Elfie Red

The day after Thanksgiving, ever since we can remember, a little elf magically appears in the morning along with a book, "The Elf on the Shelf".  We read the book together, though this year Rian was able to read the entire thing by herself, and follow the directions- the magic elf watches over the girls during the day and every night flies back to Santa to report on their behavior.  The elf (or Elfie Red as Hayden named him years ago when he first appeared) then shows up the next morning in a new location.  The girls are so excited each day when they wake up to go and hunt for Elfie- you never know where he will appear! The  rule is that you may never touch Elfie- or he may lose his magic.  Watching over the girls and their daily behavior really makes our job as parents much easier during the days leading up to Christmas :)

His first appearance- on top of the paino in a little candle holder.