This year we had a blast in the weeks leading up to Christmas.  Crafts, Alfa, yummy foods...oh, it was just all so fun, and good!!

This was our second year with our little elf friend Alfa. She comes around December first, and watches everyone to make sure they are behaving.  Then, every night she flies back and reports to Santa. When Santa comes on Christmas Eve, she flies back to her home with him, and hopefully will come back next year!
The kids LOVE her - every morning they have to find where she 'lands' after returning from the North Pole. She must be getting more comfortable at our house this year because she ended up being a little more naughty than ever before...

Because I have a hard time buying those really expensive/mostly garbage/filled with crap/yet really fun Christmas crackers, I decided to make my own this year! And although they didn't snap (which Max was VERY happy about), they turned out perfectly. Plus, it was your napkin too!


And last, but certainly not least, Max has been making me lots and lots of 'artwork' lately. It's covering our bedroom door, and pretty much every other surface in the kitchen lately. But, I can't help it. I love it all.  ♥