"SooSee? Um, ok? If that's the name you want, then we will name her SooSee! Anyway, isn't she cute?" I went right up to the little Elf and looked at her cute little face. Lola kept a safe distance from the elf and quietly whispered, " Soooo.Seeee" "Ummmm.Santa sent her to us!" and before Lola could ask any more questions I quickly added, "You have to name her!" I quickly thought of a reason as to why the elf was suddenly with us. This wasn't going how I thought it would This was supposed to be a beautiful Christmas moment and Lola was sort of being a downer :/Īnd I didn't realize she'd ask so many questions? Why was she asking so many questions!? I sort of assumed she'd fall in love with the elf immediately like I did.over that glass of wine last night. "Welllll." a sly smile appeared on my face.I was so excited to share this moment with her. "Why iz it here?" she seemed mesmerized, but still leary.
"It's an ELF ON A SHELF!!!" I yelled (I couldn't contain my excitement!)
She stared at the elf.very curious and confused. "What iz this?" she asked (in her little toddler voice). She slowly walked up to the mantle and looked up. The next morning, Lola came down the stairs and immediately noticed our newest family member. Lola will just freak out! This elf was just the sweetest thing. I gently placed the Elf on the fireplace mantle and smiled. I'm sure the book wasn't pertinent to the Elf's story. A little girl! I threw the box in the recycling bin and chucked the book that the Elf came with into the office. When she left, I unwrapped the package and pulled out our little Elf. But on the other hand, this looked incredibly fun.Ī few days later, that same girlfriend came over after the kids had gone to bed and she surprised me with our very own Elf on a Shelf.
On one hand, this looked like a lot of work for me. This elf was hilarious! The parents had him hang-gliding in one photo, flirting with Barbies in a corvette in another photo and having a marshmallow fight with a teddy bear in another photo. And then you hide it in different locations all over the house for your kids to find the next morning! I just ordered it online! Can't wait for it to come! My kids will love it!" "What is this?" I asked, "Who is this little guy?". This little elf was posed in various positions and locations all over someone's home. On her computer, were hundreds of pictures of a tiny little red elf all over her screen. "Babe, you HAVE to see this!" my girlfriend said as she handed me her laptop at a recent playdate.