Elf on the Shelf

My mom got this Elf on the Shelf book and doll after talking with some of her friends at work. The tradition is to read the book and then hide the elf each day for the kids to find. The premise behind the story is the elf, sent by Santa, watches to see all of the good and bad things done/said throughout the day and then reports back to Santa each night. Eric and I did not really like the message of only being good to get presents, so we read the story with our little modifications. Last night after I read the story and put the box back on the shelf, Kayla was talking to Elfie (that is what we named him) telling him that she was so excited to have an elf and she couldn't wait to find him in the morning. Then Kyler would go to the box and "talk" to it just like big sister. Too cute!

When I went to wake Kayla up in the morning (which is usually a nightmare), she opened her eyes, gave me a great big smile, threw the covers off and went to find Elfie. We found Elfie hiding in our Christmas village. Kayla was so excited!