Christmas is only 11 months away, so I feel it's natural to get you all prepared in advance for a very special {okay, really just helpful} family tradition that we implemented this year {thank you Bliss'!}. Many of you probably already have the Elf on the Shelf; but if you don't, here's the dealy-o...dealy-yo...deal-yo? Um, here's the low down:
Santa sends this little helper/secret spy to watch over the house and reports all naughty or nice behavior to Santa every night. The elf magically flies to the north pole each and every evening and returns safely to the house every morning {and ALWAYS finds a new place to settle for the day}. Ok, so some days we forgot to move the elf it was just tooooo windy outside for Sockies (That's what Jayden named our elf} to safely travel, but you get the idear. So what's so great about little Sockies? You have leverage from Thanksgiving to Christmas to keep a toddler's behavior in check. "Uh oh, Sockies is going to tell Santa about this..."... "Oh no, you don't want to get on the naughty list...Sockies is watching!" Worked like a charm. Now where can I find me an Elf that sticks around all year long...?
And while we are on the whole Christmas/Santa Claus topic, when did the malls start charging $500 to get a picture with Santa Claus?? And I almost got my arm chopped off for trying to snap a pic of the ordeal on my phone {because I am waaayyyy to cheap to actually pay for the photos}...and they have basically setup every obstacle available in order to prevent you from getting a good angle on the moment. You can't tell me that hideous fan wasn't positioned perfectly in my view to keep me from getting a decent shot...and yes, I got yelled at for taking this photo {I am such a rebel!} With that said, Jayden's first experience on Santa's lap will have to live on in our memory's.
Anyhoo, we truly had a wonderful {and crazy busy!} Christmas full of fun parties, yummy treats and major family time...and ridiculous baby outfits, obvi...
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