Whew . . . . . it has been crazy around here. We have been busy cleaning and getting ready for company, so time has flown. Chippy is still making the rounds. . . . .
Day 12- Chippy sure does enjoy the top of the play kitchen. He rocked his marshmallow necklace.
Day 13- Chippy hopped a ride on a yellow butterfly.
Day 14- We found Chippy hanging out on the ceiling fan
Day 15- Chippy kicked back on one of the lamps.
Day 16- Whoa! Chippy built a snowman!
Day 17- Chippy likes to watch Pumpkin do his homework. He was hanging out on top of the mantle clock.
Day 18- Chippy found a nice box to play in.
Day 19- Nintendo anyone??? Chippy was thinking about playing Legend of Zelda and watching a movie.
Day 20- He has the eagle eye. Chippy was found way up high out of the hands of little visiting fingers.
Chippy only has one week left before he returns to the North Pole. I wonder what else he will do?
Chippy has been busy!
Day 5- Chippy started out with mommy's Garfield collection. By the time the children awoke he had decided to zip-line to the light fixture to grab the candy cane that he had misplaced. He ended up stuck in place until night came. Good thing he harnessed himself to the zip-line.
Day 6- The kids found Chippy chilling out on the mantle with his candy cane treat. It was the perfect spot to watch Pumpkin do his homework that evening.
Day 7- Chippy was discovered surfing in the top of the Christmas Tree. He had a great bird's eye view.
Day 8- Silly Chippy! The kids caught him taking a dip in a bowl of marshmallows in the kitchen. In celebration, they had marshmallows with their breakfast.
Day 9- Chippy must really like trees. This time he was checking out the shiny balls on Princess's mini Christmas tree in the sunroom.
Day 10- We searched high and low. Finally we found Chippy sitting on the top shelf of mom's hutch in the great room. He was sitting on top of a pile of the kids craft supplies. Are you trying to tell us something Chippy?
Day 11- This morning we found Chippy in the kitchen again. He must really like marshmallows, because he made himself and the kids marshmallow necklaces with thread.
The kids are really enjoying this new family tradition. I am thinking that it is definitely a keeper! Until next time!
We started a new family tradition this year. The Elf on the Shelf joined us on Thanksgiving evening. Pumpkin and Princess unwrapped the magically appearing package to discover their own elf with a story book inside. Earlier in the day we had watched An Elf's Story and they were enthralled wishing that they had their own elf to watch over them.
The kids decided to name him Chippy like the elf in the movie. We read about Chippy's secret mission for Santa. We also read that if we touch him his special elf magic disappears and he cannot tell Santa if we have been good.
Since then Chippy has been busy. . . . . and the kids have been on the hunt every morning.
Day 1 (Thanksgiving): He arrived in the evening and hung out in his box until the kids went to sleep.
Day 2: He is found hanging out with the Willow Tree angel girls up high on top of a cabinet. He has the perfect view of the annual decorating of the Christmas tree. Princess leaves him a candy cane treat and a mini Twix bar.
Day 3: He was found hanging on the prism in the sun room window. Chippy even left his calling card. He used Scooby Doo dominoes to spell his name. Then he left a small "thank you" note with the wrappers of the candy cane and twix bar.
Day 4 (this morning): He was found partying on top of the play kitchen with a "nest" of animals and a picture of the family. Princess is pretty sure that he made a nest and was not just hanging out.
What will be in store for the next week???? Who knows!!!!
