples.

Jo and me:

Jo:

Adam and Jo:

I should make it clear he was throwing her in the air, this is not a Lion King moment...

All three? This is as good as it gets:

Lots of shadows, a grumpy baby and do I have my eyes closed? Probably. <Sigh>

Holiday Rule #3: Get Away

Is Easter technically a holiday?
I've just consulted the dictionary and according to the fourth definition option, Easter is a holiday.

4. a religious feast day; holy day, especially any of several usually commemorative holy days observed in Judaism.

Check, check and not so much. 2 out of 3 ain't bad I suppose.

Well, for this particular holiday we escaped to Hanna and spent the weekend. Jo did an egg hunt on Saturday. It was cold outside and Jo doesn't move around much so her egg hunt was indoors. Around the couches in the living room. With lots of help.

Human and Canine help.

House Rules: Buy Yourself One!

Jo's Auntie bought a new house.
I thought it was a perfect time for a photo shoot.

Cat Rules: Make Your Own Rules

What?
(He seemed to say)
This isn't a seat for cats?
(incredulous)
I'll just pretend I didn't hear you
(and he carried on that way - even after we added the baby to the stroller. He's a determined cat, I'll give him that)

Baby Rules: Drink the Water

I left Jo playing with her toys at the table you see in the foreground and came back to find her engaged in this diabolical thievery!
So naturally I took a picture.

Glad it's only water in the bottle - nothing stronger. 

Soda or anything. Of course. 

Baby Rule: Whatever Works

Since Jo has started to enjoy standing upright while holding onto something while also pulling things off shelves, I thought we might try a variation on a theme and see what she thought of the kitchen drawer. Since these are old school hand build drawers they don't go anywhere without some real force. Perfect for an investigative baby type. This was in an effort to keep her happy long enough for me to achieve something. I think I was trying to do the dishes? Of course the method fails if you spend so much time taking pictures of her that you don't complete the task.

We started out with "Why are you taking pictures of me?"

And proceeded on to reckless abandon!