Today was the first day she got to put a sticker and her Advent/Christmas calendar. We'll put one sticker for each of the next 23 days as we countdown; today's sticker was the big star just right of center.
The other tradition we're starting is The Elf on the Shelf. We had a little elf like this when I was growing up --always makes me think of my dad and maybe there's a story there that I don't quite remember--but we didn't do this Elf on the Shelf story, instead we'd usually put it on our Christmas tree. Anyway, as part of the book, we also got to name our Elf. At first Eva wanted to just name him "Elf" but then we asked (suggested?) if she'd like to name him something else--she chose Barney. So the story goes that the Elf keeps an eye on the little kids to make sure no one is being naughty and then flies back to report to Santa each night; and then in the morning he's hiding in a new place. The tricky part is that you can't touch him or else his magic will go away. So we read the story last night and Eva got to give him hugs and kisses and then this morning he was hiding!! (guess what daddy gets to do every morning for the next 23 days?!)
Looking for Barney
He was up a little higher
Wonder where he'll be tomorrow?...
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