When Carlee received her Elf on the Shelf, she would tell everyone about "Joshua" and where she had found him each morning. "He was in my stocking!... He was holding the remote!... Silly Joshua!" When she told Grandpa about her Elf, Grandpa told her about an Elf he had as a kid. The next day, Grandpa gave us "Charlie" to take home and keep at our house. I explained to Carlee that "Charlie" is a retired Elf and he will stay in our tree, while "Joshua" flies back to Santa each night.
Carlee likes having Grandpa's Elf at our house. I think it's neat that Carlee now has something from her grandpa's childhood that we will take out each Christmas and will be a part of her childhood. Charlie is estimated to be about 44 years old! Hopefully he can last another 44+ years!
So cool- how special to have grandpa's elf, too :)
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