-
the christmas that was 2010
Finally got around to editing and posting these (sorry for the delay if you were waiting for them but they aren’t all that exciting or anything so hopefully you won’t be terribly disappointed!). Christmas was fantastic this year and Santa was very good to all of us. Maybe that Bob had something to do with it, putting in an extra good word for the Beyrer family when he met up with Santa.
I snuck downstairs after Santa came but before the boys were up to take some pictures of all the loot. And loot there was!
Everyone left Santa notes, cookies, milk, some chocolate kisses for good measure, and carrots for the reindeer. Oh, and Timmy made a candy cane just for Santa. But that was after him saying that we couldn’t leave the Oreos out for Santa cause those are Timmy’s favorite cookie. Guess he isn’t willing to share, not even with Santa.
Of course Bob was on call. He’s decide to stay with us instead of heading back to the North Pole just yet. We’re happy he’s hanging around.
Someone was happy with his Galactic Heroes. All 9,000 of them.
After much debating, we picked up some macbooks for the boys. They use the desktop PC often for homework but it’s old and tired and filled with viruses. I’m hoping that these will last them a while and they are definitely enjoying them so far.
Some catchers gear for Patrick.
The aftermath of weeks of shopping, hours of wrapping, lists for Santa and maybe 15 minutes of opening. Santa brought the big boys the Xbox with extra controllers and a few games including Call of Duty (with instructions that they just cannot play it when Timmy’s around), he brought us all an ipad to share, and he brought Timmy a new DS and a few games for that. Not to mention the tons of jerseys, sporting goods, shirts, slippers, clothes for me and books (for John-we all have Kindles) that were opened. It was a very good Christmas and we were so happy to spend it together. The look of disbelief on the big boys faces when they opened the Xbox was the best!!
After a crazy morning of opening, sorting, eating and packing we got on the plane to Florida. As it turns out, we got out of dodge just in time before the blizzard of 2010 hit, closing the airports, roads and dumping a ton of snow all over NY. So glad we missed that. That was the biggest Christmas miracle of all!!
-
bob & the big man {our elf on the shelf}
When it all goes wrong for an elf, what else to do than go straight to the top to get things straightened out.
Santa seemed very happy to see Bob (and vice-versa). He did give Bob a strongly worded lecture on proper elf ettiquette however and warned him that he’d be out of a job if he ever pulled those stunts again. Bob seemed to take it all to heart and was appropriately contrite.
He took a few minutes to whisper in Santa’s ear about what the Beyrer family wants for Christmas this year and put in an extra good word for all of us (even though we did help him down his road of debauchery a little bit!). Thanks, Bob!! And Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas to everyone! I really, really loved hearing from all of you about the Bob posts and am so glad you all liked them- I think they were the most commented on posts ever in the history of the bsquared blog(via email, FB comments and FB messages and seeing blog stalkers in real life.) Sad but true. And yes, I do realize that I’m twisted, crazy, and need to get out more. But this is what happens after months of non-stop working and very little sleep. At least I made you all laugh!!You never know when/where Bob might be popping up in the future (Elves do exist outside of Christmas, ya know) so be on the lookout for some intermittent Bob during 2011. And he’ll be back next Christmas for sure (it was so fun doing it- I can’t wait until next year!) You can only imagine the looks I got from all of Santa’s helpers and the other shoppers while finishing up the Bob pictorial.
Whateva. Don’t mock the Bob, people.
I hope everyone has a lovely day whether or not you are celebrating, and are surrounded by family and friends, health and love. And pictures!!
-
bob goes clean {our elf on the shelf}
Somehow, during the night Bob escaped the Lego gestapo/Bobivers travels predicament and travelled back to his roots to get himself cleaned up and back on the right path.
Nothing like a jacuzzi of holiday ornaments to make an elf feel like himself again.
And spending time with friends from the North Pole can always lift an elf’s spirits. Thumpety thump thump….
In the Charlie Brown Christmas tree.
And hanging at his house (which Timmy says is “Bob’s Dreamhouse”- like in Barbie’s dreamhouse) back up in the North Pole. Hmmmm….I think Bob grew a little since he left home. Must’ve been all those sweets he was eating while he was with us. 
And in a final moment of repentance, a salute to his adopted homeland. 
The last bit of Bob’s clean up on the blog tomorrow. Hope you are all enjoying your Christmas Eve!! -
bob & punishment {our elf on a shelf}
The Lego Secret Police were on the job yesterday and saw Bob drunk driving. The found him this morning layed out next to the toilet with a bottle of asprin, and the judge at Lego court sentenced him to 1 day of community service for his actions. Maybe cause it’s his first offense? He’s so lucky he didn’t have to go to jail. Maybe he used Lindsay Lohan’s lawyer?
His sentence included working for Habitat for Humanity in Legoland and building the poor a new castle.
But then he tried to run away, even under heavy guard from the Lego Secret Police. 
These Lego guys don’t mess around. It’s like Bobivers Travels up there. 
How is Bob ever going to get out of this mess? And with only two days until Christmas!! To be continued… -
bob on a bender {our elf on a shelf}
Just when we thought Bob was turning things around yesterday, this is what I came down to find early this morning. And it was waaaaaaay before 12pm. WTF Bob? What kind of example are you setting??
And if the drinking beer isn’t bad enough, he hijacked Batman’s Batmobile and was drunk driving! 
And then he passed out!
Well, you deserve it Bob. I mean, what is going on in the North Pole with the elf training? What would Santa say?
Bob, you are SO getting an elf intervention.