Gingerbread Time!

Daniel is thrilled with the Elves antics this morning!! He has been asking to make the house for days!

Daniel & Arianna~ We're feeling a little home sick right now, so thank you for the yummy snacks! Wow- you did a great job on your tree! That was smart of you to only decorate the top half so that your little sister doesn't pull the ornaments off and get hurt! That Batman ornament is really cool- that's our favorite too!

We heard that you are anxious to make a gingerbread house! We know putting it together takes a little time, so we thought we would help you by putting the house together! Now, all you and your family have to do is decorate the house! That will be a lot of fun!! Don't eat too much of the candy~ we tried it and it wasn't very good! We can't wait to see how you decorate the house!

We're concerned that you might be getting a cold...make sure to get lots of rest and drink lots of water today to help you! Hopefully whatever you have will pass really soon and no one else will get sick! It's no fun being sick at all!! Have a great day today with your family!!

DJ & Tinkerbelle

Yummm...Candy!

Well as soon as we got home from dinner last night, Daniel made sure to put out their snack and sprinkle them with snowflakes! He was afraid that they might leave us if he forgot again!

Daniel & Arianna~ Thank you so much for the extra crackers and water tonight- we were really hungry! Last night we found a huge bag of Lifesaver Gummies...wow were those good! My favorite was Apple and Tinkerbelle liked the Cherry ones- but they were all good! We were just going to eat one package, but they were so good that we couldn't stop. I'm afraid that we ate all of your candy!! We can add that to your Santa list so maybe you can get more in your stocking!!

We heard that you all are decorating your tree today- that's good because we were afraid we were going to have to do it ourselves! We hope that you and your parents have a great weekend doing fun stuff together! We'll be watching, so make sure you are extra good! We want to give a good report to Santa!!

Ooops...

So, you're wondering what happens if you forget to put out the snacks and sprinkle the Elves with snowflakes at night? I can answer that! NOTHING happens...they are in the same spot that you left them in the night before! We got home late last night and completely forgot to get their snack ready. But we will definitely not let that happen again tonight as Daniel is upset over this!! I wonder if they have a 3 strike policy? If we forget 3 times, do they pack up and go back to the North Pole early? Well, let's not find out!!

Swinging!

Sounds like the Elves enjoyed a little bit of cake last night!!

Daniel & Arianna~ We enjoyed watching Arianna's first birthday party last night- it looked like you all had some fun! Maybe we'll try out that Zebra some time! After you went to bed, we tasted a little cake and it was very yummy!!! I think that we had what you call a "sugar rush" after eating it and we decided to do some climbing...
Please don't try this yourself or your Mama will not be happy with us and might ask us to leave!! We heard that Arianna has to go to the doctor today for her 1 year checkup. Be a good big brother and hold her hand so she won't be scared! Have a great day today! ~DJ & Tinkerbelle

Happy Birthday from the Elves!

Looks like the Elves knew how busy I am this week so they tried to help out!

Daniel & Arianna~ Happy Birthday Arianna! We found your Mama's "To Do" list and it's almost as long as your toy wish list! We have a lot of experience in present wrapping, so we thought we would help out! The only problem was that we ran out of birthday wrapping paper. We did find some Christmas paper, but we know that is one of your Mama's pet peeves....no Christmas paper for Birthday presents!! So, we did what we could and you can get some more paper after your tumbling class today to help your Mama. Hopefully you won't get all wrapped up in the tape like I did- boy was that a sticky mess!!

We know you are sad that your Daddy had to go back to work today, but the weekend isn't too far away! Today is a big day for your sister and you all will have fun celebrating tonight!! We hope that you all have a lot of fun~ we'll be watching!! Give Arianna a special hug and kiss from us! Be good and have a great day!!

Cookies anyone??

Well, those Elves were very busy last night! Before bed, Daniel got to eat the last Snickerdoodle cookie. Homemade Snickerdoodle cookies (or "Cinnamon cookies" as he calls them) are by far his favorite dessert. Whenever we are running low, he reminds me that we need to make more! So, making cookies was on the agenda for today!


Daniel & Arianna~ Good morning! It was another chilly night here! We heard that it is snowing in the North Pole right now. Do you like the snow? Does it snow much here in Texas? We get lots of snow at the North Pole and we love having snowball fights and making snow Angels! After playing in the snow, Mrs. Clause always makes us cookies and hot cocoa to warm up!

We know that Snickerdoodle cookies are your favorite (ours too!) and we found your Mama's recipe written on a piece of paper hidden in her cookbook. Since we ate some of your cookies the other night and you are running low, we decided to help out and make you some more. Making cookies with Mrs. Clause is one of our favorite things to do! We hope your Mama won't be too upset that we made a mess in the kitchen. But we were just so tired after all of the baking that we couldn't clean it all up! Don't you think that spilled flour looks like snow? It made the perfect snow Angels, don't you think??

We heard how much you liked the movie Bolt yesterday and we found this book that we thought you would like! Reading is very important and fun so make sure your parents read to you every night! Remember to be extra good- we're telling Santa all about you! Enjoy your book and cookies! Have a great day!
~DJ and Tinkerbelle

Daniel was thrilled and grinning ear to ear this morning...what could be better than a new book and some yummy cookies (and yes, he got to eat one before breakfast)! Now to clean up that mess those Elves made!

Tree decorating

Those silly Elves!! They got into the laundry basket that I left in the living room last night and helped "decorate" the tree!! Read below for their letter..

Good Morning Daniel & Arianna~ It's getting pretty chilly here, isn't it? We heard that you visited our friends the Penguins at the zoo yesterday- they are so fun to watch, aren't they? Maybe next time you can take us with you so we can say Hi to them ourselves!

We noticed that it is taking your Mama a long time to decorate the tree, so we thought we would help out tonight! We found some very colorful things in the laundry basket (clean of course!) and thought that they would look great on the tree. What do you think about the tree today??? Pretty, huh?

How do you like the paper chain for counting down the days to Christmas? We love those chains! But remember that you can only take off one ring a day. We know it's tempting to take off more than one, but it really won't make Christmas come any sooner!!

Can you do us a favor today? Can you do a little better job eating your lunch and dinner for your parents? Eating a healthy meal will help you grow big and strong and keep you healthy!! We heard that you are going to the movies with your family today- that sounds like lots of fun!! Do you think you have room to take us along too? We've never been to a movie before and we heard that Disney movies are the best!! Have a great day and remember to be good!!
~DJ & Tinkerbelle

Daniel thought it was funny and embarrassing all at once! First, he just looked at the tree. Then he put his hand to his forehead and shook his head saying "Now it's an underwear tree". Of course he had to call his Daddy in to see the tree as well!

edited to add... when I came back into the living room after getting ready this morning, all of the underwear was on the floor. I asked what happened and he said "Mama, that's a little embarrassing!"