Last year was the first year that our family had an elf – we avoided it for a few years! As we gear up for the upcoming weeks of elf mischief, I decided to review many of the ways our elf, Clyde, had fun in our home last year.
You can read more about our elf’s first arrival and the letter he came with here.
One of the things we quickly learned about having an elf was that every mess left behind by the elf must be cleaned up by someone. Sometimes Clyde left a mess that Anthony could help with, sometimes not. This led us to be very selective, mostly choosing mischief that required very little clean-up afterwards!
Below are a few of the fun ways that our elf caused trouble at our home last December -
(The majority of the photos are iPhone photos taken in poor evening light, so I apologize for the poor quality!)
Every good elf loves a Christmas movie with popcorn! Don’t forget the root beer!
Enjoying a bowl of cereal with an extra big spoon while sitting on recently delivered packages!
Reading some books. Lego books have been a huge hit this past year!
Riding one of our many reindeer decorations…
Checking out Anthony’s stocking! This photo definitely was taken in very poor light – our woodwork is a dark brown, not orange!
Having some fun with our first formal family photo, taken just a few weeks after we brought Anthony home!
Sleeping in Anthony’s bathroom. A cotton ball makes the perfect pillow with a washcloth as a blanket!
Oh you know, just listening to Anthony’s iPod!
Enjoying some hot chocolate at the table… (just a cup FULL of marshmallows!)
Getting some exercise in the office – it was the perfect size for him!
Messing with a new sticker book…
Hanging out in a lantern…
Climbing to the top of a tree…
Climbing to the top of another tree!
Opening a package the night of Dec 23rd…
Each morning from December 1st to December 24th, Anthony enjoyed the hunt of finding Clyde and seeing what kind of trouble he had gotten himself into. Sometimes he thought Clyde was really funny, and other mornings he was really mad when he saw what Clyde had gotten into.
What are some things your elves have done?
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