december daily 3

On the third day....

We were so relieved Elfy moved this morning to a new spot and had returned with a letter!  You see, there was a little mishap last night when the kiddos were telling Elfy what they wanted for Christmas {this is the way I heard the story being told after two boys calmed down} was that Ellie hit the blinds right behind Elfy and Elfy fell over.  The thing that upset the boys, especially Evan, was that they weren't sure if Ellie had actually touched Elfy...causing him to lose his magic :(.  After telling Elfy and Santa that they were sorry and sending a little prayer to God...it turns out that there was no harm done!  That was a close one!  Elfy said he would be more careful where he hides from now on.

Today we worked on making a hand print Christmas tree.  The end result is pretty cute, but it's always pretty stressful to get three kiddos hands on paper and not making a mistake!  Let me also say 4:30 pm is never a good time to try a craft...they might have been bribed with candy :).  The hands went well and then we tried putting the red fingerprint "ornaments" on...we should have stopped with the hands...because kids will randomly dot a painted Christmas tree as well as they will hang ornaments on a real Christmas tree...if you know what I mean.  Luckily, the red paint both Evan and Ellie tried to smear on the sides of the tree came off well, Ellie's top hand had to be a little repainted...my OCD sometimes doesn't work well with crafts like this :).  We survived in the end and will now have a cherished keepsake for years to come!  

{Avery was my photographer :)}

We did end the night on the right foot with cuddling with our Christmas book for the day!

{Yes, Ellie does have a little scratch on her face...No, she doesn't need a large band aid on her face for it...she just enjoys wearing them...}