Elf Antics 2019:

11/27, The kids received a letter explaining why they would be late this year.

Day 1, 12/7/2019, After recouping from their sledding injury, they elves finally arrived a week late. The kids were excited to see their paper airplanes, and wondered if they had seat warmers. I was more impressed with the fact that they not only folded paper airplanes for the first time ever, but that they were sturdy enough to fly all that way. Peppermint crashed into Grumps and Ahna's Christmas tree knocking out a whole section of lights. The others appear to have touched down peaceably on the mantle.

Day 2, 12/8/2019, Apparently tired out from their long journey after their recent accident the elves opted to call in a report to Santa. The Cunningham children have mixed reports...

Day 2, 12/8/2019, Santa Update: 1) Britt - very helpful and kind to little sisters and cousins. Move him up the nice list. 2) Ruth - thought of others but complained alot. Still on nice list. 3) Rebecca - drew on the wall. Will drop to naughty list unless she cleans up. 4) Kate - supper cranky and demands a cup all day. Definitely on the naughty list.

Day 3, 12/9/2019, The elves must like the vantage point that the height of the mantle gives them as they decided to take a flight on the Mallards above the mantle. Rebecca also wrote Santa a note after cleaning up her drawing on the wall which the elves carried back with them. (I am pretty sure she dictated it to Ruth based on the spelling.)

Day 6, 12-12-19, Ahna told the elves they couldn't come back to her house after they rode her ducks (which aren't allowed out of the house) to the North Pole and then writing on her mirror. Today they went too far - meddling with my planner and tell the kids if they finished up this week's school that they wouldn't let me schedule anymore till after New Year's. They eagerly started school early and told me if Santa said they didn't gave to do anymore school then I couldn't ask them to.

Day 7, 12-13-19, Ruth guessed that they would do some rock climbing on the wall to the stairs because that would be cool. This evening though the kids found all the elves in the freezer just as Britt predicted.

Day 8, 12-14-19, The elves cheated by hanging out in the chandelier something that they have done twice before in other poses. Ruth told them since it was a different light and a different position that it didn't count as the same.

Day 9, 12-15-19, Some time during the night the elves moved to the kids' windows in their room to watch the progress of assembling their rooms over the next few day. They found Ruth a sleep on her hope chest.

Day 10, 12-16-19, In the family room window to watch the back yard and the work downstairs.

Day 11, 12-17-19, I almost forgot to take a picture of what the elves were up to today. They took one of the empty moving boxes and encourage the kids to share toys they didn't play with anymore. The kids also left a few well loved items with a request that Santa and the elves repair them.

Today as you unpack your toys, stop and think about each one. Any toys that you don't play with anymore put in here. You can be Santa Claus and share them with others who aren't as blessed as you!

Love, Mistletoe, Jingle, Twinkle, and Peppermint

Day 12, 12-18-19, It appears that we caught the elves working on two notes in the school room.

Day 13, 12-19-19, I anticipate a day with fewer interruptions as the elves saw that Gary had plugged up a tv with the VCR/DVD player last night and kindly dug out the Super Nintendo for the kids. They also apologized for being unable to repair Britt's Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders doll.Day 14, 12-20-19, Not sure if I should be happy that they took time to untangle some jewelry or if I should be unhappy that they are in my jewelry box. Mistletoe clearly wants no part of this despite Hope the Reindeer attempting to show off her antlers.

Also I now have proof that Santa is a wizard who loves muggle children as the elves make use of time turners.
Day 15, 12-21-19, Apparently the elves found our bed irresistible while they were in our room.


Day 16, 12-22-19, While we were gone the elves took it upon themselves to fix the stockings that had faulty command strips and kept falling.




Day 17, 12-23-19, At a suggestion from Daddy the elves played hide and seek in our kitchen appliances. Of course he also suggest the "ELF or evil little fairies" do some cleaning but they didn't. It took the kids till 2 pm to find the first one.Day 18, 12-24-19, The elves set up a kissing booth with free kisses this morning. Britt especially loved the play on words. Rebecca on the other hand thought they were stealing candy.
Day 18, 12-24-19, All afternoon they played with the kids before saying goodbye till next year. The elves can be touched today since they hitch a ride home with Santa tonight.