Throughout the year, my four year old is a typical four year old: he runs, jumps, breaks things, picks on his little brother…basically doing stuff that he just can’t seem figure out when it’s appropriate behavior or not. Well, over the last week he has been working his hardest to be on the nice list for Santa. What changed, Manly Dad? Simple. We have a visitor.
His name is Elrod the Elf. He visits us everyday between now and Christmas. But he’s not a normal elf; he’s one of Santa’s helpers. You see, Elrod likes to find a place high in our house (like above the kitchen cabinets) to sit all day. He sits there quietly observing our boys’ behavior to help Santa know if they are naughty or nice. Each night he returns to Santa to give him a status update. Each morning he finds a new place to watch the boys.
My boys are careful not to talk to or touch Elrod because they don’t want Elrod to lose his magic.
Oh…and a BIG thank you to my mother-in-law for introducing Elrod to our family.
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