Jolly

One of the best Christmas traditions we have started has been Elf on the Shelf. If you are unfamiliar with it - it's basically a little elf who watches over the children and report back to Santa each night to tell "the man" how the kids had behaved throughout the day.

We adopted "Jolly" last Christmas and it has been so fun to see the kids hunt for Jolly each morning during the holiday season. This year Jolly even left them a note and told them to tell mommy to check her email because Santa had sent them a message. It was the coolest thing.

I wish I had both kids reaction recorded as they each sat and watched their video from Santa. It was so precious and I got tears in my eyes to see how sincere they were listening to Santa's message. Dylan was mesmerized and shook his head yes and listened so intently with a big smile on his face. I didn't know what Mackenzie would think as she got older - but she is still equally mesmerized. She does ask a lot more questions, but is always satisfied with our answer.

During this time of year I love all of the magic that the kids believe in. It's so fun to see it all through their eyes. I hope they will carry the innocence in their hearts for many more years to come and enjoy all the traditions we do.