Skippy the Elf

About a week and a half ago, Skippy, our Elf on the Shelf, arrived on our doorstep for the first year. 

 *Thanks for ringing the doorbell Aunt Kim!*

Although the boys were a little hesitant to bring him inside, they eventually did. JP was more interested than Hunter was but it didn't take him took long to perk up! We read the book and named our elf Skippy. He'll be popping up all over the house in different spots each day. Every night, once the boys go to sleep, Skippy flies back to the North Pole to report what he saw during the day - also how Santa knows who is naughty or nice : )

 This is the only time the boys we allowed to touch Skippy. As the book says, he looses all of his magical powers if anyone touches him. But JP was so sweet and treated him like is own little baby. For the rest of the day, Skippy sat on top of the TV. 

The boys have really enjoyed waking up each morning to go find Skippy. Normally the Elf on the Shelf is supposed to be a bit naughty, but for the most part, ours has been pretty mellow. Maybe he's just testing the waters to see what he can get away with? He's been spotted sitting on the curtain rod, holding an ornament on the Christmas tree, reading a book in the China cabinet, sitting in the candy dish, hanging upside down from the cupboard, snooping in the stocking hanging on the wall, playing with Hunter's train, swinging on the light fixture... Yesterday, he found himself on the curtain rod again, but hanging upside down.

This morning he was found zip-lining from the curtain rod to the closet door. Looks like he was having some fun before the boys woke up, because has another zip-line trail to our bedroom door from the closet, and another one from our bedroom to the playroom... Silly Skippy! 

What has your elf been up to?