Jordyn's surprise

Don took the Littles to the mall this afternoon and Jordyn came home with modifications! Let's hope this round of earrings goes better than the last round...

Here's a little Nick cuteness!

Our 2011 Christmas tree

This is Tony's first time of having a Christmas tree!

Tony's helping Nick reach higher.

Nick and the tree.

More of the same : )

Patience and Nick.

Patience and Nick.

Daddy and the Littles.

Meet Chip!

This year we have started a new tradition. We now have our very own elf, Chip, who came on December 1. He shows up in a new place each morning, and at night, when the kids are sleeping, Chip flies home to the North Pole to report to Santa what he has seen and heard at the Murphy household. Santa uses this information to write his "Naughty" and "Nice" lists. I'm reading the story book that explains to the kids how this all works, and explains the rules like "no one can touch elves or they lose their magic," etc.

The kids bound out of bed to find where Chip is perched for the day. This morning he was in our Christmas tree!