Our trusty friend, Fred the Elf, came back to visit this Christmas season.
But...
He wasn't very creative.
Nor was he prepared.
Overall he was just tired.
And the reason he wasn't very creative, prepared, and tired?
Because (s)he was trying to bust out as many homemade Christmas presents as possible. Thats why.
So anyways...
In no particular order (because the poor old tired elf has slowly been losing his memory as well), were are the pictures of his adventures at the Dominique household.
Opening letter.
Fred was hidden up inside one of the Santa hats.
Not much else to decorate in the bathroom than the mirror.
Every now and then you need to stop and remember the reason for the season.
Opening the last of the 2014 once a month movie and gift cards from my mom.
Delivering a letter of good news! We are all going to Imagination Station for the evening!!
STOP! HALT!! GO NO FURTHER!! No one was allowed in the basement. It may have contain some top secret items that you don't need to see!
And sometimes, you can't go in the basement for a second day because big people get lazy and don't take care of those top secret items in a timely manner.
Breakfast time!
Lunch time!
Just because there isn't much else to do....
Hid in the board game closet as a way to entice those children away from the nintendo and other electronics.
Bree's beloved blanket got taken away due to some unwise choices. Don't worry. Fred kept it company.
Who took the cookies from the cookie jar?
Candy cane hide and seek!!
Watching a little bumper cars in a vintage Christmas village piece.
All snuggled up in a pair of Jacob's underwear for some light reading.
Rudolph donuts for breakfast
Last minute stash
And finally on the last day of his visit, he brought some special presents from Santa with him:
Christmas PJs!!
With none other than the Elf himself on them!!!