Adventures with the elf

Over the course of the month that Gary he aquired a last name - Snowball. He became Gary Snowball. The kids loved him. Since I didn't do the whole "don't touch him or he'll loose his magic" thing with him since it was our first year with him and I didn't know how they'd do, he spent a lot of time with them. I had several people ask about things our elf did. I was by no means anywhere near the most creative but we had lots of fun with him. So here are some highlights.

 Playing in sprinkles and colored sugar...

 Playing in their crayons and writing them notes...

 Apparently Gary is a fan of oreos...

 reading under the Christmas tree...

 taking a bath with a candle while reading Frosty...

 falling asleep under the Christmas tree...

 swinging from the kitchen lights...

 a late night game of Memory with Barbie, Pooh, a couple My Little Ponies and a few other friends...

 getting a little too excited in the bathroom with some toilet paper...

 man-up in a giant carton of Goldfish...

 going cruising with Tigger in the dump truck...

 building with their blocks...

 leaving notes written in Cheerios...

 hanging from their bedroom light...

 a little refreshment and web surfing with Payton's puppy, Penny...

 Gary and some of the friends he made here hanging out in the window...

 Gary, on his last night with us. He wrote them notes saying good-bye and he'd be back next year.

 They are still asking where Gary Snowball is but they know he went home with Santa and is at the North Pole. And now a whole other year to be coming up with elf ideas.