The Elf on the Shelf

Praise the Lord for Facebook, otherwise I may have never known about "the Elf on the Shelf"

Incase you are not aware of what this is...( I wasn't either until I saw a post about it!)

"Elf on the Shelf is based on a tradition Carol Aebersold began with her family in the 1970s. This cleverly rhymed children's book explains that Santa knows who is naughty and/or nice because he sends a scout elf to every home. During the holiday season, the Elf on the shelf watches children by day and reports to Santa each night. When children awake, the Elf on the shelf has returned from the North Pole and can be found hiding in a different location. This activity allows The Elf on the Shelf to become a delightful hide-and-seek game. Each collection comes with its very own scout elf, a hardbound children's book, and a keepsake box for easy storage. In addition, each shipment is marked for “Special Delivery” from Santa's workshop."

Our elf was delivered to Aiden on Sunday afternoon, he has been given the name Moxy. The first morning, Moxy was hanging from the kitchen light, last night he was hanging upside down from on of the return vents in the upstairs hallway! He is one silly elf and Aiden is TOTALLY into him! Chris and I are also having a great time coming up with places to put him each night. I think this is such a wonderful tradition to start and I look forward to using it when Ava is old enough to understand. Maybe someday their little ones will use it too! I highly recommend getting one if you have a little one that is into the magic of Christmas!