hoops in our santa jams.

tether ball in the living room.

books.

scooter.

electric drum sticks.

pogo stick.

santa did good.

but the best...

ellie.

found after being lost for three years.

under the tree.

in pickle's pile.

delivered by the man in the red suit.

keeping the magic alive.

 

 

they know where he is every minute.

where he started.

where he has been.

guess where he is headed next.

watch the videos and accounts of the cities he has been to.

they start getting antsy when he hits scotland and the uk.

the big man is on the way.

we believe!

counter tops covered in flour.

every christmas cookie cutter on the counter.

carols in the background.

boys helping each other,

covered in flour,

sing their parts in the chipmunks' carols.

taking turns.

no bickering.

having fun.

christmas miracle.

 

nope.

not sam, nicklaus, and charlie.

straight no chaser.

the elves brought us tickets to tonight's show.

fantastic.

the kids sang.

there may have been some chair dancing.

the adults enjoyed a little 50's and 80's music.

holiday music at its best with a little ga ga and ceelo thrown in for good measure.

our elves rock!

a christmas kidnapping.

we surprised connor first thing this morning.

a day planned for just him and charlie.

gwhiz percy jackson half blood science camp...

just up their alley.

they watched experiments.

played with magnets.

made flying shoes.

a day together.

immersed in percy jackson.

perfection...

with a bow on top.