Oh my! I have a couple of good posts to post. One involves a certain guy, super-glue, a pipe cleaner and a fork...and it's FUUUNY, but I don't have the pics on my computer yet, so it just wouldn't do it justice, so I will keep you in suspense. I still have a Thanksgiving post hanging in the balance, but today my post is about our newest member of the family (and no, I'm NOT pregnant.. I have KEPT that new years resolution!! Sure, it's the only one I kept.. but, I think that was the MOST important one to keep!!!). We are now the proud owners of an elf named Joshua. For those of you who don't know, the "newest thing" is a book called ELF. ON THE SH.ELF. It's about an Elf that lives on the shelf during the day, and then goes to Santa to report the days activities during the night, and then returns to your house in the morning... usually in a different spot than where you put him the night before. Confusing?? yeah, I know... Anyways, we got the elf today. When Noah came home, I somehow was able to get the elf on the train around our Christmas tree without him seeing. He walked in the dining room for something and saw it...came out with this little smile and asked where it came from. Like a good mommy, I played dumb, and we read the note that was attached to this elf which said:
Dear Noah, Kate, and Kara,
Santa sent me and now I'm your new elf. Please name me because I do not have a name yet. Every night I go back to Santa and report how the night before went. So please be really good so I can tell Santa!! Oh, just so you know, Santa calls me mischievous (that means I sometimes get in trouble...) so Beware!!!
your elf!
Anyways, it's been precious to see how the kids, especially Noah, has reacted to this elf. I wanted to do this because I know Noah won't *believe* that much longer, and I wanted to make the last few times magical for him, and magical it's been. It's only been day one and he has carried that elf EVERYWHERE. He keeps guessing what the elf will be doing when he wakes up. He keeps talking to the elf, and telling him things to tell Santa.. precious, I say! The added bonus: I put them to bed at 6:45, and they ran up the stairs SO FAST, got in bed, and was asleep by 7:00!!! Oh, Mr. Elf.. you MIGHT have to stay at our house year round!!!!!
I'm loving the imagination that they have. It's amazing what a kid can imagine, if only you let them! I can't WAIT for the kids to wake up and look for the Elf!! He MIGHT be hanging from our ceiling fan in the living room :)
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