Christmas Dessert!

I hope that everyone had a wonderful Christmas. I was not really feeling the spirit of Christmas but as the morning got closer and closer, I started to feel better about it. Of course, I had to be in good spirits for my little Aida. She has been singing Christmas songs all December. That always had me smiling. As she has gotten older and understands it more, we have been spending more time at home for Christmas. This year I got the three of us some pajamas to sit around in on Christmas Eve while we ate dinner and watched movies together. Little did I know, but there were some changes in our plans that kind of affected the 'mood' of the holiday...I guess I'll say it like that...lol! There will be some changes in the new year that will take some getting used to...but I will discuss that in the coming week or so.

Just a few more days

Christmas is not far away, and I still have presents to wrap and a couple to buy. All of that plus a bit of news and I just cannot seem to find enough time to scrap the way I want. My 4-year old seems to think she can go to sleep as late as I, so I miss out on doing a few things I like before heading to bed. I have no idea what she is going to do when it is time for big school (as she calls it...lol!). I have a few pages to share from this month. Normally, I wouldn't start scrapping my December photos, but this year I decided to use my most current photos first so that I would not be behind on getting my album done for 2012. I have definitely got to catch up with Project Life. Maybe that will be what I tackle more of them in the next few weeks.

The Elf as George of the Jungle

Just quick share today of the little Elf that has invaded our space. Aida normally is not very awake when she is going to daycare, but this morning she was up to look for her elf.  Her reaction was a little different this time. She kind of half smiled and was like "Eh..crazy elf!"...and walked off...lol!!!

Day 2: R & R Elf Style

This morning my daughter woke up looking for her elf. She ran straight to her room and discovered he was not there. Then the questions came. "Where is he?" "Mommy did he leave" "Is he coming back" I let Aida know that we had to find him because he was supposed to be here to watch her but it seems he is up to something. She laughed and told me that she would look for him. So, she eats her breakfast and forgets all about it and then afterwards, she's like "hey, where is my elf." She finally gets to looking around again and she found him. Aida laughed and shouted "He's silly!! I found that silly elf. He has my marshmallows!"

And...the Elf makes an entrance!

It's the first day of December and the fun has started. I had Aida to put take her breakfast plate back into the kitchen. As she comes upstairs, she is about to run into my room when she realizes an elf has got a little comfy on her bed. She looks back at me and goes "Mommy he's here!" I just smiled at her. I read the note he'd left her and it seems she has a mystery to solve. She really loved that part. Her first clue is a Christmas tree. I told her that if she can solve the mystery she will get a special gift. She is so excited. I asked her what she would be naming her elf and she chose the name : Shishya. I have no idea where she got this name from, but it's her choice and it was the first one she came up with...and quickly too...like it's a normal name. Lol!