More Eggnog Adventures

Mr. No absolutely LOVES Eggnog!  He jumps up every more and shouts" I have to find Eggnog!"  and then runs into our room, shaking his head, saying "Mom, you will not believe what he's doing today!".  We don't even mention him reporting to Santa because most days Mr. No  is just so good simply having Eggnog around.  The attitude has improved the sassmouth has dramatically decreased and without us even saying much of anything.  It's amazing!  Here are the past few days of Eggnog's adventures.

Day 5: With a Little Help From My Friends...

Eggnog decided that Mr. No's room needed a little more Christmas cheer.  So he got a few of No's best pals together, Mr. P. Bear, Grinch, Max, Scooby Doo, Chip, Hulk and Bumble to help him make a few decorations and add a little cheer.  They made paper chains and snowflakes (not pictured), hung gingerbread men, stocking and even a long strand of lights around his window.  Mr. No was so happy he made take a pic of him with Mr. P. Bear, Eggnog and Max (more like 20 of them). looking at the pics, I don't think Rise of the Guardians Elf is too  happy with the mess they made.

Day 6:  How the Elf Stole Christmas

Eggnog decided to be  a nice quiet elf (after mess he left the day before trying to be helpful) and just gathered ALL of Mr. No's stuffed friends together for a lovely reading of How the Grinch Stole Christmas.  (Rise of the Guardians Elf seems to approve of this one)

Day 7: Lonely Little Elf

Wednesday night Mr. No slept over Nana and Pop's house since he was going to see How the Grinch Stole Christmas in Boston with them in the morning.  I wasn't sure how Mr. No would do at a real play but he was great and he loved it!  Eggnog, however, was not so happy to find No gone so he grabbed No's favorite blankie and snuggled up in his bed to wait for him to come home.  Poor Eggnog.  Rise of the Guardians Elf is not so thrilled about this.  Jealous?

Day 8:  Revenge of the Playmobil Pizza Guy

Remember that poor reindeer poo cleaner from day 4?  Apparently he was out for revenge!  We found Eggnog and poor reindeer looked up in a Lego Jail with all the Playmobil guys surrounding him.  And look who's on top of the jail, Rise of the Guardians Elf (who really needs a shorter name) with his laughing face on.   Someone is letting jealousy get the better of him.  Troublemaker. 

Introducing...Eggnog Evergreen!

We've seen the boxes EVERYWHERE and, honestly, I had no idea what it was until this year.  We were bad parents though and didn't do a big package arriving from the North Pole thing.  We just let Mr. No go and pick out the elf he wanted to bring home with him as a friend and informant to Santa.  We opened him up, read the book and Mr. No gave him a name, Eggnog Evergreen.  He was a little wary at first.  He kept saying it wasn't real but needed him to believe because his sassmouth was out of control.  So I checked my pinterest idea board for something that would convince him and here's what we decided on...


(Check out more Eggnog Adventures here: week 2, week 3, week 4)

Day 1:  Potty Time (yeah, we're so classy!)

They're chocolate chips, don't worry.  He even brought a note from Santa praising Mr. No's good behavior.  Let me tell you, this was the best way to get him to believe.  He even scolded Eggnog for not flushing.  This weekend, he was wonderful with out even being reminded so I think Eggnog is working :)

Day 2:  Happy Birthday Mr. No!

Second day of elf happened to be Mr. No's birthday and since he was having a Scooby Doo birthday party, Eggnog decided to join in the fun and "trap" Mr. No in his room.  He did leave a present taped to the door, too, with a little Elf birthday card.

Day 3:  Cops and Robbers

Eggnog was a good elf that night.  He opened the packages for the rest of Mr. No's toys for him. Of course, he couldn't resist playing with them!  There was a Lego set with 2 cops and a police car and 2 robbers stealing money from an ATM.  The robbers are on the stegosaurus with the loot.  Eggnog is leading the cops and a bunch of other toys who wanted in on the action.

Day 4:  It's a Crappy Job But Somebody Has to Do It...

just not our elf on the shelf!  I'd seen posts with the Elf cleaning up the reindeer poop but our Elf is just too fresh for that!  So I decided that he'd be the one riding the pooping reindeer, laughing all the way, while a poor little Playmobil guy had to clean up the mess.  Mr. No though this was "ridiculous'! I know it's not the most mature set up (or the toilet one) but little boys find bathroom humor hilarious! 

Hopefully, we can keep up the fun.  I'm terrible at remembering things.  I do need to get wire this week to put in his arms though to make him easier to pose.  Then our possibilities would be endless...

Simple Things Sunday: Mr. No Turns 5!

Mr. No turned 5 yesterday!  I can't believe another year has gone by.  And while a birthday party isn't really a simple every day thing, being able to just sit back and enjoy him at his party, instead of hosting it at home, and not having to miss any of it made me realize that I did miss a lot on the birthdays that we did a house party.  I just got to sit back and take some photos of him and his little friends having a great time. He told me it was his best birthday ever!

It's tradition for me to decorate his breakfast area and chair the night before so he wakes up to a birthday surprise.  He gets so excited so it's worth the little extra effort.

Even our Elf on the Shelf, Eggnog Evergreen,  got into the birthday spirit with a little Scooby Doo themed  mischief and a little present.  Mr. No thought the "trap" was hilarious!

Eggnog even left a little present on the left.

opening his scooby doo presents

After breakfast and some play time, we headed out to My Gym for his party with his school friends.  I've never seen Mr. No so excited!  The party hosts at my gym were awesome!  They let the kids play on their own and then periodically led some fun group games that the kids seemed to really enjoy.  I know that Mr. No did. I would absolutely recommend them for any younger kid's party.  They were amazing with the kids, made sure they had tons of fun and I got to just sit back and watch the kids.

dance party!

Since it was a Scooby Doo themed party, one of the hosts dressed up like a ghost and the kids got to throw fake snowballs at her.  I think that was their favorite part of the day!

birthday ride around the gym

Cake Time with a super delicious cake from Bean Counter.  It was soooo yummy!  And cute!

Then we went home, Daddy didn't have to work which was super special for Mr. No, and we spent the rest of the afternoon playing with all his new toys and watching Scooby Doo episodes.  And all of that made it his "best birthday ever!"  Happy birthday to my now big boy Mr. No!  You're smart, silly, sassy, crazy, hilarious and absolutely the best thing to ever happen to us!

Simple Things Sunday: Thanksgiving

Mr. No had an awesome Thanksgiving!  He got to play with his friend J and see his 2 super cousins!  He was so excited to play with Super Cousin Cara since we haven't seen her in 2 years, I think.  He thinks his cousins are the greatest things ever! I really didn't take many photos.  We were just enjoying our time as a family instead.

dino hunting

Monsters!

portrait of Super Cousin Gianna

playing pop-up pirates, of course

snuggles form Super cousin Cara

Simple Things Sunday: Disney Moments

We haven't really had too many simple moments this week since we've spent the last 6 days at Walt Disney World.  That place is a whirlwind of activity and people.  A far cry from our normal lives.  I did manage to capture a few moments of Mr. No just relaxing and being himself. It's just as important to remember to take time to just relax, be silly and dance on vacation, especially at  a place like Disney.  Otherwise we'd burn out before the vacation was even over.

Taking a drink break at Hollywood Studios and showing off his crazy red fruit punch lips!

Peering through the railing at Downtown Disney just looking at the water and the hot air balloon.  We took one day in the middle of the week to just poke around at the shops and take a break from the craziness of the theme parks.

Mr. No playing in the spray park at Downtown Disney.  He got soaked and needed a new shirt but he had so much fun and amused all the people watching him.

Mr. No having his new buddy Zurg shoot things off the People Mover ride. I love how he still took any moment he could to play and didn't get wrapped up in the craziness of being there.

Dancing to the music by the Agrabah Bazaar.

Relaxing with his new build-a-dino, Noisy.