Elf

Our elf on the shelf has returned for the second year...well, kind of!

So December 1st arrived and after hours and hours of searching every room, closet, under every bed, the darn elf was missing!  Darn it. 

So to buy time I said to Breck that elf (named Alf) called and asked if he could go visit another little boy who needed him a little bit more during Christmas time.  This did not go over well as he threw himself under the tree crying. He then offered up His friend Leo's elf instead! 

So I called my sis to stop over so I could run an errand up to a store in town that carries elf on the shelves. I was about to purchase another elf for a whopping 30.00 when I saw an elf similar but all plush given to kids to snuggle with, one they could touch and "it wouldn't loose it's magic" AND for less the. Half the price.  Cha Ching! So I bought it in girl elf form (the only difference is it wears an apron). I figured when we find brecks then each him and Lundon could have one. And I prepared a story for why his elf looks different and why it was a girl! (His elf, Alf, sent his gf this year)

I get home, give kids a bath, and set up the elf for his big return! He jumps out the  tub to see te elf swinging from the chandelier! He was soooo excited, making the whole dilemma worth it! 

Best part, the innocents of a four year old that has no clue it's a different elf this year.  He thinks his elf is just wearing an apron because he loves to bake just like we do!!! Only diffence with this elf is his name has changed to Brick!