Santa's little helper...

Meet our newest helper... He comes from the North Pole and his name is Jr. HO; that is what the girls decided on.

On December 1, the girls ran into our room informing us there was a present under the tree with no name on it..."who's it for?" the girls wanted to know and how did it get there?

Well, we ran our errands (using the gift at home as a bribe) and went to see Santa and he told the kids that the gift was for everyone to open. (those pictures of Santa will come soon, but no tears from anyone this year.)

After getting home, we let the kids open the gift.

This is what they found...

It was one of Santa's elf's from the north pole. Santa himself had delivered it during the night with a special book telling us the instructions to do with the elf.

We were to name it and put it on a shelf. During the days, he would watch the kids and then at night, he flies to the north pole to Santa and gives him a report of the Springer kids, and then in the morning, he will be in a new place ready to watch the kids.

Every morning it is a race to see who can find Jr. HO first.

There is one rule though, no touching him, if so, he will lose all of his magic and not be able to fly and see Santa; that means Santa would have no update on the kids and he wouldn't know what to get them.

So far, this has been a lot of fun for the kids and for Dan and I to watch. I why didn't I think of this sooner, for two reasons: the magic of it all and the bribes of Jr. is watching.

Being a parent and knowing certain things about Christmas, it is fun to know that the magic of Christmas can still be seen and felt. I think no matter how old I get, I will always love Christmas and what it brings to people young and old.

To be a child and to really truly believe in Santa is something I enjoy watching now in my own kids. I hope that this new family tradition will be able to happen again for years to come and that Jr. HO will be able to share in some great family memories.

These are some of the places the kids have found Jr. HO...

Where will he be next?

May the magic of Christmas find your family this year.

Merry Christmas!