Elf on the Shelf: Day 4, 2012

At about 5:45 am Brandon and I heard the pitter patter of little feet running up the stairs. Kaison was up and on the hunt for Kevin. He proceeded to turn on every light in the house on in his hunt for our little Elf. After about 10 min of searching he started yelling, "I found him". Then he had to drag Brandon out of bed to go see his new hiding spot.

Looks like Kevin wanted to go for a ride today. I just love the way the kids laugh and giggle when they find our little Elf.

It is funny to see how excited baby Carter gets when they show him the Elf. He has no clue why the other kids are so excited about Kevin but he gets excited right along with them. He will laugh and point just like them.

Easy Biscuit Topped Italian Casserole

This is a super quick and easy dinner idea that we tried tonight. It takes no time at all and it is a really warm yummy meal when it is cold out side.

Ingredients

1 pound ground beef

1 can tomato sauce

3/4 cup water

1/4 tsp pepper

1 package (10 oz) frozen mixed vegetables

2 cups shredded cheddar cheese

1 tube Pillsbury buttermilk biscuits

1 TB butter or margarine melted

1/2 tsp dried oregano

Preparation

In a large skillet cook beef and drain. Stir in tomato sauce, water and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 15 minutes.

Remove from heat. Stir in vegetables and 1 1/2 cups cheese. Transfer to a greased 13 in x 9 in greased baking dish.

Split each biscuit in half. Arrange biscuits around edge of dish, overlapping slightly. Brush biscuits with butter and sprinkle with oregano.

Sprinkle remaining cheese over the meat mixture.

Bake uncovered, at 375 for 25-35 minutes or until the biscuits are golden.

Elf on the Shelf: Day 3, 2012

I am sure that it is no surprise that tentions between my husband and our Christmas Elf Kevin are a little high right now. I think Kevin was trying to get back on Brandon's good side with this little Star Wars prank. My husband and my son Kai love Star Wars, so I think this will help ease the mood after the close shave we had yesterday.

Kai was the first one to find Kevin today. He was so excited. Kai is our Star Wars kid. Like father like son I guess. As soon as he found him he started to laugh and came running to get Brandon. When Brandon surveyed the our Elf's reenactment of the battle of Hoth he said, "I always thought Kevin was on the Dark Side". I think I have to agree with him. Our Elf defiantly has a naughty side for sure. I just never know what will happen next!