For those that don't know the story behind him, he's a little elf that visits your family each year during the Christmas season and reports your behavior to Santa each night. He returns from the North Pole before any children wake up. The fun part of his return is finding where he landed and what type of mischief he may have gotten himself into overnight. Every family that participates has their own elf. Nobody is allowed to touch him or he will lose his magic. Tripp didn't fully understand the concept, but always had fun searching for him in the morning. He loved coming down the stairs to check the mantle, the tree, the chandelier, the bookshelf, etc., to see if he could spot our elf. There is also an "Elf on the Shelf" movie and book that we watched and read many times throughout the past month. I'm happy we get to retire those for awhile, but we will be ready to get them back out next year.
Hopefully we made our special friend feel welcome. See you in 11 months little guy!
