This year we heard that if you write a letter to Santa, there's a chance that he'll send one of his elves to visit with you over the holidays. So Gracie wrote a letter to Santa and sure enough, we had a fun and mischievous little elf come and play with us for a week before Christmas. We'd sprinkle magic snow on Jingle each night before we went to bed and each night he'd magically come to life and have different adventures. The kids put him to sleep each night in Gracie's little doll bed and gave him some water and crackers (because that's what he likes to eat) and each morning we'd wake up and find him somewhere in the house doing something silly--or naughty! I think he had been here 2 days and still had 5 more days with us until he had to go back to the North Pole with Santa when Gracie started crying about him leaving already. She cried for a few days because she didn't want him to leave. She's our sweet little tender-hearted girl. Here are the things we caught him doing:
He showed up with some oreo's for the kids, but had gotten some milk from the fridge and eaten some himself. He left crumbs all over the counter and his face! The next night he got Gracie's tea set out and had a tea party with some of her animals and Parker's superheroes. He even got some food from the kitchen for his party. He also read some of their books and colored them a picture. The next night he got some of the kids' dinosaurs and had set up there blocks for barriers and had a snowball fight with cotton balls! The next night he moved the couch right in front of the TV, popped himself some popcorn, and watched Polar Express! The next night he got nearly all of the kids' games out and played them all with the kids' stuffed animals! The next night he toilet papered our Christmas tree and helped wrap some presents, but got tangled up in the wrapping paper! Then he heard Chase crying so he went in to comfort him and slept in his crib with him! The next night he brought all of the kids' stuffed animals up and read them 'Twas The Night Before Christmas'. The last night he made a cake for us to celebrate Jesus' birth on Christmas day. He left a touching poem to help us remember the true meaning of Christmas. We had so much fun taking him everywhere with us for the whole week and I know the kids cannot wait for him to come back next year!
He showed up with some oreo's for the kids, but had gotten some milk from the fridge and eaten some himself. He left crumbs all over the counter and his face! The next night he got Gracie's tea set out and had a tea party with some of her animals and Parker's superheroes. He even got some food from the kitchen for his party. He also read some of their books and colored them a picture. The next night he got some of the kids' dinosaurs and had set up there blocks for barriers and had a snowball fight with cotton balls! The next night he moved the couch right in front of the TV, popped himself some popcorn, and watched Polar Express! The next night he got nearly all of the kids' games out and played them all with the kids' stuffed animals! The next night he toilet papered our Christmas tree and helped wrap some presents, but got tangled up in the wrapping paper! Then he heard Chase crying so he went in to comfort him and slept in his crib with him! The next night he brought all of the kids' stuffed animals up and read them 'Twas The Night Before Christmas'. The last night he made a cake for us to celebrate Jesus' birth on Christmas day. He left a touching poem to help us remember the true meaning of Christmas. We had so much fun taking him everywhere with us for the whole week and I know the kids cannot wait for him to come back next year!
2 comments:
Um, this is off the charts adorable. I want Jingle to come to our house!
We had an Elf at our house this year too, but I think your elf was much more creative. :)
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