The elf is back

Summer was super happy to see her elf, Gumdrop, yesterday. So much so, she did not even noticed the present he was sitting on. She was more worried about feeding him a jelly bean, which is his favorite food. Last night he got to listen to the bedtime story with us, but she would not let him sleep with her for fear he might take her to the North Pole in the middle of the night. I guess I shouldn't have told her she wasn't allowed to go with him if he asked her. LOL She really liked the spiral stencil art kit he brought her. She is worried he won't bring her a gift tonight when we are in Nashville, but I don't think she has anything to worry about. :)

Yesterday, when I got home from my weekend escape with my best buddy, she was so excited to see me. She hugged and hugged me. It was very sweet and made my heart melt yet again. I had thought we would make a gingerbread village with her friend Willow, but she preferred to play in the snow with me. It is pretty crazy we already have snow here. I don't remember ever having it before Christmas, but maybe we did when I was a kid. Let's hope this snowing in Chattanooga thing stays for the years to come because she really loves it. We got to sled on the new sleds her Memaw and Nanny bought. We had a few snowball fights. She probably could've stayed out there much longer than we did, but my gloves got wet and my hands were getting cold. It was fun though and I wouldn't have traded those special moments together for anything else in the world. I am so blessed to have such a wonderful little girl.