Carrots for Rudolph and reindeer poop

My little family and I really love Christmas. Ginger, 4 and Parker, 2 are really young and adore all of the excitement that Santa brings. It's just pure fun, so we tend to take advantage of every little moment that we can.

Within the next few days we'll start preparing for Santa and his reindeer's arrival. The gingerbread houses are already decorated, so at the grocery store we'll get cookie mix and broccoli for Santa. Carrots, glitter and something else for the reindeer. Read this, if you're not so sure why Santa will be receiving broccoli.

On Christmas Eve after the cookies have been baked and decorated, we'll place them on a dish with some raw broccoli near the tree with a cup of milk. Then of course, we have to take care of those flying reindeer. Everyone knows that flying around the world can be fairly hard work, so they're going to need a healthy snack. We throw baby carrots on the front lawn with 'magic glitter' sprinkled around them and then go to bed.

Like clockwork every Christmas Day, most of the cookies are gone and so is the milk. Santa has been quite thoughtful to leave a thank you note. And as we rush outside, we find the carrots have disappeared too. The kids feel warm and fuzzy to have provided such a loving gift to Rudolph and his friends. This warm feeling is quickly replaced by screams and giggles when they see that the reindeer have left a thank you note as well. in the form of reindeer poop! Hysterical! Those reindeer need to find a potty I suppose.

So, on Christmas morning if you've left carrots for the flight crew, don't be surprised if you are left with poop on your lawn too. It looks surprisingly like Tootsie Rolls!