Making Our Own Traditions!

We've had so much going on lately that it has just seemed impossible to blog! But I thought I would share a few new things that has been going on around here!

Can you believe Christmas is right around the corner! Yeah. Me either! But it is and we have decided to get some new traditions started in our little family. My husband in all his genius glory purchased "Elf on a Shelf" for Mason. Now I should start by saying that we have explained to Mason and will eventually to Nash as well that Santa, Tooth Fairy, Easter Bunny etc are not real. We just hate to lie to them and we agree it is best that if we're teaching our kids to always be truthful then we need to set an example for them to follow. So, back to my husband...he obviously did not know the story behind the "Elf". But no biggie because we've come up with our own game to play with this Elf, who I will now refer to as "The General" which is the name Mas chosen for him.

So, for all you parents who don't promote the whole Santa thing I give you the "Elf Game". 

Here's how you play...

We've explained to Mason that this is a game to count down the number of days until Christmas kinda like an advert calendar! Every night we told him we would set up the General somewhere around the house, usually in some funny position and Mason will be in charge of finding him every morning. When he does there will be a bag with the General and it will have a number on it letting him know how many days he has until Christmas! As an added bonus inside the bag there will be a prize! The closer it gets to Christmas the better the prizes! Needless to say he was pretty excited about the whole idea!

So, tonight is our first night of the "Elf Game" and what is the General up too you ask...

What's in the bag...some yummy pieces of candy that he will be able to add to his lunchbox for his school lunch tomorrow!

In other Harris news...

Mason had his very first kindergarten performance to celebrate Thanksgiving, he was a little pilgram and they sang three songs to celebrate the holiday. It was without a doubt the cutest.thing.ever.

We got it all on video of course [for future blackmail and also to sit down and watch with his prom date].

Nash has had his own personal milestone recently as well...

HE WENT POTTY ON HIS LITTLE POTTY ALL BY HIMSELF!

I'm not the least bit excited...if you didn't notice. I just pray that this is the start of a wonderful relationship between him and the potty. He has also been learning a bunch of new words as well...what's his favorite so far you ask?

Cheese

Which he says every time he sees me grab my phone along with his super cheesey grin that just melts my heart.