The Mattens family had a new friend arrive at their home this season. When we came home from Grandma and Grandpa's house after Thanksgiving, our Elf on the Shelf and book were waiting for us. We read the book together, having watched the TV show together the night before. Mason got the gist of it, and happily named our elf 'Thomas.' We really shouldn't have been surprised by that name choice. Mya quickly began calling him Tommy Elf, which Adam and I actually liked better anyway.
While there have been plenty of posts on the antics these little elves are sometimes up to, our elf was pretty tame - mostly finding new spots to land each night. One day he did get a little crazy with the toilet paper in the bathroom, but other than that he mostly hung out in the living room and dining room. After the first few mornings, he became the first thing the kiddos were interested in when they'd wake up. Mya had a particularly good eye at spotting him, but every once in a while we had to help them find him.
I think the kids will be happy when Tommy returns next year. They actually seemed sad when he wasn't with us on Christmas morning. But we explained he had to go back to the North Pole with Santa so he could help make toys for next Christmas. You never know, we may get some pictures and letters from him during the year as a reminder that Santa is always watching them.
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