Elsie the Elf's Week in Review

Ok due to some fast approaching deadlines at work I've been off the grid this week. Whirlwind of code writing, application development, custom interfaces, and reports, plus getting a little time in with the family before bed makes for a very exhausted mommy.

I'm sure that getting 4-6 hours of sleep had nothing to do with it! Right.

Ok without further ado, I preset to you Elsie's finest moments of the week.

(Apparently it turns out that the Blogger app for iPhone will post the pictures willy-nilly, so I rearranged and added some captions from the computer.)

Swinging from the rafters...

Looking for goodies?

Doesn't look like there's anything down here...

Sweeping up the dollhouse.

Little Miss' amusement

Movie Night

Let's watch this one.

Over the river and through the woods...

... to Nonna's house we go!

Sunday Sweets

Sunday morning Elsie was holding an elf sized jar of candy for Little Miss. Elsie sure does have a sweet tooth - just like some little two year old that I know.

All day Little Miss was saying how she wanted to taste "just one" of Elsie's candy. She would look at Elsie for a few minutes and I could see the gears in her head turning trying to determine if she could get the candy without touching Elsie. Too bad I couldn't snap a picture if her expression. Priceless.

(By the afternoon I gave in and Little Miss eat the lollipop because Elsie wanted to give it to her. )

Frosty the Snowman

was a jolly happy soul. Elsie put some really old marshmallows to good use, this morning we found her making snowmen on the counter.

Little Dude first thought she was dismembering them... a sign we play too many video games? Perhaps, but for now let's just move on...

Little Miss especially enjoyed the sugar "snow" that dusted the scene. Maybe Elsie's best idea yet!

Redecorating the Tree

Apparently Elsie thought we had some ornaments in the wrong lace. Little Miss caught her red-handed in the Christmas tree this morning.

What a sneaky little thing. I wonder what she'll do tomorrow...

Fishing Elf-Style

Elsie's quite the fisherman! She hooked a goldfish with her Christmas magic. Can't you see the delight in her smile?

Little Miss was happy to see that Elsie didn't run away because she tried to be good girl and not a troll.

Oh Christmas Tree...

Happy Birthday Jesus!

Oh Christmas tree, how evergreen your branches! Don't you just love a decorated Christmas tree all lit up and glowing? 

Old Faithful Angel

Little Miss sure does, she was so excited when "Her Christmas Tree" came out of the attic last night. Her squeals of delight were absolutely precious when we plugged in the tree and she came a-blaze with colorful lights.

Monkeying Around

Girls are much different than boys. All Little Dude was excited about at her age was plugging in the tree and what kind of presents were going to show up underneath it.

Shiny Sparkles

Getting it just right

This is what happens when you let a two year old decorate the tree without guidance... All the ornaments get stuck in the same spot.

Cluster Claus Decor

Merry Christmas from our family to yours!

Sweet Children 

Runaway Elf

Elsie just about had enough of this bad behavior. She left a note saying naughty children are scary and if Little Miss doesn't shape up she might be too scared to come back from the North Pole.

Runaway letter

A frightened Elsie

Elsie said WHAT?

Are you serious...

Let it snow, snow, snow!

Elsie decided that we don't have enough snow here in Texas, so she decided to make some herself. She strung the kitchen cabinet with puff-ball snowballs on red and green thread.

She just knows exactly how to make Little Miss smile...

Meet Elsie

Our elf. She came from the North Pole to keep tabs on Little Miss.

Seeing RED

Went to get a fill and pedicure today. I thought sparkling red would be nice for Christmas coming up.

Then I got home and Little Miss Toot said she needed to have toes painted like mommy. So this is what happened...