Sunday, December 23, 2012

Ernie...Our "Elf on the Shelf'!

Brylee has been extra naughty this year so I decided to give the "Elf on the Shelf" a try. I ordered it mid November and wanted to start using it ASAP in hope that it would help with Bry's attitude problem.
I told the kids that I called Santa to tell him that Brylee was having a hard time being nice so he told me that he would send one of his helpers to keep a close eye on them. The kids kept asking when he was going to get here. One day after a fun day out, we came home and on our fireplace there was a present with a letter from Santa!! The kids were SO excited and couldn't figure out how the present got in our house!!
After opening it up, we read the story and the kids found a temporary spot for Ernie. (that is what we named him)
Every night Ernie flies back to the North Pole to tell Santa if the kids were good or bad and then flies back home and finds a new spot for the day!! The kids can't wait to wake up and see where Ernie will be next!!
Here are a few of our favorite places he's been!!

Hanging from the ceiling fan...
 Making a mess with the toilet paper...
 Rock climbing on the fireplace...
 Hiding in mommy's bowl...
We've loved having Ernie in our home. Next year though, I think I'll wait until at least after Thanksgiving to bring him out. It's been a little tricky trying to find a new place for him every night!!
As far as it helping Bry be good...it helped for a few weeks but then she could care less! Ha ha! Little stink!!

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