(NOTE: My Christmas posts are a little late this year, due to the craziness of 2013. But better late than never!! So enjoy and I hope to get the posts back on track this week)
This year Santa sent a elf helper to come keep an eye on L'ie Bear before Christmas. She arrived on December 1st and watches the Bear all day. Then she quickly flies back to the North Pole, gives Santa a report, and arrives back to our home in Fairfax before L'ie Bear wakes up.
As if her schedule is not exhausting enough, she even has time to have some fun while everyone sleeps. She entertains friends, rearranges toys, and finds plenty of time for play. Here is what Snowflake has been doing this year...
December 1st - L'ie Bear came downstairs and discovered a small elf in front of her highchair. The elf said her names was Snowflake. She arrived with chocolate milk (quite a treat for L'ie Bear), donuts, a microphone that made your voice sound like an elf, and a book.
December 2nd - Snowflake drew a self portrait and waited for L'ie Bear to find her. Once the Bear discovered where she was hiding, she began to tweak the artwork.
December 3rd - Snowflake need to construct something. So she took out some blocks and built a place to hang out and wait for L'ie to wake up. The Bear sure enjoyed tearing down the structure.
December 4th - Snowflake had a long night in the North Pole and did not want to get too creative. She quickly hopped up onto the wreath and made it just in time. L'ie looked around for quite a bit and was really excited when she finally found her.
December 5th - Snowflake was bored and decided it was time to watch a movie. Of course, she invited quite a few friends to join her and even brought a wrapped dvd for L'ie Bear to find. The next morning, we discovered everyone piled on the couch and the Bear received a Mickey Mouse Christmas dvd. Snowflake can sure pick them, because we have watched that movie over and over and over and over...... Luckily it is Christmas music set to classic Disney cartoons. Pretty fun to watch!!
December 6th - Snowflake became pretty adventurous that evening. She found L'ie Bear's slinky and figured out how to use it as a bungee cord. She dove right off the banister upstairs and loved every minute of it. Unfortunately, she had to hang around until the Bear discovered her the next morning.
December 7th - After all the fun and games, Snowflake decided it was time to take a break and read a little bit. She brought L'ie Bear some new books and invited some friends to enjoy the story. The Bear was very excited to see the new books the next morning.
December 8th - Time for more fun! Snowflake settled into L'ie Bear's highchair and broke out the playdough. She even brought some plastic cookie cutters and made fun shapes out of the dough. The Bear loves using those cookie cutters and we have a great time playing with the playdough...when I am able to convince her not to eat it!
December 9th - Snowflake invited some new wind-up toys to come for a playdate and set up a fun race track on the coffee table. She settled in with some other friends to watch the races. L'ie Bear loves the wind-up toys, and while they do not stay within the lines of the race track, they are a lot of fun to play with.
December 10th - Oh Boy!! Snowflake was fed up with this warm weather we were experiencing in Fairfax. So she got ahold of the artificial snow and created a fun view off the sliding glass doors. And what a sweet message as well.
December 11th - This evening, Snowflake became a little mischievous. She got ahold of a stamp and left L'ie Bear a little surprise on her hands. But not before she practiced on some paper. The Bear was very excited to find stamp marks on her hands the next morning.
December 12th - We were all set to head out for L'ie Bear's visit to Salisbury for some grandparent time, but Elmo wanted to make sure to wish the Bear a Merry Christmas. Snowflake helped him get onto the coffee table and made sure he was properly decked out, blinking nose and all. What a pleasant surprise for L'ie!
December 13th - L'ie Bear was staying with Grumpa and Grammy, so obviously Snowflake made the trip as well. She quickly made some friends at Santa's workshop, in their dining room. And the Bear was very excited to search for her elf in a new house.
December 14th - Snowflake moved around quite a bit, but was spotted hanging out in the front hallway at Grumpa and Grammy's house.
December 15th - Snowflake was waiting for L'ie Bear under the tree. So much fun to find her!
December 16th - Who knew!?! Snowflake is musical and quickly discovered the guitars at Grandpa and Mee-Maw's house, while L'ie Bear was staying there. Now, how did they get her out of there?
December 17th - The Bear and Snowflake were still staying at Grandpa and Mee-maw's house, and this morning, they discovered that Snowflake also played the piano. She spent the morning belting out holiday tunes on Snowman's mini piano.
December 18th - Snowflake decided to show off her adventurous side again. This morning, we found her hanging out on Grandpa's sword. It took L'ie Bear quite a while to find her. We searched the whole downstairs of the house, but she finally looked up and got quite a giggle out of this sight.
December 19th - Snowflake decided to hang out in another one of our new traditions...the Fisher advent calendar!! The stockings are the perfect size for her to hang out and keep an eye on L'ie Bear. And it took the Bear quite a while to find her this morning.
December 20th - Snowflake is also such a big help during the holidays. Not only does she keep an eye on L'ie Bear, but she also helps clean up ALL of the sippy cups and snack cups we get dirty during an average day. It was such a treat to come down and see that she had taken care of that for Chad and I! And since L'ie Bear wants a sippy cup immediately in the morning, she found Snowflake fairly quickly.
December 21st - Snowflake took advantage of the holiday decorations at Mee-maw and Grandpa's house, and was relaxing in the garland this morning. L'ie Bear found her very quickly. And this was the perfect spot for Snowflake to keep a close eye on the Bear, since we were making sugar cookies in this kitchen and she could see if L'ie was being naughty or nice!
December 22nd - Opps! Somehow Snowflake got locked out and ended up spending the evening on the screened porch. L'ie Bear found her and immediately let her come in to the house to warm up. (But not before we snapped a quick photo) Luckily, she was able to snuggle into all of the wrapped Christmas presents to keep warm.
December 23rd - Snowflake learned her lesson from the night before. Instead of hiding outside of the warmth of the house, she hid behind the shutters in the kitchen windows. And even though we forgot to take photos, L'ie Bear enjoyed the search!
December 24th - We spent Christmas Eve at Grumpa and Grammy's house, and Snowflake managed to make a new friend. She hung out with the wine deer and even brought L'ie Bear some new Christmas pajamas that Mee-Maw bought.
Snowflake headed back to the North Pole with Santa on Christmas Eve. We hope she had a wonderful time keeping an eye on our Little L'ie Bear, and we are looking forward to seeing her again next December!
