Since Gabby was about 4 or 5 weeks old she has been in love with the monkeys on her carousels. She has an elephant, giraffe and monkey to look at on her swing, bouncer, and play pin. She LOVES the monkey. Her love affair started by simply staring at the monkey no matter where the monkey was placed, then she began smiling at the monkey, and finally she started laughing at the monkey. She started all of these things much earlier with the monkey than she did with actual human beings. I don't know why but she loves her monkey! Now she has long conversations with the monkey; cooing and laughing at him without letting Mommy or Daddy in on her secrets. It's the greatest sound hearing her laugh at the monkey.
I thought we would give you a glimpse of some of the silly things Mr. Elfis (our Elf) did Christmas Eve before returning to Santa Claus. We went to Dallas on Monday and luckily our elf (who Gabby named Snowball, then Snowball Snow Flake, but whose name is really Mr. Elfis) hopped in a car seat so he could make the journey safely to Grandma and Grandpa's and meet Ralphie, Emma and Brody's Elf. Here are the shenanigans they got into while waiting for Santa to arrive and while we were all asleep: Proof that the elves took these photos all by themselves. If you look closely between the first two photos you can see Mr. Elfis' hand move pushing the button. Snacking on the kid's gingerbread houses. Drinking Gabby's milk hanging upside down. What were they thinking?! Soaring with the eagles (Gabby's favorite bird). Ralphie riding a horse. Ralphie sneaking in a stocking. Mr. Elfis sliding down the banister ...
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