Three Cheers for Boppy!

Santa has been super kind to my kids this year.  He decided to send them their very own elf!  Not just any elf, mind you...a special elf!  One that watches over the kids during the day and reports back to Santa at night.  Most days, Santa sends a special book back for the kids to read.  But on days where the boys have been particularly naughty, there's no book to read...one day, there was even NO ELF!!!  Wow!  They must have really upset Santa that day!

The kids decided to name him Boppy Doodlebop.  I kinda hope we get a new Elf next year that we can give a more silly name to.  Something like Thomas or Everett would be a much sillier name for an Elf...but that's just my opinion :)

Most days our Elf is found just kicking around the house...sitting on his book, staring out windows, stuffed in a stocking.  Today, in fact, he was found trying on some of the kids socks in their sock basket!  Silly Boppy!!  They're too big for you!

About a week ago, Boppy was found in Big's bed with a pullup on.  "He's so silly, mommy!", Big said.  And the day Boppy built a tower out of blocks for the kids, Big made sure he built a bigger tower for him...and then he built a fence around it to make sure Small didn't knock it down....unfortunately, when Small sees blocks in any configuration, he figures they're meant to be knocked down.  Oops!

The other day, the kids found Boppy on the counter making snow angels...OUT OF FLOUR!!!  "That Elf is so silly, mommy!" Big said.

Small, on the other hand, just. can't. stop. himself.  from touching Boppy!  He tickles his tummy..."Just a little tickle, like this mommy!" or he touches his hat, or he knocks him on the ground and picks him up.  Big is horrified by all this.  "Mommy!!  <Small> touched Boppy!!  He's going to lose his magic!!"

I explained to Big that day that Boppy is a little more understanding of impulsive toddlers.  So far, he hasn't lost his magic yet and he keeps coming back!  Yesterday he even brought a hot wheels track for the kids!!  Wow, Boppy, you've outdone yourself!

<Sigh>  Christmas is only a few days away and I'm sure Boppy will be happy to be home at the North Pole...away from poking fingers and not having to find silly things for the kids to find him doing.  But, I'm sure a part of him will miss his special boys.  I'm sure he'll miss them thanking him every day for their books and making sure he's sitting beside them with part of their blanket so he can listen to the story, too.  I'm sure he'll miss watching over them at night to make sure they go to bed like civilized people.  I'm sure he'll miss hearing my explanations of why he can't talk back to the boys and how he only talks in "ELF" to Santa.  I'm sure he'll miss Small having conversations with him about Santa and what Santa eats for dinner, etc.

I wonder if Santa might consider sending us a New Year's Angel and a Valentine's Cupid and a St. Patrick's Day leprechaun and all sorts of other little people to make sure the boys behave for the rest of the year. 

What do you think Santa??  Come on...I know you've got a little something extra in that sack for me??? 

:)