Holiday wardrobe malfunction

Spectacular: Meeting Grampa at the airport, in your jammies, on Christmas morning.

Less than scintillating: Immediately before meeting Grampa at the airport on Christmas morning, discovering a hole in the crotch of your jammies.

Emmett's 2011 Christmas Carol

With the benefit of hindsight, the Ghost of Christmas Past gave Emmett's parents Peace On Earth. The Ghost of Christmas Present, by contrast, manifests itself as a high-output 2 year-old ripping it up at the mall with only a couple of shopping days to go. One can only imagine how things might have gone terribly wrong with an errant visit to Toys "R" Us.

Merry Christmas, everyone!

The Royal Tannenbaum

Despite an extensive tutorial on effective Christmas tree selection, Emmett, ever a fan of the underdog, instead develops an attachment to a festive stump.

Approximately 3 Minutes Inside The Head Of My 2 Year Old

Borrowed from writer and stand-up comedian Jason Good, because no parent can accurately express, in entirety, what it's like to live with a 2 year-old (if it were possible to accurately express what it's like to live with a 2 year-old, humans might have stopped having children long ago):

Each of these “emotions” lasts about 3 seconds.

1. I wanna play with Daddy’s phone.
2. I wanna put on Mommy’s shoes.
3. GET MOMMY’S SHOES OFF MY FEET NOW!
4. I wanna open and close the thermostat.
5. I wanna turn on and off the light on the microwave.
6. Is there anyone here with a phone I haven’t played with yet?
7. I NEED TO PUSH SOME GODDAMN BUTTONS.
8. I wanna pick up the cat by its head.
9. I wanna throw all the toothbrushes in the sink.
10. HOLY SHIT I’M STARVING.
11. CHEDDAR BUNNIES.
12. I HATE FRUIT.
13. I want out of my chair.
14. I wanna play with the iPad.
15. I wanna go outside. No, I wanna turn the heat on.
16. I wanna take my pants off.
17. I don’t like the shirt I’m wearing.
18. I wanna play with Mommy’s phone.
19. I NEED TO PUSH MORE BUTTONS NOW.
20. I’m thirsty.
21. No, not for that.
22. Yes, perfect, juicebox. I’m gonna squeeze this damn thing all over myself.
23. Where’s Daddy?
24. Where’s the cat?
25. Where’s Mommy?
26. SERIOUSLY WHERE’S MOMMY!?
27. Oh my God I think Mommy left forever.
28. Ok, there’s mommy. I want to play with her phone.
29. Hungry again. Never mind.
30. I just remembered not liking these pants. Get them off.
31. STOP TAKING OFF MY PANTS!
32. Wow, I’m starving. I want peas but I don’t know how to tell anyone.
33. Finally, peas. I like throwing these.
34. WHY DO I STILL HAVE THESE PANTS ON?
35. Oh look, a new person. I wonder if they have a phone.
36. I’m tired.
37. I’M NOT TIRED!
38. I wanna go for a walk but I don’t wanna go outside.
39. No, not inside either!
40. I need to push some buttons right now.
41. I hate this diaper.
42. My eyes itch.
43. WOW! Is this my toe?
44. STOP TRYING TO TAKE MY PANTS OFF!
45. I hate these pants.
46. This shirt itches.
47. I’m tired.
48. Stop asking me if I’m tired.
49. Where’s that toy that goes beep?
50. I wanna take a bath in my clothes.
51. Put on my favorite song.
52. Where’s the cat?
53. What is UP with my shirt?
54. Did I just hear a dog bark?
55. YOU DID NOT JUST TRY TO TAKE OFF MY SHIRT AGAIN!
56. I wanna see a dog.
57. No, not OUTSIDE! I wanna see a dog inside.
58. Is my penis still there? Good.
59. I peed.
60. I’m bored.

Repeat.

And for those who visit this blog just to catch a glimpse of Emmett, here's your token photos...taken while on a recent trip to Gramma and Poppa's. He tried to make a break for it...