Elf on a Shelf with The 4-Crow's 2013: Week 5, until next year!

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I can't believe their gone. I was actually sad to see them go back to the North Pole this year. The scout elves were fun, a little mischievous and taught very good lessons at our nest this year.

Here is our final week.

We received a Christmas Card from Elf on the Shelf, very cool!

 

The goodbye letter. I found the stationary on Pinterest. Finally. I also found the letter and reworded it a little. 

Do you have an Elf on the Shelf? Won't you please link up and play along once a week until December 26th? You can share seven pictures, a few, or just one of your favorite Elf moments/memories of the week. All you have to do is grab the above button and put your blog link in the linkup form that I will provide each week. I look forward to seeing all of the Elf games and fun you are having!

Elf on a Shelf with The 4-Crow's 2013 was posted the following Thursdays in 2013. Thank you for joining in on the fun. Until next year....don't forget, the scout elves can visit on birthdays! 

November 28

December 5

December 12

December 19

December 26

Elf on a Shelf with The 4-Crow's 2013- Week 1

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Week 1 of Elfin' fun and a little bit of mischief,  project fun, and cooking for me at our nest this week. Here is what Charley and Malia Peppermint Pattie our Scout Elves were caught doing at our nest. If you want to see daily and don't want to wait to see the Crow Elves weekly, I am posting daily on my Instagram.

Do you have an Elf on the Shelf? Won't you please link up and play along once a week until December 26th? You can share seven pictures, a few, or just one of your favorite Elf moments/memories of the week. All you have to do is grab the above button and put your blog link in the linkup form that I will provide each week. I look forward to seeing all of the Elf games and fun you are having!

Elf on a Shelf with The 4-Crow's 2013 will be posted the following Thursdays, hope you join in!

November 28

December 5

December 12

December 29

December 26

Elf on a Shelf with The 4-Crow's 2013- The Arrival

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At 6:53 pm, the doorbell rang. Who could possibly be ringing our doorbell on Thanksgiving night? Our Christmas lights had only been on for an hour. Of course my nosy children are all up in the door opening and find this. 

Charley and Malia Peppermint Pattie sitting on our doorstep, with a letter from Santa. 

I don't want my kids to lose sight of what Christmas is really about. It is easy to get caught up in all of the commercialism of the holiday. I want them to know that it is by God's grace that we get gifts and have life. And that truly gifts of works and actions speak so much louder than words and physical gifts. Here is the actual copy of the letter I wrote. I found the blank template from this pin. 

Do you have an Elf on the Shelf? Won't you please link up and play along once a week until December 26th? You can share seven pictures, a few, or just one of your favorite Elf moments/memories of the week. All you have to do is grab the above button and put your blog link in the linkup form that I will provide each week. I look forward to seeing all of the Elf games and fun you are having!

Elf on a Shelf with The 4-Crow's 2013 will be posted the following Thursdays, hope you join in!

November 28

December 5

December 12

December 29

December 26

Elf on a Shelf 2013 with The 4-Crow's

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Only one week away and Malia Peppermint Pattie and Charley our scout elves return from the North Pole. Last Thanksgiving night The 4-Crow's were summoned by the doorbell and found a visitor from the North Pole. The visitor was nameless at the time, but soon became know as Malia Peppermint Pattie. 2011 was our first year to participate in the Elf on the Shelf tradition. We didn't exactly have a "real" Elf on the Shelf, so I called our daily link up Elf on a Shelf. We had Charley, a 40+ year old Whitman's Chocolate Candy Elf.

It was that year that we hosted a daily link up where we asked our readers to show us the daily activities of their elf. In 2012 we hosted a weekly link up, showcasing a full 7 days of elf fun. Our Charley, had to semi retire. He is still a part of our household, but because he is "vintage", I decided he no longer needed to be serving in any reindeer games. He is actually pictured in the above button, see his rips? You can read more about Charley here, also feel free to visit the last two years of linkups and see what kinds of fun our scouts have around our nest.

Do you have an Elf on the Shelf? Won't you please link up and play along once a week until December 26th? You can share seven pictures, a few, or just one of your favorite Elf moments/memories of the week. All you have to do is grab the above button and put your blog link in the linkup form that I will provide each week. I look forward to seeing all of the Elf games and fun you are having!

As an added bonus this year and to help keep me a little more organized since I am now working two jobs from home, I have made myself an Elf on a Shelf Calendar. Feel free to use my ideas or print out the blank form for your own use. 

Elf on a Shelf with The 4-Crow's 2013 will be posted the following Thursdays, hope you join in!

November 28
December 5
December 12
December 29
December 26