Meet Nickel from the North Pole

As Kaisley and I were pulling out of the driveway to go and get Kambree from school, she spied something hanging from the mailbox. We were in a hurry and didn't have time to investigate so we ran and got Kambree and hurried home to see what it was. To our surprise, the mailman had delivered a package that had been mailed right from the North Pole. The Girls were so excited and immediately tore it open

This is what we found inside. Santa sent us our very own "Elf on the Shelf" we weren't sure what this was all about but it came with a story book and so we sat down and read it. It turns out that Santa has given us our very own little Elf to keep an eye on the kids and see how they are doing. The story says that all day long the elf will watch and then at night he flies back up to the North Pole and reports to Santa how the day went. Every morning he will return BUT in a different spot. The story also goes on to say that he is very magical and if children touch him, he will lose his magic. He also made a promise to Santa that he would only watch us and that he would not talk to us. He is however, able to hear us and so the kids can tell him what they would like for Christmas and any other important messages that they have for Santa.

Here is a picture of our new little friend. It says in the book that you must give him a name. Kaisley immediately came up the name Nickel (think it had something to do with St. Nicholas but not real sure)

It's been so fun watching the kids with Nickel, whenever Kaisley does something a little bit naughty, she runs right over and apologizes to him, also whenever she sees something that she wants on TV, she will run over and tell him all about it. They love to look for him as soon as they get up in the morning. Nickel has been a great addition to the season. It says in the book that as soon as Christmas is over he must return to the North Pole. I certainly hope that he decides to return to us again next year!!