Three Little Beetles: Hello December!

The three little beetles are busy welcoming the winter months and holiday season!

Like most holidays, Ben is ready to embrace all things Christmas - thus our tree, garland and Christmas lights have been up for several days now! We also welcomed our very own "Elf on the Shelf" yesterday. I swore up and down I would never invite one of these little guys into the house, but seeing how crazy Ben went over St. Patrick's day and all things leprechauns, I felt like I would be jipping him on something if we didn't provide him the "Elf Experience." The little dude arrived after bath last night by ringing the doorbell as only an elf would (over and over again in a crazy, maniac like pattern). As expected, Ben has fully embraced the elf, naming him "Elfie" and pretty much hasn't stopped talking about him since his arrival. This means mama has to get creative with what mischief the little guy can get into each night...luckily there are lots of good ideas all over the Internets.

We visited Santa and took a sleigh ride over Thanksgiving weekend. The magic of Christmas is very much with Ben - he asked me if the sleigh might take off for a few minutes because "the reindeer can really fly, right mama?" Santa was so sweet and patient with our three little beetles and made a very big to do about how he has been watching Ben all year be a very good big brother to Harper and Sam and what an important job he has to be a big brother to not one, but two babies. We watched our oldest boy stand a little taller when the big man shared this observation.

We also had our first big Minnesota snow of the year. Good thing more will be coming in the next couple days because Ben was so excited, and insisted on going out for just a few minutes before soccer practice to try and build a snow man. The base is ready and waiting for more additions tomorrow! Harper and Sam seemed to enjoy the snow, too and especially like the first few steps outside when they realize the white stuff is falling from the sky!

Lots more fun to be had the rest of the month, experiencing the holidays (snow and all) through the eyes of our little beetles certainly adds magic to this time of year!