Jingle Jack's favor

We awoke to Jingle Jack reading and a letter from him.  In the letter he answered some questions the boys had for him but he also asked the littles for a favor. He said in the letter that he had a friend who no longer had a family and since he knew my littles were so kind....he wondered if this friend could come and be a part of our family too. The littles were so excited and wrote yes on the letter. Sarah Kate wished for a girl elf....... 

 The next morning...to our delight....we woke up to Jingle Jack in a pink Barbie car....and he had brought his friend to join our Christmas family!

 We are thrilled to introduce our newest addition......Jingle Jolly...or just Jolly as we warmly refer to her.....She is just precious in her pleated snowflake skirt! We just love her!

 I think Jingle Jack loves her too......this is how we found them this morning....aahhhh Christmas love!

I love....love....love....the elf on the shelf! It is delightful in so many ways!

December 1, 2011

It's finally here...the first day of December! Let the Christmas fun really begin!

 The best thing about today is that our beloved Elf on the Shelf, Jingle Jack, is back home with us for the month and we were all so excited to see him this morning! The littles ran down the stairs looking for him! We found him in the bathroom and boy had he made an entrance! He had written on the mirror and the potty water was colored red and the potty itself was sprinkled with green glitter!

 We just love his little face and how much fun be bring us every day of December!

Christmas time is here...it's official here!

 Even the after school snack was more special today with Christmas in the air.....homemade hot chocolate and Christmas Oreos!

 If you have not had these and you like Girl Scout thin mints at all.....go right now...don't deny yourself of this Christmas pleasure! They are amazing!

Our Naughty Elf!

When we woke up this morning we found that Jingle Jack had helped himself to one of the gourmet cupcakes from my ornament exchange...what a stinker! There he sat..on the mantel .....holding an empty cupcake wrapper with icing all over his face!

We still love you, JiNgLe JaCk!

We have a feeling that our elf, Jingle Jack feels a little threatened...perhaps a little jealous of the new puppy! He seems to be trying to tell us that he was the first Jack in the house! We feared this might happen. This morning when we woke up Jingle Jack had created an elaborate stunt...he had made a zip line across the living room! We have reassured him that we still love him...and need him to tell Santa how good the kids are...so hopefully Jingle Jack will know their is room for more than one Jack in the Hardy house!

A note for Jingle Jack

This morning when we woke up Jingle Jack was nestled in the wreath in our hall. The kids found him and then disappeared downstairs to the play room. I just smiled...I love it when they do something together..and the idea was theirs from start to finish.  A little while later..... as I walked in the hall.... I noticed a note and a pencil in the wreath. They had written a note to Jingle Jack...in the hopes that he would answer their curious questions about him....

The next morning when we woke up...we plugged up the tree and there sat Jingle Jack and the note and pencil were their too...every question answered! The kids were so excited!

Rollins asked what his favorite food and drink were...crackers and sugar water....Riggs asked him his favorite number and real name...14 and JJ.....Sarah Kate wanted to know what his favorite thing to play was...hockey. Last year they asked his age and birthday...such curious kids.... and what a nice elf to take time our of his busy schedule to answer their questions!

Welcome Back Jack!

The kids were delighted to wake up this morning to see that our elf, Jingle Jack, was back for the third year in a row. He truly is like family and the kids look forward to finding him every morning during December! Jingle Jack is just another way Christmas is magical!

The wait is over!

Finally we get to see Jingle Jack! The wait is over and we are all so excited to see him again this Christmas season! He will be here sometime tonight and we made a welcome sign for him to make him feel right at home! Welcome Back Jingle Jack! You are the best Elf on the Shelf ever!