One of My Favorites...

Back in October, my youngest son made a list of different bento theme lunches that he'd like for me to make.  I started working on some of those in November after we finished up with our Halloween themes.  

One of the ideas on his list, was of his little buddy, Ploppers.  Ploppers is very special to him.  Our son has had him since he was born and has slept with him every night.  Ploppers has gone with us on every family trip from Hawaii to our 5 day cruise.  He's the little buddy my son snuggles up to when he's not feeling well.  "I love Ploppers because I get to see him every single day and because I get to spend time with him." Even though my son is 8 years old, I love love love that he's still got his buddy Ploppers with him.  

This sweet and simple lunch is one of my favorites by far.  

Do your kids have any special stuffed toys, buddies that they hold dear to their heart?

Welcome Back Jingle & Meet Our New a Friend, Bells!

December is here and it's that time of year again.  Christmas cheer, decking the halls, sleigh bells ringing and of course... Elf On The Shelf! 

We started our tradition last year when Jingle, made his first appearance.  He was a spunky little elf who the boys loved & couldn't wait to find everyday to see what he was up to.

Well this year, Jingle returned to our family once again & this time he brought a little friend with him.  He didn't know what her name was, so the boys named her Bells. So now we have two elves in our family.  Meet Jingle and Bells!  Here are the adventures they had this week! 

Jingles came back & he has a new friend with him.  It also looks like he brought some treats along with him!

We found them hiding in the cupboard the next day.

Silly Jingle and Bells seemed to have gotten themselves wrapped up in Christmas ribbon.

Double word score! Our elves playing a friendly game of Scrabble.

I think they were trying to tell us something... that we should really get started on our tree decorating.

Uh-oh! Bells has gotten into some mischief with Jingles in the bathroom!

They must have had a long night back from the North Pole because this morning they were just relaxing on the kitchen ledge.

I wonder what kind of fun (or trouble!) these two will get into next week.  Do you have any helper elves in your home? If you do, what kind of fun are that having? I would love to hear your stories!