Mr. Star

I took the suggestion of a fellow blogger, Megan and purchased the book The Elf on the Shelf. I read the story to the boys right when we returned home. The boys didn't even take off their coats and were on the floor waiting for me to read the story. We first had to decide what to name the elf. They suggested names like Luke, Darth Vader, Hotdog... They finally decided on the name Mr. Star. It sounds a little better than Hotdog. Mr. Star is currently sitting on the T.V. watching the boys' every move. He magically can hear everything that goes on in the house as well. Camden, especially, is being extra careful about his actions tonight. We'll see how long that lasts. Tonight Mr. Star will return to the North Pole and report to Santa. Mr. Star will be back in our house somewhere tomorrow morning. Shawn and I will hide him somewhere in the house for the boys to find. I'll report back on Mr. Star's visit this holiday season.

Boots, scarves, gloves oh my!

As soon as the snow fell, the boys were ready. I personally am not a fan of the cold. I took 15 minutes to get the boys bundled up and ready for the snow. I told them they had to be outside longer than it took to get ready. As soon as they were completely clothed, off I sent them.

Camden was the first to fall in the snow and make snow angels.

Kai enjoyed eating the snow the best. I tried to stop him, but it was really no use. When he came inside he was eating the snow off of Camden's coat. I didn't realize snow tasted so good.

They undressed in the mudroom and Camden requested hot chocolate. So off I was to make the hot chocolate. Kai drank some, but preferred the snow.

Hauling Wood

It's that time of the year. Shawn split a load of wood and we all pitched in and carried it inside. Camden decided to put on his Santa hat & and sing "Ho Ho the mistletoe" the entire time he was working. Kai was snoozing so he missed out on the excitement. Lucky him.

He's singing his favorite song of the day. We looked for a mistletoe at the store, but we couldn't find one.