Guess who's reporting to Santa now? You guessed it, the elf on the shelf. He is my new favorite Christmas tradition. He was given to my family by my friend Stacey last year, and might just be the best gift ever! He magically appears before Christmas every year, and you never know where he will pop up. My girls just flip out when they look up at breakfast and he's sitting in the chandelier, or yesterday when they came home from school and he found a friend to sit with at our breakfast room buffet. The good behavior is just pouring out them. I love it!! They even use it to control each other. I must say their comments make me laugh so hard that I have to leave the room. I have even caught Kate talking to him when she thinks she's all alone. It is truly a sad day when he disappears on Christmas Eve. We were so glad to see that he joined us before Thanksgiving this year!
I'm crazy about Rosemary, and came across these larger sized trees at Lowe's yesterday. They were only $22! They are so cute on an island or in the kitchen somewhere. I just buy a plastic liner to go on the bottom, and cover it in a favorite fabric. I like to set it out before Thanksgiving in a warm fall like fabric, and then for Christmas, switch it to Red Burlap. My girls and I also love baking gingerbread men and hanging them on the tree. It is so fun to do, and it smells amazing.
The tree needs very little water, and in the Spring it is a great addition to the back patio or garden. I am really getting the holiday spirit. I hope you are too. I'd love to hear about your favorite things to start doing right now.
I LOVE Elf on a Shelf. I'm gonna take your advice and get mine out early this year. I need some good behavior incentive for my 4 yr old. Jon told Michael about it last year so we had to get one.
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