Memories of Maggie: November 2011

Thursday, November 24, 2011

Elf on a Shelf

My parents bought Maggie an Elf on the Shelf for Christmas. He's a little elf doll that you set out each day to "watch" your child to report back to Santa if they've been bad or good. It comes with a book to read and explain to your child how it works. Maggie even got to name it, so she chose Elfie. He will stay and watch over her until the night before Christmas and then come back again next year. Here are some pictures of her opening it tonight:

Thanksgiving and Other Maggie Funnies

We went to my brother and sister-in-law's for Thanksgiving today and had a great time and some wonderful food!! Maggie had a fun time playing Officer Maggie in Uncle Brett's police car. She really enjoyed calling orders out using the bullhorn. She also put the handcuffs on me and arrested me. When I told her I didn't do anything wrong, she said, "Tell it to the judge madam.". There's never a dull moment!

Yesterday, we put up all of our Christmas decorations and Maggie loves to help. She puts up her own tree in her room and decorates the rest of her room the way she wants. She wanted a nativity scene for under her tree, so I gave her one. Later, she asked me, "Mommy, are you going to put an activity scene under your tree, too?".

Sunday, November 13, 2011

Marysville

We made a quick, weekend trip up to Marysville this weekend. We spent it helping Rob's parents get packed up for their move to Manhattan. Since we were all there, and they are moving around Thanksgiving, we decided to go ahead and have our Thanksgiving meal last night. It was great because Rob's aunt and cousin were able to come, too. As usual, Maggie loved spending time there, but really liked having some playtime with her cousin Nathan!!