Elf on the Shelf! A new fun, slightly creepy, tradition!

We would like to introduce the newest member of the household - Ian Peanut!


It's our New Elf on the Shelf! 

Those of you who, like me, have never heard of this fun little tradition, here's the gist of it - The Elf is sent to the house to look after the children and report back to the Big Man..the Big Kahoona...Santa. Every night he goes back and visits Santa, telling the jolly fat guy about how good/bad the children were, then each night "returns" to a different spot in the house. You can find it in most book stores (we got ours at Barnes N Noble, they had lots to choose from and were very helpful).

It comes with an Elf and a very well made hardback book. There are two Elves that you can choose from, Dark or Light Skinned.

I'm expecting great things from this. We got the "dark skinned" version which, as you can see from the pic above, is basically just a Elf on the Shelf after vacationing in Florida. Just a teeny itsy bit tanned. I literally had to hold it up to the light to tell the difference. It's rather hilarious on our quest to integrate all shades of color....an obviously lame attempt.

Last night was the first night we set it up on the shelf, Brewerman freaked a little as it looks a little similar to a clown. Oh, and Brewerman is freaked the F out by clowns. We'll see if this works. I expected joyous reactions, giggling laughter as the kids try to find "their" Elf, maybe a tear or two of happiness. Then we we all skip to work in our pressed suits and freshly made sack lunches. *sigh* In reality I had to force the kids to name him, and they looked at him with doubt in their eyes like "he doesn't look real".  Smart kids suck sometimes!

Of course by the time we read the book that comes with it (and is very cute and well made) they got into it, finally naming him.

Ian Peanut.

Ian Kinsler (baseball player - Lil'Dude's pick) + Peanut (Lil'Guy's pick)

(not our actual elf)

I know, the Elf is a little creepy. But we are focusing on FUN here. I won't let Brewerman slap the Elf around, not even a little, no matter how bad he wants to. Might scar the kiddos. And ruin the tradition.

Plus I told him it would make the Elf mad, and he'd come alive at night and end up on his pillow. That straightened my manly hubby out. He he, I'm so mean.

I think the boys will have more and more fun with this as we get closer to Christmas and they get to find Ian Peanut each day.

It will be fun.

We are making happy memories damnit!!