The Lynch Christmas tree 2009: note the paperchain made by Ella Catherine
PJ time in front of the tree
Putting the angel on top
Our Elf from Santa, "Jess"Matt, Ella Catherine, Carter and I went Friday after work/school to pick out our Christmas tree. When we got home, Ella Catherine and Carter had gotten a package from Santa Claus. He sent them an Elf to watch over them and report back to him if they were naughty or nice. Ella Catherine got to name him and what you need to know is Ella Catherine isn't into naming her baby dolls or stuffed animals. If the stuffed animal is a teddy bear then its name is teddy bear, if it is a lamb it is lamby. She has many babies and they are distinguished by their size or what they are wearing. For instance, we have purple baby, pink baby, big baby, little baby, soft baby and dolly. So, naming the Elf was a chore to say the least. However, after Matt and I threw out a few names or 20 she came up with "Jess" all on her own. So, our Elf on the Shelf's name is "Jess". She wasn't so sure about the whole Elf thing in the beginning but is very into it now and is excited to look for Jess every morning.
Saturday was filled with decorating the house and the Christmas trees. We have a little artificial tree up in Ella Catherine's room and the family tree downstairs. She really enjoyed putting the ornaments on her tree and liked looking at all the ornaments for the big tree but wasn't much into putting them on. By this time she was ready for some arts and crafts. So, she helped Matt and I get our Christmas cards addressed by putting on the return address labels. Therefore, when you get our cards and you think the label looks a little off remember a 2 1/2 year old did it. :) Carter was observing everything from his jumper. He gets a look in his eye when he looks at the tree and I can just see the wheels turning. If he does crawl before Christmas, we will have to break out the playpen to keep him out of the tree. We are gearing up for Christmas and I can't believe it is only 16 days away!!!
1 comment:
I must say my address label was expertly placed, however, my envelope licker did a suboptimal job. Luckily my card arrived intact and supercute!
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