A VERY Unexpected Christmas Eve Surprise

Christmas Eve dinner is traditionally held at my mother-in-law's house,

and this year was no different in that respect.

What was about to happen after dinner, however, we had no clue.

It was definitely very non-traditional!

It began pretty sedately.  We took some family photos while we were waiting 

for dinner to be ready.

After dinner was over,  my mother-in-law disappeared.

Minutes later, an elf emerged from the bedroom,

and she looked very familiar!

You see,  she had recently performed as part of the "Dancing Elves" troupe 

in New York City with her 3 sisters and brother-in-law.  

You might have seen them in Times Square,

entertaining on the streets,

 in the subway stations,

and even on the rink in Rockefeller Center.

I think her moments of fame and fortune must have gone to her head,

or maybe she just wanted to go solo.

We were treated to a dance show by an 85 year old elf!

After the show,  she posed for pictures with her fans.

Vance's cousin, Janis, had made the "elf" video a few weeks before Christmas

and emailed the link to everyone in the family.

While it was all very funny at the time, 

I just discovered something even funnier.

My husband was just looking over my shoulder to see what I was writing about,

and I scrolled through to allow him to read this post.

He was confused when he saw the photos of the video.

HE HAD NEVER SEEN THE EMAIL

and

HAD NEVER SEEN THE VIDEO.

When his mother had appeared in the elf costume on Christmas Eve,

he had no idea why.

He said, "I just thought she was losing her noodle!"

LOL!!!!!