Christmas Lights Up (front and back yards) : Check

House Decorated (inside and outside) : Check

Christmas Tree Up : Check

Christmas Tree Decorated : Check

Visit to Santa : CHECK (even before Thanksgiving, folks!)

This year we decided to start the Elf on a Shelf tradition. It has been around for a while, but I felt like the girls were too young last year to understand or care about an elf magically moving around the house. This year it has been a total success! Kayden doesn’t need a behavior management tool, but she loves trying to find the elf – Glitter – when she wakes up in the morning. We had a minor set back the first few days of Glitter’s arrival because Kayden was a little too eager to wake up and find her! Now she understands that if she wakes up too early, Glitter might not be back home yet! I don’t often find myself telling Kayden that Glitter is watching, however, I do find myself telling Kloey that she’s watching frequently. Unfortunately, Kloey doesn’t understand care! So far, Glitter has been a great addition to our holiday traditions!!