Santa's Little Elf

Ooooh, so much to catch up on! Let's start with the weeks leading up to Christmas. I got a special Christmas outfit for Reid (natch) and we had to do a dress rehearsal (or two) prior to the big day.

At first he wasn't too keen on his new outfit.

Harvey (seen here, last Christmas) had to give him the "suck it up" pep talk again.

And so Reid warmed up to it after a while. Here's our precious little elf preparing for his debut with Santa:

Reid was a champ when it came to posing with Santa. No fear of bearded fat men in furry red suits for our little guy.

He hammed it up for the camera (aided by a rousing rendition of Pattycake), fully embracing his temporary existence as a Christmas elf.

I paid good money for that elf outfit so I maximized its use during the month of December, by having him wear it again when the whole silly family participated in the Jingle Bell Walk. (Harvey wanted to do the run instead, but he was leashed to us walkers. He was a good sport though.)

Already a little overachiever, Reid earned his first medal for finishing the walk - even though he can't yet walk. Oh, the irony!


By the time Christmas rolled around, he was a pro at this elf thing and ready for action. To be continued...