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| The night he arrived! |
We have truly enjoyed having Ollie here. The kids wake up excited to find him. Hadlie wants so badly to touch him! And I've enjoyed thinking of things for him to do. Some nights are carefully planned out. Others are spur of the moment. Some nights I've woken abruptly at 3 or 4 AM remembering that I forgot to move him. Those are the nights he's simply hiding in a new spot!
I know many are concerned that the Elf on the Shelf is one more thing to take away the focus of celebrating Jesus this time of year. For us, that is not a problem. Our children are well versed in the story of Jesus' birth. Ollie is not used as a reminder to be good. Our focus is still the same: God is always watching. Make sure your choices are honoring and pleasing Him. Ollie is simply another childhood memory. Another way to cherish the precious moments we've been given with our children ... another thing to make them smile!
I look forward to seeing Ollie again next year. Until then, this is what he will leave for the kids tomorrow as he heads back to the North Pole for another year... I share it with you:
Some of Ollie's other adventures included...
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| Taking Barbie for a ride... yee haw! |
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| A nice relaxing puzzle! |
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| Getting a little fishing in! |
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| Roasting some marshmallows |
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| Eating our cookies & drinking chocolate milk! |
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| TP the Christmas Tree |
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| Rice Angel |
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| Elf donuts, anyone? |
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| Drawing on the family pictures |
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| Driving mom's car, and doing a horrible parking job in the driveway! |
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| Cuddling in Lexie's bed while she and Hadlie were out of town! |
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| Outrageous Ollie to the rescue! |
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