Despite the fact that Josh really loathed the elf in the beginning, he’s the first to admit Scout has been a huge hit around our house this holiday season. For those of you not following along, he’s made an appearance in the following places: our Christmas tree, Ella’s stocking, the Christmas card tree, a wreath in Ella’s room, eating Reese’s cups in the kitchen, coloring in the playroom, at Gran’s house and multiple places in the bathroom {hence our mega-potty success over the past few days}. She was so enamored with him, that we’ve been really concerned about how she would react when Santa took him home on Christmas Eve.
To ease the pain, we decided maybe it was a good idea for Scout to bid farewell with a gift. Not only would this remind her that Scout was very sweet and looking out for her, but she’d get to open an early present at home and hopefully the gifting would distract from his journey to the North Pole. Lucky for us, Santa brought Mommy, Daddy & Ella all new Christmas pajamas for the big day. Ella was very excited with her “candy-mint” pajamas {that’s her hybrid word for candy canes & peppermints}. Josh got cute reindeer flannels and I got pajama pants with tiny Christmas trees and a cute green t-shirt. We’re all geared up for Santa’s big scene!
