Cookies for Santa

Before we left for the Christmas Eve party, we let the girls put out the cookies and milk for Santa, just incase the girls fell asleep on the way home that night. Makena couldn't decided what kind of milk Santa would like better, so she put out some while milk and some chocolate milk. And she knows that Santa like chocolate chip cookies!! Kali and Makena put out oats and apples for the reindeer. And they had to have 9 apples slices...one for each reindeer. Makena also wanted to put out a book she had made in preschool so Santa could read it when he came by. And we couldn't forget about Ellis the Elf. We left him a plate of skittles up on his favorite spot that he liked to sit on and watch the kids. Why skittles, you ask? Well, Makena knew that Elves like to eat skittles...that's why! Anyway, when the kids woke up Christmas morning, all the treats had been eaten except for some crumbs left by Santa and some oats from the reindeer. And a note was left saying that Ellis the elf had told Santa that the kids were very good this year and that Santa loved reading Makena's book. The smiles on their faces that morning were the best. Santa had actually read Makena's book made her day. And also that Ellis liked skittles "see mom, I knew he would like them."