2009 eLfCaPaDeS of Skeeter, Elvin and Trixie
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They do love the movie. We had a snow day at school, so I thought it would be something to entertain them through the day
When my husband got home last night he was all do you know there are candy dog bones all over the floor? LOL
DS7 was the first one awake at 6am, he loved how all the dogs were dressed up, and he didn't want them to get in trouble so he picked up all their bones and put them back in their bowl and asked if he could watch the movie, DD4 woke up just as it was ending so they watched it together again
eLfCaPaDeS Day 10-12
I'm loosing count which day I'm on
The day after Santa Buddies... Wednesday Night I guess that is! Our elves went on Strike because the kids were naughty and wouldn't clean their rooms or pickup their messes in the living room
They stayed on Strike for TWO whole days
Friday The elves went with us for our anual baking weekend at Great Grams. They were devistated when we got there and she did NOT have a single Christmas decoration up. They searched high and low for her Christmas tree, and finally decided there was too much stuff that they'd NEVER find a tree. Instead they brought up a little step ladder from the basement and did their best to decorate it to look just LIKE a tree!
I'm loosing count which day I'm on
The day after Santa Buddies... Wednesday Night I guess that is! Our elves went on Strike because the kids were naughty and wouldn't clean their rooms or pickup their messes in the living room
They stayed on Strike for TWO whole days
Friday The elves went with us for our anual baking weekend at Great Grams. They were devistated when we got there and she did NOT have a single Christmas decoration up. They searched high and low for her Christmas tree, and finally decided there was too much stuff that they'd NEVER find a tree. Instead they brought up a little step ladder from the basement and did their best to decorate it to look just LIKE a tree!
eLfCaPaDeS Day 13
SATURDAY Skeeter, Elvin and Trixie spent all day watching Grams and Zack play cards while mom, PD and L cut out cookies and baked them. They decided to try their hands at a game after everyone went to bed
Skeeter listening to Z's mp3 player while he kept score durring their card game
Elvin checking out the hand Skeeter just delt him
Trixie deciding what cards she should play while she enjoys a few cracker crumbs.
SATURDAY Skeeter, Elvin and Trixie spent all day watching Grams and Zack play cards while mom, PD and L cut out cookies and baked them. They decided to try their hands at a game after everyone went to bed
Skeeter listening to Z's mp3 player while he kept score durring their card game
Elvin checking out the hand Skeeter just delt him
Trixie deciding what cards she should play while she enjoys a few cracker crumbs.
Day 14 of Skeeter, Trixie and Elvin's 2009 eLfCaPaDeS
12/13/09
Skeeter, Elvin & Trixie brought the kids new tooth brushes since they had a pretty high sugar intake with all the cookies and frosting they sampled, they wanted to make sure the kids teeth stay clean and bright
12/13/09
Skeeter, Elvin & Trixie brought the kids new tooth brushes since they had a pretty high sugar intake with all the cookies and frosting they sampled, they wanted to make sure the kids teeth stay clean and bright
June 2010
In June, our family had a HUGE life change, we bought our first home, when we got the keys, and walked in the door, guess who was waiting there to greet us!!
In June, our family had a HUGE life change, we bought our first home, when we got the keys, and walked in the door, guess who was waiting there to greet us!!
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2010 Month of the Elf, Day 1
To kick off the month of the Elf, Trixie and Elvin got into Preston and Eliana's school supplies and art sets, Elvin did not want to use the Princess chair so he pushed it accross the room and stacked up a few of the supplies he found in PD's backpack to make himeself a chair. They left the kids a note telling them that The Big Guy, said that the next month was extra special for elves that scored excellent in the Magic Elf program, that they would get to count down the days until the 100th day before Christmas with their holiday family and since we have this HUGE new house the elves should be sure to help us get into celebration mode! they also told them that Skeeter is hiding and they should try to find him
Trixie and Elvin also colored pictures for the kids!
To kick off the month of the Elf, Trixie and Elvin got into Preston and Eliana's school supplies and art sets, Elvin did not want to use the Princess chair so he pushed it accross the room and stacked up a few of the supplies he found in PD's backpack to make himeself a chair. They left the kids a note telling them that The Big Guy, said that the next month was extra special for elves that scored excellent in the Magic Elf program, that they would get to count down the days until the 100th day before Christmas with their holiday family and since we have this HUGE new house the elves should be sure to help us get into celebration mode! they also told them that Skeeter is hiding and they should try to find him
Trixie and Elvin also colored pictures for the kids!
momiilu that is so magical! what a great idea to bring the elves in the new house to wait for the kids!
Question... how do you get pics to be posted in messages?
Question... how do you get pics to be posted in messages?
Lucie,
I pulled the pictures from my facebook account, when the picture is big, if you right click on it and go down to properties, a little window pops up about the picture, there is a part that says "Address URL" it will start with http:// mine from the picture of both elves at the table looks like this http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos..._454442421788_694821788_6352722_4302830_n.jpg you want to highlight that WHOLE thing (it should end with .jpg), I click on it three times quickly and it highlights the whole area, you can either right click on it once its highlighted save select copy, or you can hit your ctrl and C keys at the same time to copy it, then paste it into your post, right before the http part you need to put this HTML code and at the end of the URL (just after the .jpg) then you put
That sounds like alot more work than it really is LOL!
you can also upload your images to photobucket or other photo hosting sites and they have the code already done for you
I pulled the pictures from my facebook account, when the picture is big, if you right click on it and go down to properties, a little window pops up about the picture, there is a part that says "Address URL" it will start with http:// mine from the picture of both elves at the table looks like this http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos..._454442421788_694821788_6352722_4302830_n.jpg you want to highlight that WHOLE thing (it should end with .jpg), I click on it three times quickly and it highlights the whole area, you can either right click on it once its highlighted save select copy, or you can hit your ctrl and C keys at the same time to copy it, then paste it into your post, right before the http part you need to put this HTML code and at the end of the URL (just after the .jpg) then you put
That sounds like alot more work than it really is LOL!
you can also upload your images to photobucket or other photo hosting sites and they have the code already done for you
This is just darling, and I love the stories you made up to go with the individual elves. I'll bet your kids have a blast with them! Makes me wish again, that I still had a little one or three at home!
2010 Month of the Elf, Day 2
Today was the start of the Minnesota State Fair, The TV coverage on it was Crazy, apparently the Elves were a bit jealous of all the rides and thought they needed to go for a little ride tonight.
Please ignore my unfinished phrase on the wall behind them LOL I can't decide what color I want to do the word HOME in fancy writting... LOL
Today was the start of the Minnesota State Fair, The TV coverage on it was Crazy, apparently the Elves were a bit jealous of all the rides and thought they needed to go for a little ride tonight.
Please ignore my unfinished phrase on the wall behind them LOL I can't decide what color I want to do the word HOME in fancy writting... LOL
2010 Month of the Elf, Day 3 & 4
I managed to get my blog updated with Days 3 & 4 but not here.
So on Day 3 those silly elves saw that I had my big camera out for a photo shoot and decided to set it up to take a few self portraits using the timer, they couldn't find the tripod so they set it up on a princess chair and balanced it with a tiara
and on Day 4 The Elves found out they were featured on http://rudolphday.com/ and decided to celebrate by having a little dance party using L's laugh and learn desk/keyboard, you can't see in the picture but Skeeter had a bunch of pins in his feet, the kids had spilled moms box of pins earlier and missed a few while cleaning them up with magnets and poor Skeeter got them in his foot.
The Elves left the kids a note that they would have to go up to the North Pole for a few days, but they would try to make it back by Wednesday when they go to the State Fair!
I managed to get my blog updated with Days 3 & 4 but not here.
So on Day 3 those silly elves saw that I had my big camera out for a photo shoot and decided to set it up to take a few self portraits using the timer, they couldn't find the tripod so they set it up on a princess chair and balanced it with a tiara
and on Day 4 The Elves found out they were featured on http://rudolphday.com/ and decided to celebrate by having a little dance party using L's laugh and learn desk/keyboard, you can't see in the picture but Skeeter had a bunch of pins in his feet, the kids had spilled moms box of pins earlier and missed a few while cleaning them up with magnets and poor Skeeter got them in his foot.
The Elves left the kids a note that they would have to go up to the North Pole for a few days, but they would try to make it back by Wednesday when they go to the State Fair!
A trip to the cabin
The kids and I took a trip up to our cabin for the holiday weekend, We were pretty busy all weekend, and the kids had no idea that the elves had came along, until our last day, we were walking back to the cabin from the dock, when my DD5 spotted the elves in the woods, playing on thier fort I LOVE the excitement beeming from their smiles!!
The kids and I took a trip up to our cabin for the holiday weekend, We were pretty busy all weekend, and the kids had no idea that the elves had came along, until our last day, we were walking back to the cabin from the dock, when my DD5 spotted the elves in the woods, playing on thier fort
I LOVE the excitement beeming from their smiles!!
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First Day of School!!
The Elves helped pack the kids backpacks for their first day of school today
The Elves helped pack the kids backpacks for their first day of school today
Thanks Jack Frosty My kids REALLY love their elves, my oldest knows that I am fully behind them, but for some reason, me speaking to him through the elves seems to get through when "I" can't, if that makes sense, he is 12 and in that defiant stage of life LOL yesterday at bed time he said "Mom, won't Skeeter be impressed that I came right home from school, did ALL my homework and chores with out being asked" This has been SUCH a huge battle for him in the past!
Today I volunteered in my 2nd grader's class, his teacher pulled me aside to tell me that yesterday at sharing Preston told the class about his magic elf, and that when he is good the elf does things to make him laugh or have fun, and that Elvin asked him to read to him every night, so Preston has been reading ALOT more than before His Teacher said she could see a HUGE improvement from last year (she was his 1st grade teacher too).
and Yesterday, my 5 year old started kindergarten... sniff sniff... She was scared to be at school alone and asked if Trixie could just stay in her backpack and if she got scared she could quick visit her for a kiss or two if she needed.
It's amazing to me, how something so... silly can truly bring SUCH MAGIC to our home =) I cannot express how much it has added to our family!
My kids REALLY love their elves, my oldest knows that I am fully behind them, but for some reason, me speaking to him through the elves seems to get through when "I" can't, if that makes sense, he is 12 and in that defiant stage of life LOL yesterday at bed time he said "Mom, won't Skeeter be impressed that I came right home from school, did ALL my homework and chores with out being asked" This has been SUCH a huge battle for him in the past!Today I volunteered in my 2nd grader's class, his teacher pulled me aside to tell me that yesterday at sharing Preston told the class about his magic elf, and that when he is good the elf does things to make him laugh or have fun, and that Elvin asked him to read to him every night, so Preston has been reading ALOT more than before
His Teacher said she could see a HUGE improvement from last year (she was his 1st grade teacher too).and Yesterday, my 5 year old started kindergarten... sniff sniff... She was scared to be at school alone and asked if Trixie could just stay in her backpack and if she got scared she could quick visit her for a kiss or two if she needed.
It's amazing to me, how something so... silly can truly bring SUCH MAGIC to our home =) I cannot express how much it has added to our family!