Today is New Year’s Eve! Time to say good-bye to 2012 and prepare for a fresh, shiny start to 2013! We are having our family over for a New Year’s Eve dinner, as well as for some fun festivities later on to ring in the New Year. We are going to have 6 kids, ranging in ages from 1-7, so I thought it might be fun to have an early New Year’s celebration just for them before they head off to bed.
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Christmas is just a couple days away, which means our time with Bob, our Elf on the Shelf, is drawing to a close. Here are some of the antics Bob has been up to this past week!
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When I was teaching I used to give my students ‘snowman soup’ as a little holiday gift before winter break. They are cheap, simple to make, and it’s hot chocolate so you really can’t go wrong. Since M is now in preschool I decided to make up bags of snowman soup for his classmates as well.
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Another 2 weeks has passed and Bob, our Elf on the Shelf, has been busy causing mischief and bringing smiles to my bugs’ faces! Each morning, M and B are so excited to see what Bob has been up to while they’ve been sleeping. I am actually quite surprised with how observant B is for a one-year-old. When he spots Bob he gets a HUGE grin on his face and starts pointing emphatically at him. It’s so cute! And when M wakes up the first words out of his mouth are, “what’s Bob up to mommy?” I’m really glad we started this tradition. It’s been a lot of fun! If you missed Bob’s previous antics you can check them out here. This is what he’s been up to in the last 2 weeks:
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This morning Bob, our Elf on the Shelf, showed up with homemade puzzles made from popsicle sticks and holiday cards!
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