Peppermint

My sister gave us an Elf on the Shelf as an early Christmas present.  We named her Peppermint and we have had so much fun with her.  An elf on the shelf is a helper elf that helps Santa to know if the kids in the house have been naughty or nice.  The elf travels back to the North Pole each night while the kids are sleeping to report on their behavior.  The kids can also whisper what they want in her ear.  Each morning when she returns, we have to find her in a new spot.  She is quite mischievious and likes to hide and to play.  Some days we were looking for her forever. 

hanging from the curtain rod, playing with the wind chimes

in the laundry

in the fridgem drinking a yogurt

playing uno with friends

good hand

playing with the nativity

holding baby Jesus

making a mess with the toliet paper

hiding in our Christmas wreath.  This place took forever.

playing in the girls' kitchen

she pulled the advent calendar out and was catching us up.

In Jonas' carseat.

on the computer.  She was looking at the website of how many days until Christmas!

playing the piano

drinking pop

playing in the stroller

Eating a cookie in the cookie jar.

Here are a few of her hiding spots.  Each morning the girls would come in my room anxious to find Peppermint.  They would talk about her hiding place all day and tell their friends, and each day when they were naughty, we would remind them Peppermint was watching and would report back to Santa.  I think it was more effective then just telling them Santa was watching without them being able to see Santa.  We love our elf on the shelf and can't wait until next year!