Thanks to my mom, we started a new Christmas tradition in our household. The other night, she brought a special book + Elf doll called Elf on a Shelf for our kids. The idea is that the kids name their elf and learn that the elf watches them all day long. Before they go to bed the kids get to place the elf somewhere in the house. When they are sleeping, the elf makes his way back to the North Pole to inform Santa on the children’s behavior. The next morning, the kids will find that the elf has returned and is now in a different spot!

On the surface this sounds like a great thing! The kids will obviously be reminded each time they see the elf that they must behave or Santa will find out. Well, yesterday I woke up with a back ache because Ian had crawled into bed with us. Erin told me that Ian had woke her up at 2AM saying that he was scared that the Elf would creep into his room and that he didn’t want the scary elf to watch him while he slept. So Erin had to promise to write to Santa and have Santa tell the Elf not to spy on Ian while he slept. Even after this, Ian was too spooked to sleep in his own bed. Fast forward to 5:30 AM and Nathan comes into the bedroom and wakes Erin up because he wants to go down stairs and find out if the Elf made it back from the North Pole yet. Thankfully, I’m a heavy sleeper, but Erin was basically up much of the night compliments of Grandma
Another priceless moment that we’ll have to remember. I can’t wait to pull this story out when Ian is all grown up

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