Taylor Time!

When Kayci was 3, Santa sent a scout elf to live with us during the holiday season.  Kayci named her Taylor, and each night, Taylor would go back to the North Pole, report to Santa, and return to our house the next day.  Every morning, Kayci would wake up and look for Taylor's new hiding place.  It was always fun to see where Taylor would pop up next.  Last year, Taylor returned, and we enjoyed another month of elf-ing.  Kayci has been so excited about Thanksgiving, and finally she told me why:  because it meant it was time for Taylor to come back.  Yesterday off and on she'd mention Taylor.  She talked to James about whether or not Taylor would know that we aren't in Marble Falls or Fredericksburg (where we usually go after Thanksgiving), and he assured her that Santa would send Taylor to the right place.  

Last night, James and I went on a date to see "Four Christmases."  (We laughed out loud, but it's not one we'll buy or anything.)  While we were gone, Kayci made this drawing for Taylor (I don't know why it's sideways, and James will cringe):

When we got home and I put Kayci to bed, she was so excited about Taylor...she said she thought she might stay up "all night" to watch for her.  And promptly fell asleep.  This morning I awoke to a 5 year old girl poking me saying, "wake up."  Umm...okay.  She was bouncing up and down, come see, come see--lo and behold, Taylor had returned.  Kayci found her perched on the piano, with a book to explain the tradition to Noble and a gift for each child.  Christmas has officially begun at our house!