Elf on the shelf

Mayson Pearl has been enjoying having our elf Oscar around. I wasn't sure whether she was old enough this year or not but Mimi sent Mayson her very own elf so I figured we might as well get the tradition started!

It only took Maysie a few days to catch on to her Elf's hide and seek antics. The first week whenever we'd ask her where her elf was she'd go to the places where he'd hidden before; but now she finally seems to be catching on that he shows up in different and funny places. She smiles ear to ear and sometimes even giggles when she finds Oscar sleeping in her crib, riding on her rocking horse, eating cookies on the couch or walking "Snoop Dog." I'm glad we decided not to follow the "No Touch" clause because Mayson loves to carry Oscar around and sometimes even hides him herself- which funny enough is only ever in the spots where she has found him before! 

Come December 25th we are really going to miss the little guy... But at least now I know we have a fun tradition started that we can look forward to next year.