Elf Days 4,5 & 6

Cinnamon ornament, the elf couldn't resist:

Hanging in there (upside down on the kitchen ceiling):

Elf left a note from Santa for the girls:

Paige wrote a note to the elf:

Paige can tie a bow!

Brooke's also working on it:

Elf night 3

Elf posing for a portrait.

Elf nights 1&2

Last night we read the Elf on the Shelf book to the girls. Afterwards, Paige said she hoped we got a girl elf this year.

This morning we found Esabelle (named by Paige) on an advent calendar!



Tonight the elf is hanging out with the stacking snowmen.

Vitamin

Brooke: I want a wyamin.
Jen: A what?
Brooke: wyamin
Jen: I can't understand you
Brooke: wa wa wyamin
Jen: Oh! Vitamin! Va va vitamin!

The crib is gone!

We sold the crib today! Jen listed it a few days ago on Craigslist, and we sold it with our first call. It was such a nice crib, and we're happy that another baby will get to enjoy it.

This cleared up a ton of space in Brooke's room, which let us do some rearranging.






Much nicer! She does need a picture on that back wall, though...

Brooke is starting to recognize letters

She doesn't know sounds yet, and doesn't know their names, but she can find the specific shapes much faster now compared to just a few days ago. And she's starting to know letters by context. She pointed to a "c" that was by itself and said "Cat! Cat!". She also loves to point out B's on storefront signs and say "That mine! That me!"