Elfie Escapades 2013 Part 4...

Day 6

After the debacle that occurred on Day 5, we were all wondering how Day 6 would dawn....  Would Elfie still be on strike?  Would this be the end of Elfie as we know it?  Would Alex stay on the nice list?

Well, fortunately for Alex, he really (finally) got the message about his behaviour....  There were moments of course - he is, after all, a 5 year old!  But his efforts were enough for Elfie to put down the placards and fly back to Santa....

We'll never know what he told him - but it seems that again, Elfie got back in the wee hours while everyone was asleep, and needed to have a bit of fun while he passed the time....  And so, he grabbed a pair of Alex's undies, used them as a sling, and made a bit of a swing!

Yep, that little blur hanging from the ceiling fan is Elfie!  He was having a super fun time!

Alex was wondering how he managed to get up there in his undie sling and still turn on the fan!  Gosh Elfie, you're so clever!  Must be his elf magic...  ;)

Day 7

Well...  this could be the BIGGEST prank Elfie has ever pulled....  Mummy is not impressed!!  This morning, I got up and walked out our door to find this....

Those pebbles mark my car spot.... but you might notice that my car is not there... and in the shot above you can see it is out on the street!!

When I got a little closer, and let Alex into the car, this is what we found....

Elfie draped across the steering wheel!!  When I got into the car I found my seat and mirrors had been adjusted, and quite a bit of petrol missing...  It seems Elfie had been joyriding!!!!

Alex and I moved the car back and marched Elfie inside....  Alex is demanding I write a letter to Santa about Elfie's behaviour - I might have to actually.... He's got a little out of control!!

Gosh I wonder what he'll get up to tomorrow!!

Bye for now ;)

Elfie Escapades 2013 Part 3....

This is not the fun post you've come to expect....  Let me rewind a touch - Alex has become a bit of a fashionista!  Every day there is a battle over the shoes he wants to wear (black dress/school type shoes), the pants he wants to wear (jeans - even though we're living in a sub-tropical climate!), and the shirt he wants to wear (dress shirt - button up, with a collar and preferably long sleeves thanks!)

Well, one day after school this week, Mim took him for a nice long swim in the pool - he was a very happy camper and had lots of fun.  But when he came inside, full wardrobe meltdown ensued...  We're talking a good 45 minutes of screeching, throwing himself on the floor and walking around in his underwear (because he wasn't budging and neither was I - hey, is it too much to ask for your son to dress like a normal almost-6 year old?!)  Sadly, this has become all too common in our household - we've told him about the many people across the world who would give anything for a nice, clean tshirt and shorts to wear (let alone a dress shirt!) and unfortunately it's all fallen on deaf ears.  I warned him several times that Elfie was watching and would not be liking what he saw, but he did not take heed.

Unfortunately for Alex the old saying rings true - you reap what you sow.  And the very next morning, Alex woke up to his Elfie on strike.  He was very unhappy indeed with Alex's behaviour....

He wrote Alex a note to tell him that he did not fly home to Santa, because he was upset and did not think Santa would like what he had to report.  He said he must stop throwing these tantrums and be more respectful - he also said he knew Alex could be a very good boy, and so when he could show Elfie his nice side again, the fun would continue....  But until that point, this Elf will stay on his shelf.

Oh dear :(

Elfie Escapades 2013 Part 2....

Day 2

After such a grand entrance, Elfie was a little subdued on the second day (as he was last year too)...  It seems he's missing his cold climate really early on this year, as he enlisted the help of Alex's Hawthorn Bear to throw a bit of 'snow' around in the lounge room.....

They had a great time (evidently) and even built a snow man (out of tissues)...

Hawthorn might have had a spectacular grand final victory this year, but I think he was no match for Elfie...

Day 3

Twister!!!  Not much to say here....  Elfie and Lizzy had fun with the twister board....  Alex was less than impressed at first (he doesn't know what Twister is yet!) but once it was explained to him, he saw the fun in it too :)

Day 4

This one could be pretty close to Elfie's funniest prank yet.....  Alex could not believe it when he woke up and saw that Elfie had PHOTOCOPIED HIS BOTTOM!!  Goodness Elfie.... SO rude!!!  Hahaha...

Tune in for the next installment in the Elfie Escapades, won't you!

Bye for now :)

He's Ba-ack.... Elife Escapades 2013 Part 1...

Yep, you heard it here first....  Our little mate Elfie has returned!  If you're new to the blog, check out his escapades when he came to town last year, starting here :)

There has been much anticipation in our household for the return of our wonderful Christmas Elf - we were so hoping Santa would send him back to us, and he did!!  We've been watching some messages from Santa recently via is Portable North Pole (seriously Parents - if you've never checked this out, I highly recommend it....  Alex thinks Santa is speaking just to him, and dare I say it, it's the best tool for encouraging good behaviour that I have ever seen!! I know... Mother of the Year right here!)...  So anyways, initially Alex was actually on the Naughty list - oh dear!  But he's been trying very hard over the last week or so, and when we watched the new video from Santa a couple of days ago, he confirmed Alex has now worked his way onto the Nice list - hooray!

And with that in mind, Elfie has now arrived to make sure Alex stays on the Nice list - as usual he will use his Elf Magic to fly back to Santa each night and report on Alex's behaviour.  The thing is though, from our experiences last year, Elfie gets back in the wee hours and gets a little bored while he's waiting for us all to wake up.... and it seems he can't help himself... he just likes to create mischief!

So, without further ado, what did our Elfie get up to this morning?  Well, we got up to a big breakfast spread this morning - lots of cereal, bread and spreads.....  With a BIG message to Alex!

And Elfie had cut Crackle out of the Rice Bubbles box and put himself in his place!!  Naughty Elfie!!

He also wrote a letter to Alex...

And the most exciting part of all..... left Alex a microphone that changes his voice so he sounds like an Elf!!

It also plays lots of Christmas songs for him to sing along to in his little Elf voice!  He's has so much fun with it today...  And as you can see, he was very excited to wake up to all this today!

Wonder what Elfie will get up to tomorrow?  We'll have to wait and see....

Bye for now :)