McGee Family Elf

I have been reading lately on some other people's blogs about "The Elf on the Shelf".  For those of you unfamiliar, it is an elf that stays at your home during the day but returns to the North Pole at night to let Santa know if the children in that house were naughty or nice.  A nice lady at my favorite children's boutique told me that it is good for "behavior modification".  Haha!  Mia has been struggling lately with following directions and listening in general, so Santa thought it would be beneficial to send her an elf to keep her honest.  Mia found her elf from Santa under the Christmas tree today.  We read the book that came along with it, but she may be a little young to fully understand the concept.  Each elf must be given a name by the family that adopts him.  I asked Mia what we should name him.  Her first suggestion was "Cock-a-doodle-doo Rooster", but that seemed really long.  Her other suggestions included "Cow" and "Mommy".  I told her to ask the elf what he wanted to be called, so she did.  I asked her what he said, and she replied, "Gingerbread Man".  Wesley said, "Did you say Benjamin?"  Mia said, "No, but he's not a Gingerbread Man."  Benjamin sounded good, though, and Mia agreed that it should be his name.  I told her that Benjamin will be watching to see if she's a good girl.  I also told her that Benjamin likes to play while she's sleeping and that she'll have to find him in the morning.  She looked at me like I was just messing with her mind.  Hehe!  I bet she'll catch on in the morning and love it.  I can't wait to see what adventures Benjamin has!