Our Elf on the Shelf arrives the day after Thanksgiving. His name is Buddy. Buddy is one of Santa’s messengers. He comes to visit the kids during the day and then goes back to the north pole at night and reports back to Santa. The next day, Buddy will be found in a different spot. Buddy was a little adventurous and silly this year. Here are all the places the kids found him this year:
November 23 – Buddy ate one of Mommy’s cookies:
November 24 – Buddy needed to brush his teeth:
November 25 – Buddy had a tea party with Rapunzel:
November 26 – Buddy SMASH!
November 27 – Buddy went fishing:
November 28 – Buddy read some of the kids “friends” his book:
November 29 – Buddy tried all of Gillian’s bows
November 30 – Buddy made snowflakes
December 1 – Buddy trapped the kids in their rooms
December 2 – Buddy made “snow angels” in some of Mommy’s flour
December 3 – Buddy got tangled in some Christmas lights
December 4 – Buddy checked out the Christmas tree
December 5 – Buddy went bungee jumping with a slinky
December 6 – Buddy needed to relax after bungee jumping. He took a bubble bath.
December 7 – Buddy went cruising with Barbie
December 8 – Buddy was just hanging out in Gillian’s room
December 9 – Buddy borrowed John’s favorite friend, Travis! John said “I was holding him so tight! I don’t know how Buddy got him out of my arms!”
December 10 – Buddy got stuck in a jar
December 11 – Buddy roasted marshmallows. According to John “He’s marshing marshmallows!”
December 12 – Buddy found a marker and made John & Gillian’s pictures look silly. Gillian did not like it all. She kept saying “He make me scary!”
December 13 – Buddy helped decorate the Christmas tree
December 14 – Buddy was hanging out in Mommy & Daddy’s room.
December 15 – Buddy found the kids at Mimi & Poppy’s house. And then he disappeared and ended up back at our house.
December 16 – Buddy left the kids craft project. John loved it so much. In the middle of building it he got up, ran over to Buddy and said “Thank you!”
December 17 – Buddy went mountain climbing up Mommy’s hutch
December 18 – Buddy left John a note. “Listen Better.”
December 19 – Buddy made a hot air balloon out of a birthday balloon for Daddy.
December 20 – Buddy left the kids a snack. Cookies that look like Buddy!
December 21 – Buddy colored a picture
December 22 – It’s a pirate’s life for Buddy
December 23 – Buddy tricked John! During dinner last night, John said “wouldn’t it be funny if Buddy made a fake Buddy?” Buddy must have heard John, because this morning there was a fake Buddy in John’s room and the real Buddy was hiding in the living room.
December 24 – Buddy played a game of Candyland with Rex, Wolverine and Cinderella
We had so much fun looking for Buddy this year. Can’t wait to see him again next year!
John and Gill went up a hill 