the adventures of Colin, our elf

Our Elf on the Shelf, Colin, had quite a few adventures this year and he was a big hit with the boys. He finally received a name (Oliver had not cared about naming him in the past), and he was named after Oliver's preschool friend, Colin. Here is what he was up to:

Dec 1: He arrived with gifts for the boys

Dec 2: lighting a fire in our fire place

Dec 3: kite flying

Dec 4: violin concert

Dec 5: he showed up with a train shirt similar to ones that Gramma made for the boys.

Dec 6: Oliver made Colin a scarf, so Colin decided to make scarves for several friends

Dec 7: Dressed as an engineer for Elliott's train birthday party

Dec 8: He made a tunnel for the boys' train set

Dec 9: not feeling so well and sick in bed, but at least he brought his own Christmas bedding

Dec 10: he baked himself a slice of cake

Dec 11: flying through the house on a balloon

Dec 12: he decided to draw red noses all over our pictures on the wall

Dec 13: he fixed Oliver's paper chain that broke, and made an elf-sized one of his own

Dec 14: crossfit elf, working on his handstand push-ups

Dec 15: sore from crossfit and rolling out on a foam roller

Dec 16: swinging

Dec 17: Lion King

Dec 18: teepeed the tree!

Dec 19: stuck in a traffic jam

Dec 20: reading stories in his new Lego rocking chair

Dec 21: paper airplane ride

Dec 22: he spray painted and hung the snow flakes we made

Dec 23: test driving some new bike lights

Dec 24: He made quite the scene when he decided to fly in his tiny sleigh, with the help of Oliver's reindeer, Dasher.

We can't wait to see what kind of shenanigans he gets into next year!