Elfie
Elfie did not disappoint this Christmas...
even though he showed up a little late he was able to drum up plenty of mischief.
One night he even wrapped the kitchen table
up and wrote a note indicating that it was a gift.
What a tease!
Above: The children write several notes every night for Elfie and wake up early because they are anxious to read his responses.
All of the girls worked hard to save up money
and buy gifts for one another this year.
Because Aspen is not yet old enough to be a part of the Family Economy, earning money take much more effort, yet she was determined to complete countless chores to earn up money to buy each of her sisters a gift.
She just so happened to be ill on the day it worked for us to go to buy the gifts, but she was so eager to finally buy the gifts that her yucky feelings vanished for our
quick trip to the dollar store.
After what ended up being a very tedious gift selection process I watched her eagerly stand in line with her bag of money (you can see it in her hand) ready to hand it all over to pay for these gifts for her sisters. It was one of those times when, as a parent, you realize that you are learning precious lessons from your child.
A picture of the last Christmas Eve in our Hilliard home.
