It all started when we were reading The Elf on the Shelf before bed one night in November. The story is about magical little elves that help Santa by watching children during the day and reporting back to him at night. To our surprise, we saw our own little elf waiting out in the hallway for us when we were done reading. Alannah, being the naturally paranoid child that she is, was a little scared of him at first. We explained that he was nice and silly, and she has since warmed up to him. Naturally, we named him Buddy (huge fans of the movie Elf).
He has found some pretty sneaky places to hang out during the day...
He's also done some pretty silly things around our house...
We found him throwing Alannah's socks out of her sock drawer in her room...
He turned Alannah's milk green...
And we found him eating chocolate out of the candy jar!
He is a silly little elf, but Alannah adores him! The first thing she says every morning is "I wonder where Buddy is!" and she starts her hunt to find him. The things he does crack her up. I love, love the magical things that Christmas brings! It seems to get more fun every year with a child. Thank you Buddy for bringing more magic to our Christmas this year. I hope the magic lasts for many years to come!
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