~Norman Vincent Peale
Our Christmas season wouldn't be complete without our annual visit from Socks the elf sent to us via Santa Claus. Socks is a resident of our abode from December 1st-23rd, and "tootsie" and "pie-pie" can't wait to wake up every morning to see what kind of shenanigans Socks has gotten into. The only thing we need to do in order for Socks to perform his tricks is to provide him with a magic jellybean each night before we go to bed.
**Note: The name that Santa Claus gave our special little house guest was a bit confusing for "pie-pie" this year. He has no memories of Socks last year therefore, when we would ask him where Socks was he would literally go into his bedroom and dig through his sock drawer. Luckily after a few days he caught on.
Socks: Best of 2011
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| This is where we found Socks on December 1st. He had a note for us that said, "Need Jellybeans". |
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Unfortunately "hubs" and I forgot to plan accordingly and we didn't have a chance to get jellybeans the first night. Socks was a gracious guest and raided our candy jar instead. Needless to say right after work that day "tootsie" and "pie-pie" insisted we hightail it to Target to pick out the yummiest, most magical jellybeans we could find. Marshmallow people...what a handsome family! (l to r "hubs", "pie-pie", Socks, "tootsie" and me)  A friendly game of Hungry-Hungry Hippo  A message from Santa  Apparently Socks wanted an upgrade in his living conditions.  Socks was feeling a little homesick for Santa and the reindeers.  Socks reenacting family fun time. Every night the kids get to take turns picking an activity we do together. One night "tootsie" wanted our whole family to have pedicures so we all soaked our feet in special bath salts and painted our toes ("hubs" and "pie-pie" were amazing sports). The next morning we woke up to a very relaxed Socks soaking his feet in his own foot bath with some of his closest new friends from our playroom.     December 23rd is a sad day for "tootsie" and "pie-pie" because they know they won't see Socks until next December. Every year Socks teaches our family the power of magic and imagination. "tootsie" and "pie-pie" we cherish and adore you! p.s. i love you |
I love the adventures u guys had with socks! I'm hopping online right now to find one for our family for next year!
ReplyDeleteWe had so much fun with you guys this weekend and feel so blessed to have such fantastic family! Love you lots!
Btw- I hope to see some new years eve fun on your next post!
i love it! i've been having trouble posting my blog to facebook, too! anyway, we didn't do the elf thing this year, but i totally want to next year! it looks like a blast! way to go and i might have to steal your idea of the kids picking an activity each night. if we get an elf for next year, i might have to have you give me some ideas!
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