The Elves Are at it Again!

Somehow....some way...some of the elves escaped the house and Evan found them hanging in a tree in the front yard!  Cocoa and Marshmallow, Patrick, Ben and Fancy Pants were all just hanging out. Evan didn't even notice them when he came into the house. He swears they weren't there...magic you know!

Snaps of December

 

Elf North Pole Breakfast

 

 

Christmas puzzle fun with Aunt Kelsey

 

 

Christmas ping pong ball game at the North Pole Breakfast.

 

 

Rocking the elf PJs for pajama day...doesn't he look thrilled.

 

 

 

The Lego Advent calendar.

 

 

Magic cups from the North Pole.

 

 

Church Christmas program....he had a speaking part where he said..."And Jesus said who do you say I am." and he also sang and was an angel.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This has been a super busy December and these are only a few of the snaps from the month and there are still more to come.

 

 

 

 

 

Evan and the Elves

Evan's elf Ben has been coming to visit him at Christmas since December of 2009.  This year Evan was using Katie's old phone and took a "selfie" of him and Ben and the new reindeer pet. So cute!

There's already been lots of elf fun this year....

 

Evan, Ben, Kelsey and Kelsey's un-named elf (poor thing)

 

 

Evan was so excited for Ben to arrive. He actually came really early this year on Sunday November 23rd.

 

 

A few days later Professor Sugar Plum and one of his brothers arrived and they were playing A Christmas Story yahtzee. Fun, a new game to play!

 

 

Surprise!  Three brand new elves arrived which we still haven't named yet either. They were playing another new game...it looks like fun. Christmas-opoly!

 

Ben brought Evan some elf pjs and elf house shoes. This worked out perfectly because the next day was pajama day at school...

 

 

There's still plenty of elf fun coming up!

 

 

 

 

 

Thanksgiving Fun

Gathering with family and friends is always fun on Thanksgiving, not to mention all the yummy food! But the most fun of all is all the crazy pictures. Evan has never been much of a photo lover so usually we have to coax him even to get a few snaps!

 

 

He's not really cross eyed...he just likes to do stuff like that to mess up my pictures!

 

 

He thinks it's funny!

 

 

Hmmm....Matt's not much better!

 

 

Mom and Evan

 

 

And Aunt Sissy attacks!

Highlighting November 2014

 

Veteran's Day: November 11th 2014 at Warrior Ridge Elementary. There was a special breakfast at Evan's school so he invited Grandpa.  After the breakfast the students sang patriotic songs and songs of thanks to the men and women who serve(ed) our country.

 

 

Evan is in scouts and they did a food drive called "Scouting for Food". This drive helps a local food pantry fill their shelves with food for people in need. Here is Evan at Barb and Cresia's house collecting donations.

 

Snow.....we got our first snowfall in November so I wonder if that means to prepare for a cold snowy winter?  Evan looks a little scary in his ski mask but he does enjoy playing in the snow!

 

 

He even managed to slide down the hill!

 

 

Snow creature Evan.

 

There's plenty more going on in November so I'll be back with more November fun!

 

 

 

Funny Things

 

Some of the elves 2012

 

Every year Santa's Elves come to spend Christmas at our house. Evan's elf Ben is the second one from the right. One year we had over 20 elves descend upon us! Wow that was a crazy elfish year!

This year I was telling Evan that all of the elves might not come but just some of them. The conversation went something like this:

 



Me: Evan I'm not sure Santa is going to send ALL the elves to our house this year.
Evan: But he will send Ben
Me: Yes, of course Ben will come but I hear there's a shortage of elves this year.
Evan (waving his hands and being agitated) Wait a minute, hold on, How did they get electrocuted?
ME: (laughing) And when I stopped... I explained the difference between an "electrical short" and a "shortage."

 

Evan at the elf dinner party 2012

Evan's 8th Birthday!

Happy Birthday Evan!

 

Katie took this picture before school on Evan's 8th birthday (where does time go?)  She also put a little present in his lunch box to surprise him at lunch.

 

 

When I picked him up from school (it was an early out) I sang the song my mom used to always sing which was "Today is a birthday I wonder for whom"  He "tolerated it".

 

 

 

Evan's birthday party is coming up on Sunday but you have to have gifts on your actual birthday, right?  This is from Grandma and Grandpa!  He got lots of other "actual" birthday gifts too.

 

 

 

 

Game from mom and.........

 

 

A new stunt bike!!

 

 

A BB gun from Matt

 

 

 

Mom and Matt took Evan out to dinner at Buffalo Wild Wings. Evan loves the chicken strips!

 

 

Evan got a little cake for his "actual" birthday. What a great day for my best boy!!

 

 

I love you Evan!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Halloween Then and Now

I've gathered a few photos from Halloween then and now!  Wow how the years go by.

 

Evan's first Halloween 2007. It was so funny to watch him unwrap his first lollipop and discover the taste.

 

 

This is Superman 2008....notice the bruise. He really seemed to think he was superman and kept trying to fly!

 

Batman for 2009 with Cresia and Barb

 

 

Black Spiderman (2010)

 

 

He loves his super heroes!

 

Captain America (2011.)

 

 

Captain America with Great Grandma and Great Grandpa!

 

This is a Skylander character. I don't know which one....(Spiro? maybe)

 

 

Isn't he quite a character? (2012)

 

 

Ninja Evan (2013)

 

 This year he was Rocket Raccoon from Guardians of the Galaxy.

 

 

At Trunk or Treat College United Methodist Church (2014)

 

 

With Mom on Halloween night (2014)

 

 

Halloween picture with Grandma and Grandpa!  (2014)

 

Happy Halloween EVERY year Evan!!