Yesterday, Madison and Audrey got a special delivery from the North Pole, our Elf on the Shelf. Grant and I had gone out to do some errands, and when we came back we discovered him and a special book. When Madison got home from school, she spotted him, and we read the book he brought. The girls named him Peter. Peter is a special elf from the North Pole, that drops in around the holidays, and checks on the kids every day and goes back each night to the North Pole to report to Santa Claus. Each day that Peter comes, he is in a new spot in the house that the girls have to find. Madison loves Peter and has already told him what she wants for Christmas, so that he can go back and tell Santa Claus. We cannot touch Peter or he'll lose his magic - so the girls just look and talk to him!!!
(Looks here like Madison is pointing to the grimy dirt around the thermostat - NOPE!!)
She's pointing to Peter - and as you can see is excited!!!
Audrey's not too sure about Peter, and keeps asking, "What he's doing here?" She doesn't want to talk to him, but brings me to him all the time for me to talk with him!!!
Yesterday, was decorating day!! Grant got the outside looking festive, and I worked inside!! Madison liked the deer, and thought they needed some hats to keep their ears warm!
Her ears were a little cold, too!
This picture is my favorite. I have laughed and laughed at this picture. I so wish I had the girls in some cute Christmas pj's because it would have been perfect. Madison and I were finished decorating the tree, and the girls had just had their baths. I asked them to just stand in front of the tree and smile. This is what I got out of Audrey!! So typical of her!!
Then things started getting silly!
And they started trying to "outdo" the other one's frown!
Merry Christmas from the Scrooge's!!!
And remember to bundle up!!!
We couldn't believe that WE were getting snow, too. We went to bed Wednesday night thinking that our family in Brandon and Columbia were going to get to see snow, but not us. Madison wanted snow so bad!!! So...our weather man, said, "maybe," and I woke up early Thursday to scope it out. No snow...just cold and rain!! BUT...at almost 7 am, those rain drops turned white, and it snowed until almost 11 am. We got about 3 inches in Mandeville, but Madisonville got 6 inches. We had lots of fun. School was never cancelled, and we were in the car at one point ready to go, but changed our minds. I mean, after all, how many times is Madison going to get to play in the snow? Audrey wasn't too keen on the snow until she realized she could eat it, so after that she was enjoying it!! Fun! Fun!
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