A bit of Elf and bad health!

We have had the flu. All of us! DS2 got it first, for his birthday actually. Then DS3 and DH got it. Then DS1, and now it's my turn! I feel awful! I was already tired from being nursemaid to the smalls so I think it has hit me harder! But fingers crossed I will feel better by Christmas Day!

Anyway, there will now be a mammoth Elf photo post! I can't do fancy montages, so will just do a long list....

On the 14th of December, Naughty Noddy Burger was climbing up the stair garland!

On the 15th of December, Naughty Noddy Burger put the Birthday Bunting up for DS2's Birthday!

On the 16th of December, Naughty Noddy Burger was caught trying to hitch a flight in a helicopter!!

On the 17th of December, Naughty Noddy Burger was trying to steal the leftovers from DS2's Birthday Rainbow Cake!

On the 18th of December, we looked everywhere in the house for Naughty Noddy Burger. But we could not find him! So we went off to school, a bit dejected, and look who we saw on the way there!!!

On the 19th of December, Naughty Noddy Burger wrote the 6 on the 'sleeps till Christmas' countdown sign

On the 20th of December, Naughty Noddy Burger was driving around in a Ben 10 car!!

On the 21st of December, Naughty Noddy Burger stole a candy cane from MY stash of them, and was making his way up the lights to eat it on top of my bookcase!

On the 22nd of December, Naughty Noddy Burger took his stolen candy cane from the 21st, and put it on the Christmas Tree

On the 23rd of December, Naughty Noddy Burger brought a bag of chocolate coins for each of the boys, and tried to put them in their money boxes!!!

On the 12th of December....

....Naughty Noddy Burger ate a clementine!!

On the 13th of December, Naughty Noddy Burger stole mummy's Gin!!!!!!!!! 

On the 8th of December, Naughty Noddy Burger read Cinderella to the Bears in the playroom. He actually wasn't discovered until lunchtime!

On the 9th of December, Naughty Noddy Burger sat in my bauble wreath

AND then there was a mishap. In the Elf on a Shelf book, it says not to touch him or his magic will leave. Because he is not a toy, he is a magical elf! But DS2 touched him! *gasp* 

So on the 10th of December, Naughty Noddy Burger didn't move. He sat on his shelf. and the children were sad. But on the doormat in the morning there were 3 letters from Santa (via the NSPCC for a donation but the children don't know that), and also a little note saying that Santa had noticed the magic go from the elf. So just this once he would restore Naughty Noddy Burger's magic until Christmas Eve when he would go home with Santa, as long as the boys didn't touch him again. 

Something tells me the book has caused more problems than the concept!

Anyway, on the 11th of December, Naughty Noddy Burger played with some new lego, which was an early birthday gift for DS2!

More Elf Mischief!

Ok, so I am not going all elaborate with this, because I don't need to be yet. They are loving the simple mischief!!

On the 4th of December, Naughty Noddy Burger sat in the freezer eating an ice pop!

On the 5th December, Naught Noddy Burger rolled down the stairs inside a toilet roll tube!

On the 6th of December, Naughty Noddy Burger was caught riding a dinosaur!!

On the 7th of December, Naughty Noddy Burger was rummaging in the glass cupboard and got stuck!!

Elf tales!

This year we are doing Elf on a Shelf! I bought the book with the cute elf from The Book Depository. I love the creepy little thing!

Anyway, the basis of the Elf is that it arrives on 1st Dec, and watches over the children, reporting back to Santa each night to say if you have been naughty or nice. In the morning, it won't be on the shelf where you left it, because it has flown to the North Pole in the night, and come back. You have to find the elf again! To be honest, that doesn't sit well with me, the whole naughty and nice thing. So ours just gets up to mischief!!

DS3 has conveniently named the Elf 'Naughty'. ETA all 3 boys have chipped in and called him 'Naughty Noddy Burger'.  The Elf didn't move on the night of the 1st Dec, because DS1 was staying at grandma's and would be upset if he missed anything, so last night was the first time Naughty moved.

He seems to have found some chocolate coins and taken a nibble!!

I wonder what he will get up to next!!