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Such An Angel... Sometimes

There's no doubt about it, Zoe is a good kid. No, seriously. I know I joke about a lot of stuff, and believe me, she can throw a tantrum with the worst of them, but overall Zoe is really sweet, well behaved and listens when you ask her to do something. I took her to a music class not so long ago and she just looked really cute while we waited for the studio to open.



She sat and waited so patiently and then went crazy on the drums. The other night I'm not sure what got in to her, but she was just acting crazy in her playroom. I was able to capture a few good moments on video. See for yourself.



She can also be super silly, which I find incredibly fun. The other night when I was putting her down for bed, she was laying on the changing table when she put her fingers in her ears and just started to laugh. It was so bizarre that I started to laugh too, which got her going again. That went on for a couple minutes before I actually put her in her crib.

Inevitably, with those fun times come the not so fun times. Soon you'll see our Christmas card that will be made from the pictures we had taken. What you won't see is the tantrum that took place during the photo shoot where, with candy in mouth Zoe threw herself to the floor, spit out her M&Ms and then climbed up to her hands and knees to reclaim the expelled candy. After she dusted herself off, I gave her a ride in a clothes cart in the changing room. When I asked her to smile, she did this.



She's so pretty. The other day Cheryl asked her to smile and she got this lovely picture.



Yeah, that's supposed to be a smile. Now let's be serious, is that a mini-Cheryl or is that a mini-Cheryl?

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