A lesson

Tonight Emma gave me quite a lesson on the solar system. Apparently that is what they are learning right now. She began rattling off facts about all the planets tonight so I decided to write them down because they are pretty cute and I needed some material for this blog. Here are the list of planets and her response about each of them....

Mercury - "we can't breathe there"
Venus - has "hot gasses"
Earth - "only planet with life"
Mars - "has gasses"
Jupiter - "can blow you right over" and "has a big red eye storm"
Saturn - "can blow you over in one second"
Uranus - "Uranus? What's Uranus?" ;)
Neptune - "has gasses"
Pluto - "mom, Pluto is only a dwarf planet"

We are busy as usual here. I have sugar cookies to finish, gifts to wrap and a crabby baby to tend to. Only one of those things is really going to happen tonight. Guess which one! :)

Our new friend (part2)

Ok, grrrr!

Emma came rushing in to our bedroom this morning very frustrated. Apparently as soon as she got up, she wanted to know where Porter had moved to. She asked Dave and he told her, "mom moved him over there." She was mad because the book specifically says that no one is to touch him and he can't talk to anyone either.

SERIOUSLY, DAVE, GET WITH THE PROGRAM and PAY ATTENTION! Porter, spent the night at the North Pole then came back and perched himself on the fireplace BY HIMSELF!!!!!

Actually Dave and I had a good laugh about it. Details, details are not my beloved husband's strongpoint at times.
It seems as if I have some "fixing" to do as soon as Emma gets home tonight. Ugh!

Our new friend

Yesterday, the girls received their first Christmas gift this year from our good friends/grandparents Rich and Karen Porter in Minnesota. They got to open it already because it was specifically marked "open immediately."

As soon as they opened it, I had to smile, because this is the perfect gift for the girls, (especially Emma). I had seen it once before in a toy store and thought about buying it but didn't. The Elf on a Shelf has immediately become the coolest thing/person in our home.

The story behind this tradition that our friends have started for us is going to be one that will create many memories!!

The Elf on a shelf is actually a small elf that you will see below. It comes with a story book that explains his job. Basically the elf on a shelf is a watchdog for Santa. Our elf, which the girls have named "Porter" sat in Emma's room today and watched her, keeping track of the good/bad/ and the ugly. ;) Then, during the night, he returns to Santa and reports the activities for the day. The next morning, he flies back places himself :) somewhere else in the house to watch the girls. He sure is quick because he has already returned and is sitting on our mantel.

Emma has already been whispering in his ear (who knows what) and I even heard her say that she loves him. (kissing butt I think) He watched her do homework tonight and boy did she do a good job. (I LOVE Porter)

Rich and Karen, this is seriously the best gift for the girls and I'm enjoying the fact that he is watching them all the time. (works great) Emma did get a little sad though when I read the book and it said that he will leave us on the 26th and return sometime around Thanksgiving next year. She doesn't realize it yet but she will need a break from being monitored all the time.

Here is our new friend with the very excited girls and his new "perch."