Our New Addition...no, it's not a baby

This Christmas season has been a really fun since Avery is a little older and really understands Christmas and Santa. We kicked off the season with the new addition of Curby to our family. He is our elf from the North Pole that we adopted this year. He watches Avery every day and flies back to Santa each night and reports about her behavior. It is so FUN because each morning he is in a new place in the house. Today Avery found him sitting high on our shelf. He has been found sitting in the Christmas tree, in the chandelier, and in her Christmas stocking. His rules are that he cannot speak to children and he cannot be touched because he will loose his magic. It is amazing how a little elf can change Avery's behavior in a matter of seconds! It has been a lot of fun to start a new tradition in our family.

We also have been busy making gingerbread houses at our own home and at Grandma Shauna's Avery is getting pretty good at decorating. She loves doing it. It has been so much fun with Avery this Christmas because she is SO excited for Santa and everything is exciting! As a parent, Christmas is fun again because we re-live our childhood through our child's eyes.