Arrival of the Elf

Our little Elf arrived in quite a dramatic fashion!
It was just on dark, about 7pm, and the kids were set up in the lounge room about to watch "The Polar Express".  We'd had a lovely relaxing day at home setting up the Christmas tree and decorating it, so were looking forward to a nice quiet night at home.  All of a sudden there was a loud bang outside.  The kids were initially frightened, but we had a peek out the window and saw something just outside on the grass.  We all went outside, and there on the lawn was our Elf.  He was in a gold sleigh with ice, snow scattered around him.  The kids were a little scared at first, and weren't sure if he was safe to touch.  That soon wore off though, and they both excitedly picked him up, along with his letter and passport.  I read out the letter to them and they were both so amazed and happy that we had our own little Elf visitor for the holidays!

After much deliberation, our Elf was named "Twinkle Elfie" and they decided he can be a boy or a girl!  Twinkle sent the rest of the night tucked up between the kids watching the Polar Express.  Every so often I would hear them say to each other, "I can't believe we have an Elf!  Can you believe Santa sent him to us?  I love our Elf so much!"

I can't wait to see what mischief Twinkle gets up to tonight!

Here's what the letter said:

Mr and Mrs Claus
12 Reindeer Way
TheNorth Pole
9999

Dear Grace and Xavier,

I am delighted to present to you your very own “Magical Christmas Elf”.  This special elf has traveled all the way from Santa’s House, in the North Pole and is here to visit your family this Christmas season.  Your Elf will return back to the North Pole on Christmas Eve.  As there are so many elves here, I haven’t named them all!  I’d love it if you both could think of a name for your little elf visitor.

This special Elf holds magical powers.  During the day your Elf likes to sleep and rest, but at night he has been known to get up to all types of mischief and loves to find new places to hide! 

Each morning when you wake up look for a new clue and it will help you find where your Elf is hiding and tell you what they have been up to!  He has a little book with him, could you please fill it out if he gets up to any mischief?

Your Elf is very excited to have found a lovely family to stay with for this little holiday.  They have lots of fun and exciting things planned for everyone!

Yours Merrily

Santa Claus