Tuesday, November 12, 2013

The Hi-jinks of Tom and Jerry: 20 Days of Elf on The Shelf Ideas

Fun and games!


Of course we're all aboard the Elf on the Shelf train.  And why not?  Believe me, I understand all the "anti" arguments.  I really do.  But when you have peeps like me (and a bazillion others on the internet and Pinterest) to supply you with ideas, your excuses are futile.

Just kidding.

It is what you make of it.  And my husband and I love to joke around with our kiddos. And boy does this afford us the opportunity to do so!

So I present to you, 20 Days of Tom and Jerry...to help with your Elf on the Shelf planning!

Please pilfer....and ENJOY!!!
Tom and Jerry parachute in
for the year!
Battle Elves!

Everybody loves "Snowmen at
Christmas"
Playing with the band

Celebrating a Browns' victory
last season!
The villains strike again!


You're in Buckeye Country!
O-H-I-O
Hiding with some fellow North
Pole residents!
Who doesn't love to color?

After a "rough" day, T & J
left a gentle reminder from Santa!
We were sorely lacking in
the snow department last winter.

Elves need keep their smarts in
shape!
Lack of snow = indoor snowball fight!
Date Night!

 Techy Elves!
Missed breakfast at
the North Pole!
Everybody loves a classic!
Giving thanks and praise
On the morning of Christmas Eve,
our elves leave a small present for
each child.  This is my son's Elf, Jerry.
Last year, my daughter stayed
at Mimi's and Tom brought
her present to Mimi's house.








      















Monday, November 11, 2013

Just Like Michael Myers, Halloween Brings Me Back.....

I have no excuses.  I have no reasons.  It's been a long time and, frankly, I've been busy and unmotivated to blog.  I've got about 10 topics started as drafts...we'll see.

But, cue the creepy music...

virgin teenagers about to go all the way at the secluded camp-out...

the dummies who go looking for the strange noise in the basement...

IT'S HALLOWEEN!!!!!  (It was Halloween almost two weeks ago when I began this post. Then it took two weeks to get the pic I needed for this post. Meh.)

And I offer you this year's KrausHouse Halloween costume masterpiece!  It was quite the no-brainer for us this year considering what we spent doing with our early summer days. (You can read about that here).

And if you'd like to see what previous year's ideas have been, you can check those out here.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYBODY!

BOO AT THE ZOO, 2013
AVENGERS ASSEMBLED