New Traditions...

We are starting our own little family traditions now that Clayton is here. We want to do things that we can look forward to doing together for years and years to come. One new tradition is The Elf on a Shelf. I heard about this cute tradition through a friend of mine. The tradition includes a story and of course an Elf. You would normally put the elf out right after Thanksgiving, but ours came out tonight. The Elf comes with a story about how he is Santa's helper and you have to name him. We named our elf Mickey because Clayton is so crazy about Mickey Mouse right now. You can tell the elf your wishes and he watches to make sure you are being good, and he reports back to Santa each night and hides in a different spot each morning when he returns, so you must find him each morning. We read the story tonight and put Mickey up on our mantle for the night. I had to include a picture of my cute little elf :)