Presley The Elf

The Christmas season this year was so much more fun than it has ever been. Savannah is officially at that perfect age where everything is magical and she actually understands a lot of what Christmas is about. This was the first year that we had good talks about Jesus and why we celebrate Christmas, and also the first year she fully understood the whole Santa thing. This was also the first year that we participated in the Elf On The Shelf madness. I've seen this little guy around the last few Christmases, but it seems like the whole thing really blew up this year. He was EVERYWHERE. Eric and I fell in love with this idea... it is genius, and so much fun for everyone. Basically, this elf comes to live with you for the month of December... he is a scout elf working who reports back to Santa whether or not you (in this case, Savannah) are being a good child. He hangs out during the day, but at night he uses Christmas magic to fly to the North Pole and report to Santa and then fly back home to have some fun. The idea is that when your kid wakes up in the morning they are supposed to find their elf doing silly or slightly mischievous things. I'm not going to lie, it takes some effort on the parents part to put these little random elf acts together. It is so worth it though, Savannah got such a kick out of her Elf and the things that he would do. She would wake up so excited to see what had gone on while she was sleeping. Now that the Christmas season is over, per the Elf On The Shelf rules, our elf has gone back to the North Pole until next year when he will return to our home to once again keep an eye on Savannah. Throughout our elf's stay at our house I took pictures here and there of the things that he was "caught" doing. So without further ado, I would like to introduce you to our elf, Presley (yes, Savannah named him after Elvis). Here are some picture highlights from his stay with us.

My personal favorite... Presley and Barbie got married. I wonder if kids are in their future?? I guess we'll have to wait until next year to find out.

One of the pictures above was of Presley the elf going #2 in Barbie's toilet. Eric went ahead and added a little something extra special for Savannah to find... some elf poo (a piece of marshmallow colored brown). Here is the video of Savannah cleaning up that poo.