The Return of Peppermint

Last year, we received our very first visit from an Elf on the Shelf. The kids were delighted, quickly named him "Peppermint" and looked forward to finding his hiding spot every morning. On Christmas Eve, when Peppermint had to go back to the North Pole to help Santa for Christmas, the kids were sad to see him go.

The weekend after Thanksgiving this year, we went out in our sunroom to put up the Christmas tree and found Peppermint sitting out there with a note to the children. They were so happy he came back this year!

I have to say, this year, that little booger has really been getting into some mischief. I don't have a picture from every day, but here is a good summary of what has taken place so far:

Noah found him playing with his iPod Touch and DSi:

I found him in the bathroom:

One morning, he was just "hanging out" in the kitchen:

Zoe was not amused to find he had been joyriding in her Strawberry Shortcake car:

We went to Hershey, PA for the weekend, and he showed up in our hotel room :

He must have returned early from the North Pole one evening and got bored, so decided to indulge in a movie and popcorn:

He really must like the head rush that comes from hanging upside down:

One morning, he appeared in Noah's Legos:

Busted in the candy jar!

Watching Zoe sleep:

I placed an order with the Hershey Store online and when I received it, there was a mistake, they had packed a giant Hershey syrup bottle instead of a Hershey candle I ordered. I called customer service and sorted it out, but the next day, Peppermint was found on the Hershey bottle- perhaps he messed up my order?

Last night, I finished up a load of the kids' laundry, folded it and left it on the chair in the living room. I guess that was a big mistake, because this morning the kids found him on the tree after he had occupied himself by hanging their unmentionables all over the tree! Noah found this very funny, but Zoe was mortified. She instructs me to take her underwear down and put them away in her room while she was at school, because she did NOT like them there!

I can't wait to see what Peppermint comes up with next! ( I really can't wait, since I am running out of ideas and will be searching Pinterest again this evening!)

Do you have an elf? If so, what is his/her name and what sort of antics have they been into? I love hearing the names of everyone's elves. Our friends have elves named, Jingle Bell, Jerry and perhaps my favorite of all, Buzz Lightyear Henry!