Elf is Here

 Meet our lil elf buddy Raphael (Raph for short). Santa assigned him to our house to watch the boys and report to him every night if they've been bad or good. He always makes sure to come back before they wake up in a new place and the kids have to find him. (this is where it gets fun and creative and have the boys find him doing something silly) He is quite the mischievous little guy. Be sure to keep our blog saved on your favorites so you can be up to date seeing what he's up to in our home.

Luke is taking him very seriously. He asked me if he was real. I had to explain that yes.. It's just like Toy Story. They pretend to be fake when we are around but at night when we're in bed, he's real and has to fly to Santa to give him the report. Santas Law is that you cannot touch him very often or he will lose his magic of flying to Santa. And he cannot talk to kids. He has to keep silent, but he does listen very well and will tell Santa what you want for Christmas. But its up to Santa to bring those gifts.

Reading Elf on the Shelf with Raph :)

Matthew is being a good sport and playing along :) We came up with the name Raphael because the boys LOVE Ninja Turtles. We had to agree on a name so it was between Raphael and Donatello :) So that's how his name was chosen! Can't wait to find Elf in the morning!!

( I first heard and saw Elf on the Shelf on Pinterest a couple months ago and thought it was a fun, creative tradition to start with our family. I've seen many friends start this with their family as well. So excited to start something new and fun with my boys)