The boys enjoyed the elves again this year, Tyler more than Matthew, but Matthew had fun with them, too. Tyler loved waking up in the morning to find the mess the elves made during the night or to see where the elves were hiding. His facial expressions and pure amazement were priceless. I wish I could bottle up his innocence and keep him this way forever! Matthew didn't quite understand what the elves were doing, but he enjoyed playing with Abbott. When the elves climbed up in our tree one night, Matthew pointed to the top of the tree and said "Get down!" Since that day, even after the elves were rescued from the tree, every time Matthew walked by the downstairs tree, he pointed to the top and said "Get down!". What a funny little boy.
On Christmas Eve, we had to pack the elves back up in their special sacks and lay them out for Santa to take with him. The elves have to go back home and get back to work making those toys. We enjoyed our special Christmas visitors this year and can't wait until their return next Christmas.
