Sitting Pretty

Elsie must have been tuckered out from her trip to the North Pole last night. She's resting on the dove. Took Little Miss a little while to find her this morning. 

She only panicked a little, and we need to keep her on her toes anyway, right?

Well, off to Pinterest I go... I think Elsie needs to get a little more creative or I won't have anything to write about!

Elsie the Perfectionist Hosts a Picture Perfect Tea Party

We've been iced into our neighborhood since my last post but that didn't stop Elsie! She's fueled by Christmas Magic, remember?

After Elsie parachuted into the house on day one. She decided to "finish" the Christmas house art project that Little Miss did with her Nonna. Apparently we forgot to make a red nose for Rudolph. We can't have that, now can we?

Elsie perched on the light fixture to keep a watchful eye on Santa and his reindeer. Looks like a nice place to relax... for an elf.

After a night of swinging from the rafters, Elsie is ready to have Tea with her BFFs. On day 3, Lambie and Ariel take turns serving tea and posing for the camera. No doubt Elsie is getting her stash of pictures ready to take back to the North Pole so she will have plenty of material for her scrapbook. Surprised? What else would she do all summer?

So when Little Miss awoke to the sight of this... the first two questions she asks are:

1. What is going on here?
2. Why is my teacup stuck to Elsie?

The first is an easy answer, right? Having a tea party!
(Ha! I've got this!)
And the second?
(Ok, maybe I don't.)

Here's how that conversation went:

• Me: What do you mean stuck? I think she's just holding on tight.
• LM: Well, that's not what her hands look like!
• Me: (Dang it, she has a point there...) Um, I don't know. Wait, did you touch Elsie?
• LM: Nooooooo. I just tried to get the cup. It's mine and it goes upstairs in my kitchen!

The child who scatters her toys far and wide is now concerned that two teacups are not with the rest. Of course!

Note to self: keep Elsie at a safe distance from sticky fingers AND scrutinizing eyes!

Look Who's Baaaaack!

First and foremost, let me say how incredibly rediculous it is that I've only had one post since Else left us last Christmas. I shake my head in disdain at myself...

Ok it's late, let's move on shall we? Our darling Elsie has returned again this year. She was going to come after Thanksgiving but somewhere between the North Pole and our garage she got buried under some boxes and we had to go on a rescue mission and dig her out. 

So first her book materialized in the livingroom last night. Then her ribbon got hung up on the mantle when she was parachuting into the house. Apparently she can pass through the roof like a ninja, or a ghost, you pick. 

Here is the evidence...

Oh yeah, if Little Miss asks -

All Christmas ribbon is made at the North Pole and then distributed to the stores to sell. That's why Elsie's ribbon looks so much like our Christmas ribbon. Little stinker - perceptive for a 3 year old!

Hopefully I'll get back into the blogging mode with a little help from our elf friend...

Until tomorrow, stay warm. It's icing here and more precipitation in the forecast with below freezing temps all weekend. Schools and daycares shut down for tomorrow! One of the perks of living in Texas, we rarely have to leave home if winter weather comes our way.   

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.

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.