Meet Carter the Elf

The first Sunday in December, Dean went to see Santa Claus and tell him that A.  He's been a very good boy this year and B.  He really wants some Hot Wheels Wall Tracks for Christmas.  Katie promptly sat on Santa's lap and said A.  Yes, Dean has been a good boy this year, but so has his Mommy and B.  If Santa is bringing Wall Tracks, then what she wants for Christmas is a fleet of elf painters to paint over all the scuff marks that will develop on the walls.  It is perfectly okay for them to come in a few months when things are slow at the North Pole.  (Okay, so part one really happened, but part 2 just happened in Katie's head.)


The next morning, The Elf on the Shelf showed up at our house!  Dean named him Carter.  Carter heads back to the North Pole each night to give Santa a report on Dean's behavior.  Each morning, he shows up in a new place.  Dean is having a blast finding him when he wakes up.  He's only around until Christmas Eve, so Dean has promised to be on his best behavior and make good choices because he knows how Santa gets his intel now.