our Elf on the Shelf returns

The kids came running into our bedroom at 7:12 this morning to tell us that Zippy is back! And he wrote a message with Scrabble tiles! I’m generally not a big fan of people waking me up to tell me about something I did last night, but they were so excited about the return of our Elf on the Shelf that I didn’t mind too much.

Do you have an Elf on the Shelf? If so, I’d love to hear about your elf’s return — or debut, if this is your first year with an elf. Last year our elf showed up late; turns out he made a wrong turn on the way from the North Pole.

To see more of Zippy’s antics from last year, check out all of my Elf on the Shelf pictures here. (My favorite was the night he baked peanut butter blossoms. Here’s hoping he does that again this year!)