He's watching

This was the first year for Elf on the Shelf. I never had it growing up, but Natalie said she did. The kids thought it was cool and fun, but eventually we think it got a little creepy for Jasper, who seemed to have a harder time sleeping with the Elf out there. He mad more bad dreams, and spent a lot more time awake at night than normal. And, after Christmas, when Elf went back into his box, Jasper went right back to sleeping all night like we're all used to. Weird.