40 pictures. That is what it took to get a nice picture of my kids together and a nice one of each of them separately. Have I mentioned that they are 8 and 10?!?!
I did finally get some keepers, but thought I would share a few of the ones that didn't make the cut...
Each year our kids are visited by a Christmas elf. No, I'm not talking about the little Elf-on-a-Shelf, but an elf that comes and delivers surprise presents under the little tree upstairs. Last year and this year, they even got a letter from STAR the after-Christmas elf!
The kids are completely convinced that this elf is not real, but is actually one of our Averill family members (Katey says she has it narrowed down to Grandma, Grandpa, Aunt Jo or Aunt Christy). And, for the last couple of years they have set traps in the playroom in a ploy to catch "the culprit".
Because they are so very adamant about STAR not being real, that got me to wondering what else they deem to be real or not real. Last night I asked them:
If STAR isn't real, is Santa?
K: YES!
S: Yeah.
How about the Easter Bunny?
K: I don't know...maybe
S: Probably
The tooth fairy?
K: YES! I know for a fact that the tooth fairy is real!
S: No...Katey, remember, Daddy told us.
The Grinch who Stole Christmas?
S: I don't know
K: No...Dr. Suess made him up
I love it!!
