elf on the shelf

next broadway stars singing a song from the movie "The Elf Story"
choreographed by Santa

More candy in stomached than on house!

Gingerbread house projects

Three

Christmas games

Hello kitty

The elves were very busy making all these great gifts!

Merry Christmas!

Letters for Santa

Let it snow!

Jordan self portrait even with crustees

To cute to eat, or maybe not

The zookeepers watching their animal in their bins!

Listening to our email Santa video message.

Jojo loves to dress herself and make her own lunch

Cookies with the hood

Izzy was eating our popcorn

Slept into 6:00 o'clock before looking for izzy the elf on the shelf.

This is not a snowman, Ashton is in there somewhere

breakfast with santa

complete admiration

close enough for jojo

73 degrees yesterday and catching snowflakes on our tongue today

Fun day in CNY.  On this 73 degree day kids wanted to go to the zoo. It was fantastic for seeing animals. With no leaves on the trees and comfortable temps we could see each animal really well and most were active.   Then lunch time came and I earned mother of the year award.  At the counter Jojo rubbed her fingers on the counter and said it hurt.  I dismissed it and we went outside to eat. Sitting among the nicely styled, dressed, and calm mothers of single children I tried to plead with jojo to stop crying minding the others around us trying to enjoy a rare meal outside in december. I figured she was tired since they got up at 5:45 to look for Izzy the elf.  It was then that this frumpy granola mama with major gray roots saw the sliver in her hand. Oops.  The restaurant cured it with ice cream.  Then we went to the zoo store with my words "you can't choose anything for yourself. We are here to buy a gift for a child in the children's hospital". They put much thought into the right gift.   The kids were so thoughtful and never once asked for something for themselves.  Now hopefully some other boy out there likes condors.  Even as a stuffy it still isn't cute

Izzy santas elf arrived this morning. The kids are beyond excited.  Ash has been showing izzy everything.  Jojo put on her special dress for Izzy.  Sooo fun