Inside Edition: Go Behind the Scenes of Baby's First Christmas Photo Shoot

Every year, your mailbox fills up with glossy Shutterfly holiday photo cards from the proud parents of wee ones. You think--"cute kids"--and toss it in the waste can hang it from the mantel. Never do you consider every minute detail that makes the masterpiece, noticing how lovely the red velvet skirt looks fanned out without so much as a single wrinkle (miracle!) or how the skis of all three kids are lined up exactly parallell and equidistant (magic!) on top of the mountain overlooking a magnificent vista.

In honor all of those meticulous parents, who painstakingly arrange the hairs of a cowlick, color-coordinate holiday sweaters and style winter scenes rivaling the J Crew catalogue, I offer you an exclusive behind-the-scenes peek at the utter ridiculousness that goes into creating the facade. Because 7-month-olds do not sit happily, giggling and smiling with abandon, in front of the perfectly proportioned Christmas tree at the exact spot that hides the ugly tree stand, not at all interested in fondling and/or eating the props.

Go ahead, see what it takes.