Friday, January 25, 2013

Frank

 Frank, our elf, was up to some crazy shenanigans this year.  I had to capture the activities as a nice reference for the future.  :)  Here, Frank used the potty from the doll house.  The kids thought it was hilarious that he pooped chocolate chips.
                                         Bowling with a bouncy ball and mini marshmallows.
                                             Cruising in the Barbie car with some hot chicks.

                                          Watching some movies with more hot chicks.
 Uh-oh,  this was a very sad day.  The kids fought all day.  Frank was too exhausted to fly to the North Pole, he lost his magic because there was so much fighting going on.  He had to stay and get better, he couldn't report to Santa.  Unfortunately, the kid that I wanted this to impact, didn't give a rat's $%@.  The other two, Brayden and Ellie, were almost in tears.
 Sledding down the stairs in a toilet paper roll.


 Snow angel in sugar.
 This letter was a bit sad,  Ellie accidentally "touched" Frank.  As you know, this makes the elf lose their magic.  She was leaping over him, while he was watching the movies with the chicks.  Frank fell off the bucket and hit the floor.  (Which is scary because he is glass, if  I were a little smarter I would have bought a back up Frank 3 years ago).  Her heart was broken and she thought for sure she had ruined Frank and Christmas.  I let her know that accidentally touching him was different than being naughty and touching him.  Brayden thought it was important to write an apology letter to Frank, letting him know it was purely an accident.
 Hanging from our chandelier. 
Frank decorated our tree with the kids' panties and underwear.  The downside of Frank being so funny is the kids woke me up early every morning to tell me what he had done.  The nice thing was waking up to their giggles and laughter and utter disbelief! 

Sugar, sugar and more sugar!

                                                           Brayden and Preston

My cousin, Taja came over on a Saturday morning armed with sugar cookies and frosting.  Oh what fun the kids had.  Taja also had more sprinkles than I have ever seen in one place.  This was a huge treat for my kids, usually I forgo the sprinkly mess. 
 I thought Brayden's eyes were going to pop out of his head.
 Ellie, with her new toothless look.  It seems like her whole appearance has changed, just with that one missing tooth.
 Dani, hard at work.
 Dani and Ellie before their school sing-along.
Celebrating our beloved Shelbi's birthday with fancy cupcakes from Love @ First Bite.  Holy deliciousness!

Trip to the North Pole

 As soon as decorations go up, Christmas activities begin!  The kids made a gingerbread village this year, which seemed to be better and easier than one big house.  They each got to create their own master piece!


                                            Brayden, Keegan, Owen, Ellie, Ally and Dani.

The Sunday after Thanksgiving we took a cruise to the North Pole to see Santa.  It was an awesome Groupon purchase!  We got on boat in Coeur d' Alene and cruised out to an "island" where Santa's workshop was.  Santa was there with an elf who read names off of the "good list."  I think my kids were shocked to hear their names.  It was a  fun night with the family!
                                                          My girls and me.
                                                    Ellie, Owen, Dani and Ally.
The Grinch happened to be hanging out on the boardwalk.  Sadly, I think this was even more exciting than Santa.  He had a bit of a potty mouth and the kids thought it was hysterical!
 The family: Grandma Phillips, Auntie Sarah, Uncle Kelly, Kent, Uncle Pete, Brayden, Keegan, Ellie, Owen, Ally and Dani.


It was a cold and chilly night, but a wonderful way to start off the Christmas season!