Santa's Workshop

Fridays are the highlight of Ellis' week. After dropping Henry off at Joy School Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, we finally get to drop Ellis off at a fun place on Fridays! We've just been doing a little drop-off playgroup with two other boys, which Ellis has decided to call "Ellis' Joy School." The three little boys are so cute -- they play, have snacks, do activities, and my favorite -- group potty training time where they all watch Jake and his mad potty skills and then the other two get to try standing at the toilet. Good times!

The first time we had Ellis' Joy School at our house, I was talking with Ellis about it the night before. His face just lit up, and I could tell that this second child -- the hand-me-down boy who always gets to watch Henry do all the fun stuff -- was SO excited. He got a big grin on his face, shrugged his shoulders, and said, "I am so . . . pwoud!" Who wouldn't be proud of having such a special place to go every week?

So these adorable pics are of the last playgroup we had at our house. We had a few Christmassy activities, the best one being "Santa's Workshop." The boys got to be little elves in the workshop, helping Santa test out the toys. They each diligently did their testing job, until the bell rang and they passed their toys around to be tested by another elf. I just thought they looked so irresistible in their little red hats!

Jake

Ellis

Dominic