Last Elf on the Shelf Update

Whew....we made it! I must admit there were a couple nights that I was laying in bed and almost asleep when I remembered that I needed to move our Elf but he got moved every night! This was such a great experience for our family and I will cherish the time that I spent talking with the kids about our little Elf! 

I missed a few nights with the pictures but here is what Snowball has been up to lately...

Playing Candyland

Sitting on the Shelf in my Son's room, he especially loved this one!

 He brought us the supplies to make Christmas trees. 

I don't want to know what he was up to when he was caught by the ever faithful Army guys....

And finally here he is with his goodbye letter, I got the idea from Leslie Miller

We can't wait for Snowball to come back again next year! 

Elf on the Shelf Update

Whew! Snowball has been one busy little Elf these past few days! I wish I had half his energy ;)

He tried to sneak a few of Mom's favorite candy and got himself stuck!

He built a snowman for us to enjoy! 

He tried to sneak a few pieces of the kid's Christmas Countdown's and hid in the stocking when he heard us wake up!

He even toilet papered our tree!!

This has been such a fun tradition to add to our family. Every morning my son comes running in my room (before my alarm even goes off) so excited to tell me what fun adventures Snowball had while we were all asleep. The other day I overheard him and his cute little friends, who also have Elves, chatting about all the crazy things these little guys do. His excitement makes it totally worth it! 

Snowball's Busy Week

Here is a quick recap of what our Elf Snowball has been up to for the past week! 

Finally...

I knew that this day was coming, Snowball finally decided that it might be a good idea to take a day off and rest! 

Snowball's Crazy Antics

Here is what our Elf, Snowball, has been up to the past couple of days. 

We woke up Friday morning to find that he had been playing video games while we were sleeping. 

Saturday morning we found that he had discovered our dry erase markers and had some fun doodling on our pictures. 

Sunday morning we were surprised to walk into the kitchen and see our cupboards covered in bows! 

Here's to hoping that Snowball won't cause too much trouble tonight ;) 

Aaaahhhh....

After a few days of some crazy stunts I think Snowball deserves a nice long hot bubble bath (and mom does too!) 

Tell Me Where You Hid My Eggs

Once again Snowball got into a little mischief last night! I just love the stories that my son comes up with imagining what happened while he was asleep....totally makes it worth it!

And we're off...

To the races. 

Oh that sneaky Snowball! Our little guy was completely fascinated by the fact that Snowball was able to sneak into his room and get his toys out of that noisy drawer without him waking up! He was laughing so hard that Buzz is winning and the fact that Rex was tipped over cause his legs are so short! I love listening to him imagine what was happening last night!

I'm Dreaming Of A Rustic Christmas

This year I wanted my tree to be all neutral colors and rustic. Mission accomplished!!! I absolutely love how it turned out. I had a lot of these things just around the house and made a few things to add to it. 

Sprinkles....

Well Snowball made his first official trip back to the North Pole to report to the big man. The word on the street is he had some good things to report!

Our 5 year old was a little skeptical about this whole Elf thing but when he woke up and saw that he had indeed returned and was in a different spot he had no questions!!! 

Meet Snowball...

Our Family received a special delivery straight from the North Pole this morning......

Our very own Elf, Snowball. This is our first year with an Elf and my kids were pretty excited about it!! We made sure to quickly place him in the tree after we all read the book together, we did not want him to lose his magic! 

Broncos Stockings

 Remember when I posted about the Broncos Tree Skirt? Well I couldn't help myself, I had to make matching stockings to go with it. I love how they turned out and they were pretty easy to make, with my grandma telling me what to do :) Thanks Grandma! Anyway my sis & bro in law love them and me personally, they would look much better in Colts material!! 

Neighbor Gift Idea

I needed a super cheap neighbor gift this year and I found it!

I picked up the wrapping paper in a 3 pack for $1 and a 3 pack of tape for $1. 

Add some scrapbook paper from my stash and you have a fun gift idea! 

The tag reads:

Since November you've been shopping, 

barely sleeping, hardly stopping. 

Now it's late you're in a scrape, out of paper, out of tape. 

Hope this wrap helps save the day! 

Have a Happy Holiday!  

Total cost? .66 a piece!! You can't beat that!


I have made this saying into a free printable for you, I hope that it works, I have never done this before!
To save the saying right click on the image and click "save image as".
This one will print at 4x6 

This one will print at 4x4 

Tree Skirt

When I saw what the Create With Me project over on Ucreate was I was so excited!! I was planning on making my sister stockings for Christmas anyway and now I had an awesome tutorial to use. So I ordered my fabric and was all ready to make them and then I changed my mind and made the tree skirt instead!! Let me just tell you, it was SUPER EASY!! It only took me about 2 hours to make and that was with interruptions. 

My Brother In Law is a huge Broncos fan and he somehow convinced my sis to decorate their tree in Broncos colors so I knew this was going to be a hit! I of course had to give it to them early so that they could use it this year. 

 I really planned on taking a picture of it under the tree but I forgot my camera, just imagine that there is a tree there :)  

Now I just need to finish mine, before Christmas hopefully!

I am linking up at these great parties and would love for you to check them out! 

Christmas Cards All Ready?

We just had our family pictures taken, and they turned out great!! With the cold weather rapidly approaching I have had Christmas on my mind, and with that comes Christmas Cards! Last year I got so busy that I did not send cards out, I was so sad, I love looking at all the adorable cards we can pick from and Shutterfly does not disappoint!! I love their products, they are high quality and they have excellent customer service!! I don't know how I am going to choose just one! 

I am not planning on having a Christmas party but these super cute invitations just might change my mind!

I am loving this Polka Dot Invite! 

 Simple but yet still adorable! See this one Here.

 Who doesn't love Snowmen?

When picking a card I always am drawn to the ones that have space for a lot of pictures! I have such a hard time choosing just one picture so I love having the option to put more than one!

 I love the classic look of this one!

 This one just makes me happy!

 My personal favorite is this one! I am loving the non-traditional colors!! See it here.

I hope that you will head on over to Shutterfly and look at all of the gorgeous cards they have on their site! 

In exchange for doing this blog post I am receiving 50 free cards, but the opinions expressed are honest and true.  

Tile Coasters & Picture Holders

I have seen different versions of these Tile Coasters all over the blog world and thought I would try my hand at them, I LOVE how they turned out!! I especially love that they are not traditional Christmas colors. I am loving the red, blue & brown combination!! And then I just had to make these picture holders to match!! I can't remember where I first saw the idea but I think that it is so clever!!