Traditions

We love having special traditions! Grandma and Papa Young stopped by our house last Sunday night to bring us a special surprise. Ever heard of "Elf in the Shelf"? Its so much fun and we are very excited about this new tradition!! Every night Elfie(K & C's name for their elf) goes to the North Pole and reports to Santa about their behavior and then comes back. The fun part is that Elfie is in a different place every morning. The kids love getting up and searching the house for Elfie!! Also they can not touch him...its part of the rules. If they touch him Elfie will go to the North Pole and not come back. They love the cute book that came with it too.
Grandma read us the story.

The next morning Elfie was on our big clock. K & C couldn't wait to call and tell Grandma and Papa that they did find Elfie and they were so amazed at the magic that this little elf went to the North Pole and came back:) Its so fun to see their excitement!!!

Papa bought Kaitlyn and Colin a very rare LGB Christmas train for their first Christmas. He helps them put it up every year. Please excuse my bare tree!! We didnt have all of the ornaments on it, etc. Here are some pics of the kids helping Papa with their train.

Thanks Papa!! We love our train and the additions you make to it every year!!