Eli the elf

We got the book "The Elf on the Shelf" for Jack last year (complete with resident elf for our house) but he was really too young to grasp the concept.... so on the shelf it sat until tonight! We read the book to Jack and he listened intently. We decided to name the elf Eli and put him up on the mantle for his first night at our house. See, Eli will watch Jack for the month of December to tell Santa if he's been good or bad each day. Eli moves around our house everyday so Jack will always have to look around to see if Eli is watching him. So far this little scheme has worked and Eli's presence ensured a clean plate at dinner, etc.

On a side note, the tree is up and ornaments are hung!