moe and the killer elf

we have decided to start a new christmas tradition this year. it is a tradition that a friend of mine has done with her kids and we thought it sounded like fun. we also wanted to do something that was new and could become our tradition and not a combining of everyones traditions. the tradition involves a christmas elf that comes out of hiding the day after thanksgiving and every morning hides in a different spot in the house. the game is to try to find his new hiding spot every day. the kids thought it sounded fun until i got to the part about the elf moving to a new hiding spot while everyone was sleeping. the thought of this elf creeping through the house while he was sleeping put moe over the edge. he went on and on about how creepy that would be to wake up and find an elf looking at him. so we have come to a compromise. we now have a christmas moose that is not allowed to hide in moe's bedroom. the kids are having fun finding him every morning and sometimes i move him in the middle of the day when they aren't looking. just not into moe's room.