Day 2: Caught the Big One

So my girls were tickled pink over seeing our little Candy Cane fishing in the fish tank, but I think they're not used to jumping out of bed yet just to hunt for our mischievous little elf.  It was late in the morning by the time they discovered Candy hauling in her catch and I was in the midst of getting ready for church that I missed most of the conversation.  My nephew was concerned for our actual fish, worried he might have been hooked, but was assured to see our fancy guppy swimming freely.

Sadly I don't have any reveal pictures from this morning, but I ran into many friends who don't have children and have no idea what Elf on the Shelf actually is.  Well, as we all know Santa is a very busy man and so he sends his "scout" elves to live in each child's home.  Each family adopts an elf, which are available  with different features such as eye/skin/hair colors, the basic elf comes with a soft red fleeced body, and a very vintage doll face.  However, you can also purchase a skirt and make your elf a girl, as our family has.  When you "adopt" your elf, they come with a story book, and you get the opportunity to name your elf.  Once your elf has been adopted and named, and the story has been read, your elf is filled with Christmas magic.  Each night, after the kids have gone to bed, the elf uses his/her Christmas magic to travel back to the North Pole to report to Santa on the day's behavior.  Kids are also cautioned never to touch their elf or the elf will lose his magic.  Then the elf returns after reporting to the big man himself and always gets into mischief as he waits for the children to awaken in the morning and find them once again.  They often makes messes and get into tangles, but this makes the magic even more fun.  Then on Christmas eve the elf will make it's last trip to the North Pole, and remain there until the next holiday season, dreaming of all the mischief they will get into next time!  To learn more, watch the animated holiday special "Elf on the Shelf Presents an Elf's Story" on December 14th on CBS, 9:30 p.m. EST.

Since tomorrow everyone is back to school from the Thanksgiving break, all my kids have gone to bed early.  My son did manage to set up the next stunt, however he has gone to bed.  He will blog pictures tomorrow afternoon...  Until then, we'll just keep you guessing about where Candy will pop-up next!