Photo failures

We wanted to get a cute picture of Chad to use for Christmas cards this year.  So we plopped him down on the tree skirt (it was the only holiday colored fabric we have) and tried to get him to ham it up for the camera.  If you don't get a Christmas card from us this year, please don't hate us.  We didn't exactly get the cooperation we'd hoped for.  These are just a few of the gems he gave us:

Nothing quite says "Merry Christmas!" like a cross-eyed, spitting baby. 


Here are some cuter pictures from the past week:

He looks confused in the last picture because he knows we do not live in the appropriate climate for penguins.  Such a smart little guy!