Sonny Brought a Gift

Last week our friend, Sonny the Elf, brought a Gingerbread House for us to eat decorate.

Jack was ALL about it. Josie was all about eating the candy. And that she did. So much so that she was removed from her decorating duties.

Jack proceeded and did a nice job.

FYI - I'm a fairly crafty person, but seriously - Gingerbread Houses are really hard to decorate. Ours definitely looked like a pack of 4 year olds did it...despite the adult help.

Josie was reinstated as a decorator...which, as you can see, made her a very happy girl.

But she proved that she didn't learn her lesson. See the nibbles? Those are thanks to Josie. Not sure what I expected so close to dinner time.

Here is the box. Jack wanted ours to look like the top one...as you can tell, it did not. Seriously! Who decorated those? I call BS, Wilton.

Whatever. The end result was lots of smiles and a mild sugar high for the 2 year old.

Meet our Elf - Sonny

We have an Elf this year and Jack has named him Sonny. Sonny isn't the typical "Elf on the Shelf." We don't talk about how he flies to Santa to report on behavior - because, well, that would be tattle-telling...which I'm trying to avoid (a few years in 1st/K reminded me, it's not a good habit to start). So, instead, Sonny just hangs around our house. He's fun for the parents...not to mention, Jack & Josie both LOVE looking for him every morning.

Here is where Sonny was this week:
1. Reading his book
2. Swinging from the ceiling fan with Tink
3. Riding a Rhino
4. Chilling with his bros - Woody & Buzz
5. Eating marshmallows
6. Cheering for the Hoosiers
7. Hanging with the Big Man, Santa