The Elf on the Shelf

On


Thanksgiving night, a special delivery was made to our doorstep....

The Elf on the Shelf. This is a darling book that explains how Santa knows if boys and girls are naughty or nice leading up to Christmas. He delivers a special elf. There are a few rules, you have to name your elf, Maddie named ours "Elfy." You are not allowed to touch him, but you can talk to him and tell him your wishes for Santa.

Every night after bedtime, Elfy flies home to the North Pole to report that days activities to Santa. Then, he returns before morning and "hides" in a new spot. We have a hunt for Elfy every morning. Elfy has been very helpful at encouraging good behavior, now if only we had some extra help like this every month of the year :)

Thanksgiving Recap

I'm feelin pretty behind in everything right now, including my blogs. So, this will be one big blog to catch us up to December.

November was such a quick month. However, we did enjoy hosting our first holiday in our new house! We had Thanksgiving dinner at our house and enjoyed the McVicker family, Grandpa Max & Pam Dibble, and Great Great Grandma Marian. We actually did two turkey's this year, a traditional roasted turkey & Dustin did a Fried one. Both were delicious, but to say we had leftovers is an understatement!

Maddie this year at school has moved on from being Thankful for pigs, to being thankful for her mommy, daddy and dogs! Whew! Glad we moved up the scale in her world :)

Here are a few pics...