The continuing adventures of Minion Vs Christmas Tree

In the days leading up to Christmas, Minion's attacks on the tree were restrained. She pulled off a pine cone and batted it around for a bit.

She's been giving Fernando's Christmas flowers a few curious sniffs, but I managed to stop her from eating them.

I woke up one morning to find that the metal fairy had finally got it. 

But Minion seems to understand that Christmas is over and it's open season on the tree. Today I woke up to find a soldier, a person, and a bird on the floor.

I finally understood how she's been getting to the ornaments halfway up. She places a paw upon the lower branches, and stretches up with her other paw.

The little person came right back down.

 Then back she went...

Down came a ball, which she played with for a bit.

Up again.

Down came an elephant.

Up again.

Down came the soldier.

And her grand finale: An attempt to take the whole tree down by sitting on the cranberry garland.

(She also took down this bird, and continually removes the light stars.)