Alan Lawrence is a father of 6 and decided to use his amateur photography skills to make his own real life Elf on the Shelf using his 4 month old son Rockwell as the star.

Alan dressed Rockwell up in an elf costume and took photos of his cheeky Elf adventures using a little bit of magic.

I was going into the kitchen for a late snack tonight and heard “Ho Ho Ho, I am Santa Claus!” coming from our fridge. After opening the fridge I decided to go back to bed. #rocktheelf #elfontheshelf

A photo posted by Alan Lawrence (@thatdadblog) on Dec 22, 2015 at 12:39am PST

Tonight we left the elf all alone in the house for the first time. It was very nerve racking for me. I was so happy to pull in the driveway and not see my house on fire. The elf wouldn’t stop bragging about beating Godzilla at every game we own. #rocktheelf #elfontheshelf

A photo posted by Alan Lawrence (@thatdadblog) on Dec 15, 2015 at 10:35pm PST

Flipped on the lights and caught him red handed. Somebody needs to start earning his keep around here. #rocktheelf #elfontheshelf

A photo posted by Alan Lawrence (@thatdadblog) on Dec 13, 2015 at 8:42pm PST

The elf has been a huge help wrapping gifts this week, but I was not as grateful when I stumbled to the bathroom in the middle of the night and found this present. #rocktheelf #elfontheshelf

A photo posted by Alan Lawrence (@thatdadblog) on Dec 12, 2015 at 9:09pm PST

Tonight was the first night the elf ate dinner with us. He never broke eye contact with me the entire dinner. I asked him repeatedly to get off the table but he would just throw noodles at me. #rocktheelf #elfontheshelf

A photo posted by Alan Lawrence (@thatdadblog) on Dec 10, 2015 at 9:29pm PST

How adorable is Rockwell as Elf on the shelf? Not creepy like the toy ones!

Do you do Elf on the Shelf at your house?

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