{Day #25} Christmas Elf

Day #25 and the Christmas Elf left the kids a Santa Pez dispenser...but who's kidding everyone was much more interested in what Santa had left ;)

{Day #24} Christmas Elf

Day #24 and the Christmas Elf brought Asher another new bottle and Addison some princess punching balloons.

{Day #23} Christmas Elf

Day #23 and the Christmas Elf brought Asher a new bottle and Addison so super cool tattoos for the palms of her hands.

{Day #22} Christmas Elf

Day #22 and the Christmas Elf brought the kids a gingerbread house kit.

{Day #21} Christmas Elf

Day #21 and the Christmas Elf left Addison a Doc McStuffin coloring  book and Asher some lotion.

{Day #20} Christmas Elf

Day #20 and the Christmas Elf brought Addison a travel size Magic Doodle Board (perfect for maybe an upcoming long car ride) and Asher a much needed paci clip.

Picture Dump

Long overdue picture dump of my little loves from my phone.

{Day #19} Christmas Elf

Day #19 and the Christmas Elf brought the kids red and green Christmas goldfish.

{Day #18} Christmas Elf

Day #18 and the Christmas Elf brought Addison some Sophia The First stickers and Asher a new bottle.

{Day #17} Christmas Elf

Day #17 and the Christmas Elf brought Addison some yummy chocolates and Asher a package of Boogie wipes.  Once again Addison proclaimed both gifts to be for her...truthfully she will probably get more use out of the boogie wipes!?

{Day #16} Christmas Elf

Day #16 and the Christmas Elf left Asher a pair of socks -- I think the collection is complete now ;) and Addison got a package of Frozen fruit snacks.

{Day #15} Christmas Elf

Day #15 and the Christmas Elf left Addison a gingerbread craft project and Asher some diaper cream.  Poor Asher, his gifts aren't too exciting but when you are only 4 months old and the second child...turns out you don't need much from the Dollar Spot at Target -- ha!

Even though Addison was still a bit under the weather she perked up enough to get her craft project completed.

{Day #14} Christmas Elf

Day #14 and the Christmas Elf left Addison a Frozen matching game and Asher a pair of socks.  We've already played countless games of Frozen Match and Addison is getting pretty good!

{Day #13} Christmas Elf

Day #13 and the Christmas Elf left Addison some tinkerbell stickers and Asher some sanitizing wipes for his pacifiers.

{Day #12} Christmas Elf

Day #12 and the Christmas Elf brought Addison some more window clings and Asher a little pair of fleece pants. (Please excuse the horrible pic and just believe me when I say that's what the Elf brought!)

Giggles

Rewind a bit to Thanksgiving...it's too funny not to document because I'm sure I won't remember on my own some day.

Addison's class made a sign at MMO and it said "We are a THANKFUL bunch."  Every kid's name was then on a pumpkin and with the teachers' help they all had listed what they were thankful for.  One little girl said "hugs and kisses from my mom and dad" isn't that cute - it wasn't my kid. One little boy said "pumpkin pie" - that wouldn't be my kid either cause she won't try anything new to eat.  And one kid even said "my new baby brother" - surprisingly not my kid either, there is another mom who just had a baby.  What did my kid say...the suspense is probably killing you...my kid said "JUMPING" -- ha!  And even when asked several times leading up to Thanksgiving and on Thanksgiving her answer never changed...this year Addison is thankful for jumping.  When asked to explain herself she finally told us she was thankful that her daddy had gotten a bounce house for her birthday party and she liked jumping in it.  ; )

So not as completely random as I had initially thought but just a great way to tell her daddy thank you.

{Day #11} Christmas Elf

Day #11 and the Christmas Elf brought Addison stickers for her Frozen sticker book and Asher a pair of socks.

Giggles

Addison and I went Christmas shopping last Friday evening and left the boys at home. She was pretty excited for our girls adventure and insisted on bringing a purse and wearing it cross-body just like mommy.

First stop was a toy story to buy gifts for others.  They have a Thomas the Train table and Calico Critters house setup to play with so I saw very little of Addison while we were in there.  After I made our purchases and pulled Addison away from the toys we headed towards the door.

As I am opening the door Addison looks up at me and says...

"Wait, I've got to take this call..." And proceeds to pull her pretend cellphone from her purse.

I convinced her that she would have plenty of time to call them back in the car as we drove to the next store...ha!  My girl is growing up!

{Day #10} Christmas Elf

Day #10 and the Christmas Elf left Addison a Hello Kitty craft project and Asher a little bottle of baby lotion.  Addison wasted no time and got started on her craft immediately following breakfast.

{Day #9} Christmas Elf

Day #9 and the Christmas Elf left the kids Hershey Kisses.  Being the great big sister she is, Addison promptly offered to eat Asher's because you know "he can't eat candy for a long time" -- ha!

Children's Christmas Train

One of our favorite Christmas traditions was this past weekend...The Children's Christmas Train.  Addison was so excited and was talking about going on the train all week.  We had a wonderful time riding the train with Papa Doc, Lisa, Uncle Chris, Lauren, Landon and his friend Jackson.  And although no one was a fan of the big man in red (Landon and Jackson because they were too cool and Addison because she was scared) the train ride was a success.  We even managed a decent family photo!

{Day #8} Christmas Elf

Day #8 and the Christmas Elf brought Asher a pair of socks and Addison got punching balloons.  The Elf also had to leave Addison a note to remind her that Santa is watching and to be a good girl...we had a rough Sunday in the behavior department ;)

{Day #7} Christmas Elf

Day #7 and the Christmas Elf brought Addison a Frozen notepad and pencil set and Asher a Christmas onesie.

{Day #6} Christmas Elf

Day #6 and the Christmas Elf brought a fun christmas tree headband and a christmas board book. And if you ask Addison, both gifts were for her?!

{Day #5} Christmas Elf

Day #5 and the Christmas Elf left Asher another pair of socks (the kid needed some socks!) and Addison recieved some very fashionable candy jewelry.

{Day #4} Christmas Elf

Day #4 and the Christmas Elf brought toys for the kids!   Addison got some hot pink play-doh and Asher got a new rattle.

{Day #3} Christmas Elf

Day #3 and the Christmas Elf left Addison some Frozen Band-Aids and Asher a new bottle. 

Addison immediately found a boo-boo that needed a band-aid!  And Asher, well he will put that bottle to good use since we are going thru a bit of a nursing strike...again!

{Day #2} Christmas Elf

Day #2 and the Christmas Elf left Addison some window clings -- which she has been asking for since we started decorating the house for Christmas, because apparently all holidays require a new set of window clings for the front door!  And Asher got a new Christmas onesie.

Letter to Santa

This weekend Addison finally sat down and compiled her Christmas list.  Although its easier for her to just say "I want all the girl things" I insisted she narrow the list a little.  I had her look thru the toy catalogs again and cut out pictures of the things she really wanted.  And although there was a little guidance from mom (you don't need the Barbie mansion if you don't own any Barbies yet) she did most of it herself.

Once 'the list' was finished we took it to the special mailbox on the Bentonville Square to make certain it made it to Santa!  And if we are lucky, Santa might even write us a letter back.