Christmas Traditions

Yesterday we got a surprise visitor from the Elf on the Shelf.   He was on the front porch when we went outside to put Christmas lights up.  You should have seen the kids faces as I read the book aloud.  Santa sends the elf to watch the children and then the elf reports to Santa every night and comes back to a different spot in the house.  The kids couldn't wait to get out of bed this morning to see where he was.  When K acted up today, M was sure to tell K that the elf was watching.  We had to come up with a name for him ... Brian came up with Sigmund and we all agreed.  You can't touch Sigmund or he'll lose his magic.  It's wonderful to have small children during the holidays ... makes it so much more fun.  The kids had a long discussion about how the elves make all of the toys for the kids and how busy they must be.  So cute.

We've found Sigmund in the strangest places.

You never know where he'll be.