Sunday, December 23, 2012

Goodbye till next year Jingles!

Jingles will be flying back to the North Pole tonight, to help Santa get ready for his annual trip.
She gets one last morning with Mady and Em,
so she decided to leave them a present and a letter just for them...
Here is what it says, in case you can't read it...
Dear Grindstaff family~
  I have had so much fun being a part of your family for the last month. You guys sure have a lot of fun around here! Sorry for any messes i madea long the way. Guess i got caught up in the fun too!
  Tonight when you go to sleep, a little Christmas magic is going to happen. I will fly back to the North Pole for the last time this year. I will make my last report to Santa before he gets on his sleigh and heads around the world to spread Christmas cheer. When you wake up tomorrow morning, i will be gone and presents will be under the tree. I know there will be presents, because i have told Santa all about what good children you are. I passed on all of your messages to the big guy, and i know he will do his best to find the perfect presents for you.
  Lucky for us, Santa will lift my magic for just a few minutes after you are done reading this letter. In those few minutes, it will be okay to touch me, hug me and kiss me goodbye. When you are finished with your goodbyes, just put me back where you found me and i will find my way to the North Pole tonight. Can't wait to see you next Christmas season!!
 Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Love and candy cane kisses,

 Jingles

Saturday, December 22, 2012

Mady's ballet recital

Mady is the one in the back on the far left of your screen...the short one, lol!

It's getting closer...

Jingles is SOOOOO excited that it's almost Christmas!!
She just couldn't help herself!

Jingles loves the snow...

Too bad it only flurried here for, like, a minute.
So Jingles took it upon herself to create her own snow and bring it right to Mady's door!
That crazy elf!

Friday, December 21, 2012

A look what grew...

Jingles surprised Mady this morning.
Overnight, a candy cane full of kisses grew from her magic seeds!


Thursday, December 20, 2012

Fun with nail polish...

Ho Ho Toes...
Snowman and snowflake fingers...
 Peppermint toes...

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Time to do some plantin...

Jingles decided to let Mady do some planting today, in hopes of growing some more Christmas spirit.
She brought her this letter, to explain what she was to do...
 She brought her some "dirt"...
 She brought her some "fertilizer"...
 And she brought her some "magic seeds" to plant...
I guess we'll have to see what grows!

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Jingles, aka, Laura Croft...

Well, it looks like we have Laura Croft on our hands here!
Jingles is starting to get really comfy in our house...
i don't think she is going to want to go home on Christmas Eve!
Here is the new mischief fun that Jingles has gotten into...


Zipling through the living room!!

Monday, December 17, 2012

Wishful thinking...

With all the rain we had last night, it got Jingles thinking.
She wished it was all snow so the girls could have a white Christmas.
Then she started to miss the North Pole again...
So she took matters into her own hands (again), and this madness ensued!


SNOWBALL FIGHT!!!!

Sunday, December 16, 2012

Gone fishing...

Jingles couldn't help herself tonight.
She's been eyeing up those fish since she got here.
And now, well, it looks like she's gone fishing!
 
She found Mady's fish straw, and thought it would make a perfect fishing rod!
She dumped some fish food in and climbed up and just decided to wait it out.
I'm pretty sure Mady does NOT want her to catch anything, ha!

Saturday, December 15, 2012

Single digits...

There are less than 10 days until Christmas!
Jingles wanted to let Mady know exactly how many there were, since she is so excitedly counting down.

Friday, December 14, 2012

Well, Jingles saw Frank and I having a few "adult beverages",
so she thought she should get to enjoy one herself!
So, just like up at the North Pole, she broke out the syrup and had herself a good time watching some tv and drinking up.
Look at that!! Over half the bottle is gone already!
Good thing it's light syrup, ha!

Um, Jingles the mummy?!

Jingles is definately being silly today!
She wrapped herself up in the toilet paper,
and just decided to hang out!

Mady says to me..."Why is Jingles playing the the toilet paper?! Doesn't she know what it's used for?!"

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Squeeky clean...

Jingles saw the girls getting a bath yesterday,
and she thought it looked like fun!
But if you know anything,
you know that elves don't take baths like us humans do...
they take baths like this!
Now that's one tasty bath if i do say so myself :)

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

A lil taste testing...

Jingles decided that the cookies needed a little taste testing.
So she hopped up on the oven,
grabbed herself a chocolate chip cookie,
and dug right in.
All she's missing is her cup of milk!

Monday, December 10, 2012

Is it snowing in here?!

Last night we baked cookies.
They were really fun to make, and really yummy to eat too.
Jingles was feeling a bit left out, so she decided to do her part while we were sleeping.
And of course, she thought the flour looked a lot like snow,
and that made her miss the North Pole,
and that brings us to the snow angel you see above.
That silly elf.
The girls are loving her!

Sunday, December 9, 2012

Tree decorating...

So Jingles was watching while we all decorated the tree last night,
and i guess she felt a little left out of the fun.
So wouldn't you know it,
Jingles decided to add some decorations of her own to the tree...
Won't Mady be surprised when she sees this!

Saturday, December 8, 2012

Presenting...

And now, for your viewing pleasure...
Madylinn (as seen through the eyes of Jingles the elf)

http://www.jibjab.com/view/lOVRMrYVK3Rh9Fllm4VR

Friday, December 7, 2012

Whiskers anyone...

Jingles saw daddy shaving today,
and that silly little elf,
she thought SHE should be shaving too!
 

Thursday, December 6, 2012

The kids are gonna love this one...

The kids are going to love what Jingles was up to last night.
Jingles decided that the house needed EVEN MORE christmas cheer, so she turned the milk in the fridge green!
I guess she thinks Santa will like the green milk.
I sure hope the girls will, ha!

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Jingles the acrobat...

Jingles thought it would be fun to try out his acrobat skills and impress Mady.
He took it upon himself to hang from the light above the table, you know, so he could watch the girls eat their lunch and dinner and make sure they're being good.

Oh, and note to Jingles for next year...no more writing on the windows with toothpaste, that stuff is a b*tch to get off!!

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

More Elf antics...

Well, Jingles is at it again!
This time, she decided to take Mady's toothpaste and write her a message on her mirror for when she wakes up!
It's partly in honor of Mady's first dentist visit too!!
That tricky elf, how does she know about that?!
It must be St. Nick!

Monday, December 3, 2012

Jingles being silly...

Jingles decided to have a little fun today.
He took it upon himself to invite fashion barbie, ballerina barbie and snow white to a photo shoot!
Of course, they had to do their best poses for the camera!
That crazy elf, what will be next?!

Some highlights from our trip...

Sunday, December 2, 2012

Jingles sometimes sucks up...

Jingles was at it again for day 3.
She decided that she would do a little sucking up to Santa, you know, so she could get on the good list too!
She colored a picture of her favorite "big guy" and she's going to take it back to the North Pole with her tomorrow night.

Jingles having fun...

Today, when the girls got up, they went out in search of where Jingles was for the day.
Jingles was hiding on our window frame, getting a check-up from Doc McStuffins.
Mady, Em and I have been sick the past few days (just coughs), so Jingles thought it would be a good idea if she got a check-up to make sure she isn't getting sick too!

And i'm back...

Wow, it's been a really long time since i've blogged!
What the heck Stacey?!?!
Well, i have a lot to catch up on.
I'll try to get to all of it this week at some point.
Let's start with the newest addition to our family...
This is Jingles.
She's our Elf on the Shelf.
For those of you that don't know, an elf on the shelf is a little visitor that Santa sends down from the North Pole.
The elf then watches over your child and flys back to the north pole while your child is sleeping to report on how your child is behaving.
Then, when they fly back for the morning, they move to a new spot in the house.
Sometimes, they get into mischief, sometimes they just hang out and watch.
Jingles arrived the day we got back from our Florida vacation.
She was just chillin on the tv with her book, waiting for us to get home.

Picture of the week...

Picture of the week...