Sunday, December 7, 2008

The Elves Are Here!

Sam (on left), Dasher's grandson, and Caroline (on right)

Anna's elf, Caroline, and William's elf, Sam, arrived at our house! The kids have been eagerly awaiting their return. Every morning for the past week, they wake up around 5am and search the house for them. This early morning wakefulness will continue until the morning after Christmas. (It should explain the dark circles around my eyes!)

This is something the kids love! They write notes each evening for their elves to take back to Santa. After the kids go to sleep, the elves take off to the North Pole where they report on Anna & William's behavior and give the letters to Santa. After a cup of hot chocolate and answers from Santa, the elves fly back to our house, where they either decide to create mischief or mayhem for the kids to find in the morning. When the children wake up, they hunt relentlessly for Caroline and Sam. After finding them, the kids quickly read the notes their elves have written to them and vow to behave well for another day!

This year the kids wanted a reindeer to travel with Caroline and Sam. They were so lucky because Dasher's grandson wanted to go on an "elf" adventure, so his grandfather gave him permission to come to our house this season!

1 comment:

Misty said...

I'm so happy the elves made it to your house safely:)