B&N Elf on the Shelf Sale

Barnes & Noble has Elf on the Shelf on sale for $17.51! To anyone who wants to start the tradition next year - this is a great time to buy! :) My girls have enjoyed our elf for 2 years now and they really love the excitement of finding him each day and telling him their Christmas wishes!

Jack's Last Day

It's Jack's last day with the Lil Divas! On Christmas Eve he bids us a fond farewell and returns to the North Pole. It's been fun and I know the Lil Divas will miss him but we look forward to seeing him again next year.

The Reason Behind the Season!

With Christmas Day nearly here

Jack picked the perfect spot

to remind us of

the reason behind the season! :)

Elf on the Shelf: Days 17 thru 22

Wow, I totally forgot to post Jack's whereabout this week & wouldn't want to dissapoint anyone that is just dying to know where he's been watching the lil divas from! So here's a quick update!

Day 17:

Day 18:

Day 19:

Day 20:

Day 21:

Day 22:

Day 16 - Elf on the Shelf

Party Time!!!



Day 15 - Elf on the Shelf

I wish he'd slow down the time a bit!!!!

Day 14 - Elf on the Shelf

Jack was missing his friends at the North Pole!

Day 13 - Elf on the Shelf

Day 13 finds Jack reminding us of

how many days are left until Christmas.

Like we really need reminding!

Day 12 - Elf on the Shelf

This morning the lil divas were in for a sweet suprise - Jack had written them a lil note! They were beyond excited! They instantly decided they would write him notes in return telling him how loved he is! Though Jas is a little upset at the moment that he borrowed her crayon and won't return it. :)

On a side note, Bri's missing glove turned up this morning and she is convinced Jack found it for her & returned it! She says, and I am quoting her directly, "he is the best elf ever!" :)

Day 11 - Elf on the Shelf

Jack is perched up on our cabinet with one of the lil diva's balloons! Guess he wanted to play while we were away today! :)

Day 9 - Elf on the Shelf

This morning the lil divas found Jack swinging from the mistletoe! What a mischievous lil guy! :)

Elf on the Shelf - Day 8

Where's Jack today? He is spying on us from above the clock! What a great view he has from there!

Where's Jack? Elf on the Shelf - Day 7

Jack is a pretty sneaky elf - he got into mommy's fine china cabinet & settled down for the day - in a cup! Wonder how he opened and closed that door?

Day 6 - Elf on the Shelf

This morning lil Diva Jas spotted Jack peeking out from our ceiling fan! The sheer wonder and excitement at finding him up there was a joy to watch! I honestly don't know who's having more fun with Jack, the lil divas or me! :)

Day 5 - Elf on the Shelf

This morning Jas spotted Jack hanging from the frame up on our wall! Wonder what he was up last night?

Day 4 - Elf on the Shelf

Wonder of Wonders, Jack is sitting on top of our Christmas Tree today! The girls think he must have wanted some company so upon his arrival from the North Pole last night he decided to visit our angel so they could spend the day together! They must be right because he sure looks happy up there with his new friend. :)

Day #3 - Elf on the Shelf

Jack must have decided he liked the smells coming out of our kitchen the last few days and wanted to stay near so he perched himself atop our microwave for the day! He intently watched as I cooked throughout the day! Wonder what he's thinking?

Day 2 - Elf on the Shelf 2010

Day # 2 finds Jack perched high upon our sliding glass patio doors! Boy our elf must really love to fly! he is definitely not afraid of heights! Guess from way up there, there's not much that can be hidden from those watchful elf eyes of his!

 

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Meet Jack: Our North Pole Elf

While subbing in a Kindergarten classroom last year I stumbled upon the classroom "elf" - straight from the North Pole & sent by Santa himself to watch over the children! During my free period I read the book that accompanied the elf & instantly knew I had to get my own Elf on the Shelf for my lil Divas!
The concept behind the Elf on the Shelf is that the elf acts as Santa's eyes and ears, reporting the lil Divas behavior to the big guy, Santa, himself! It was a hit last year and the girls would race downstairs each morning to spy where he was! During the bustle and excitement of the holidays it really was nice to remind them that the elf was watching their every transgression and see that "UH!OH!" moment come over them.

Not only did this little elf actually work, he provided much more than I had anticipated. I routinely found the girls talking to him - sending messages for Santa and of course trying to convince him not to report the not so good things he had seen! It was simply adorable. We were all sad to see him go when he left with Santa on Christmas Eve last year!

So on Thanksgiving night we happily read the book again in preparation of his arrival & boy were the girls excited to see that our elf has indeed returned to perform his "watchful" task over them again this year!

Here he is on Day #1 where he was found perched above our window so that he would have a really good view of what's happening in our house during the day!

I am happy to report that our elf finally got a name this year after a few trials and of course quarrels. Bri wanted to name him Justin (after Justin Bieber) and Jas wanted to name him Elmo. The lil Divas finally agreed on Jack! :)  Sadly, last year he was just known as "elf" because they could not agree on a name and I did not want to name him for them. I figured it would come in due time and I really wanted them to do it themselves.

I am looking forward to a fun month of Jack's escapades and I know my Lil Diva's are too because it's the first thing on their mind when they wake up in the morning. I think sneaky Jack just might have few tricks up his sleeve this year so stay tuned to see where he turns up next!  :)