Tinsel Dude the Elf - Two

Tinsel Dude has been up to his old antics - here is the latest:

 

On the 9th, he made a mess in Leslie's room (She is a NEAT FREAK and was "SO UPSET"). The boys couldn't believe it!! He brought them little pots from the dollar spot at Target.

 On the 10th, he made a snowman out of toilet paper rolls. 

 

Leslie went to Las Vegas for her birthday and Noah and Zay stayed with us Thursday night. Zay had a hard time going to sleep so I went to do the elf once and had to say, "I'm just getting a drink of water......do you want anything?'"

The boys slept in the living room and Tinsel Dude came to the front room (where I have them keep their bags so they are out of the way).

 

My idea was that we would make snowflakes like Tinsel dude out of popsicle sticks and then spray paint them and hang them up like this on our navy wall (I ordered gray, light blue, and medium blue spray paint).

This is how I left him after Zay finally fell asleep. The note reads:

 

Do you want to make snowflakes like me?

Love,

Tinsel Dude

 

 

On the 11the boys helped me get Connor ready and then when it was time for them to get ready I heard Noah yell "ZAY! THE ELF CAME!!!" Then they just stared at him like this all serious. They were kind of sleepy and then Noah slowly just picked up some Q-tips and started to make a snowflake.

 

Noah worked on his snowflake and they were ADAMANT that I not put Connor on the ground because he would touch Tinsel Dude and then he would lose his magic. So Zay came up with the idea that he move Tinsel Dude using the popsicle sticks 'he found' to the table. It was hilarious!!

 

I was in the kitchen and said, "Maybe we are supposed to make snowflakes with the sticks?" They were all "No! Just like him with the Q-tips" hahahahhah

I guess my plan didn't work out. oh well. We will make snowflakes next year..... 

 

It was so cute to casually listen to the boys discuss how he "Always writes a note" when he goes to a new place and wonder what he will do in the mountains. Childhood is the best.

 

Dad came in town to stay with the boys at their house Friday and Saturday night and I have to say I was a little worried if he would play along. I wrote out instructions and gave him supplies, but he just took his own spin on it. Which is perfect and fun.

 

On the 12th, he sent us this text saying: This crazy red elf showed up this morning and the boys will not let me spank it! What are we to do? Love you.

On the 13th, Tinsel Dude was hiding in their tree.  

 

Close up!

Side note: He is sitting on an ornament I gave Zay this year. It is a gold ball with 2014 written on it. The year that he joined our family. Noah has lots of ornaments and Zay didn't have many and I think he really appreciates having a couple special ones of his own on the tree.

 

On the 14th, Leslie was back in town and things got a little more creative again. This time Tinsel Dude wanted the boys to deliver cookies to their neighbors. Leslie said she let them take the cookies on their own and they were so excited as they came back each time to get a new box to take to the next neighbor. I really think they have blessed their new neighborhood with their presence.

 

Yesterday, Ampa took just Noah and Zay to the mountains so we might have some more 'hiding' coming up. hahahah