Recently I learned of a new Christmas tradition called “Elf on the Shelf”. I have to say, it is the cutest thing ever! For those of you who don’t know what it is, it is a little stuffed doll that is Santa’s elf. Each night it flies to the North Pole and tells Santa what he has observed at your house and whether the children there are naughty or nice. So it is useful for convincing mischievous toddlers that if they aren’t good, Santa will know because the elf will tell him. It is quite a fun tradition because each night that he comes back he will go to a different “place” to watch the household. So, you get to be creative and put him fun places all around the house. The little elf also comes with a book that explains his story so it was fun reading that to the kids

I ordered my elf on Amazon.com and knew just when he would be arriving. So, I set the stage and told the kids that he was on his way. I placed him at the door and rang the bell so that he could have a proper greeting. Berkeley informed me that his name was Alvin. He apparently had contacted her and told her he was coming to stay with her. Cute 🙂

Meet Alvin.