it's Christmastime!!

I decided to do a countdown to Christmas chain again this year. I don't know why I was even debating it - I love this crap!

Day one: North Pole Breakfast.

{Yep, those are mitten and heart shaped pancakes}

We also met our elf, Jingle. I'd never heard of Elf on the Shelf until I got him for my birthday, but now that I know about it, I realize it's everywhere you look!! Anyway, if you're not familiar with it, you basically hide him or set him up doing silly things so he's in a different place every morning. This is how he joined us this morning.

Andrew is very excited about him! We didn't set it up for him to think he's real but I think it's just part of the fun that you want him to be. I told him that I'd been warned that our elf can be very mischievous and he looked at me and said "for real...not for real, right?" I think he's still trying to figure it out. : )

The snow was the biggest hit. They played with it while I made breakfast. Then we made more and kept playing. Then we took a little break and went back for more. If you've never tried instant snow, you should do it!