December 5 Moxie decorates

What is that crazy elf doing? He stole Dylan's boa and decided to hang around and wait for us to find him.

December 4 Moxie mischief

Oh, Moxie. You may have gone too far today. Those are NOT ornaments. The girls thought this was hilarious, but they wanted me to take down their undies right away. This morning I told them that Moxie told me that Santa was getting ready to put them both on the naughty list because they have been whining so much and not listening. He said he would bring rocks if they were put on the naughty list. No rocks yet. They were slightly better behaved today so I have a feeling there won't be rocks tomorrow but still see...

December 3 - Moxie is hot

Apparently Moxie has been hot. I can't blame him. Temps have hit 80 for 3 days in a row. It's December, right? I guess I can't blame him for jumping in the freezer! The girls have peeked in there at least half a dozen times since we got home from school today.

December 2 - Moxie's ride

Last night Moxie was tired. The girls kept him really busy and he had a lot to report to Santa. He asked me if he could have a ride to the North Pole. I told him I wasn't sure we had anything to get him there. We woke this morning to find that he discovered his own ride...

December 1 Moxie's snow angel

Friday night, Moxie told me that he missed the snow at the North Pole. I told him I was very sorry, but we didn't get much snow in Texas. We woke up on Saturday morning to find this

Oh, Moxie. A rice angel? Again, a hit with the girls!

November 30 - Moxie's first trip to the North Pole

If you aren't familiar with the elf on the shelf tradition, I'll sum it up for you. Santa sends elves to help keep an eye on kids. The elf watches all day and makes a trip to the North Pole every night to report to Santa. When the kids wake up, the elf is in a new place, showing that he must have been up to something. You can't touch the elf or he will lose his magic (although, if you read on their webpage, the magic can be restored with cinnamon)  On Moxie's first night he whispered to me that he was hungry. When the girls woke up, he had taken the raisin boxes from their lunchboxes! They thought this was the funniest thing ever and talked about it all day. Silly Moxie! 

Back to it

I'm not even going to try to play catch up. It's been 2 years. M and I now teach at the same school and S & D started preschool in the same district this year and they love it. Here they are in all their toothy glory.

So here we go again... blogging... Our latest fun is a scout elf that we named Moxie. 

The girls each have an elf on the shelf in their classroom, so I decided to get one for home, too. They think he's the funniest thing ever. I love seeing them so happy. Even if I do think Moxie could be Gilly's long-lost brother...