Get ready for the cutest photo shoot you have ever seen.
Alan Lawrence, photographer, father, and creator of That Dad Blog, turned his 4-month-old son, Rockwell, into a real life Elf on the Shelf.
It is adorable.
Lawrence told USA Today that he was fascinated by the concept of Elf on the Shelf and got the idea to turn little Rockwell into an elf after a family member compared him to one.
He has created a whole story surrounding their family’s Elf on the Shelf; beginning with the elf first being found on the mantle of their fireplace, to the elf throwing marshmallows at Lawrence at breakfast, and taking selfies, or “elfies,” on Lawrence’s phone.
Lawrence has a knack for photography and editing. After one comment on the post on his blog about the project being “unsafe” for babies, Lawrence commented, “I use Photoshop so it has the appearance that he is sitting on his own but I am actually holding him. Everyone should use caution when dealing with elves and babies.”
Lawrence has previously created other viral photoshoots, such as his October creation "Wil Can Fly,” featuring his son Wil, who has Down syndrome.
A giggling Wil also makes an appearance in the “Our Real Life Elf On The Shelf” series with brother Rockwell.
Here are just a few of the gems from Lawrence’s shoot:
“Day 1: We woke up this morning to find and elf in our family room. Our neighbors seem to think he is part of the “Elf On The Shelf” program but we are still not sure. He doesn’t talk much, just sits around watching us and eats all of our food.
I’m just glad he’s wearing a diaper and I pray that he know how to change them.
If anything changes I will let you know.”
“Day 2: So the elf is still hanging around. I made pancakes this morning but we had to eat them without syrup because he wouldn’t let us touch it – just sat on our bananas and watched us eat. Hoping to get more answers today about how long he plans on staying.”
“Day 3: Okay this elf needs to go back to the Candy Cane forest or wherever he came from. Today was the second day Wil missed his nap because this elf woke him up to tell him Narwhal jokes.”
“Day 6: “I could totally let you drive Santa’s sleigh, I do it all of the time.” Our elf is such a womanizer.”
“Day 11: Every morning the elf insists on throwing marshmallows at me while I eat my sugarless cereal. I don’t like marshmallows in my cereal, I’m not four years old!”
“Day 12: The elf told me that he needed to borrow my phone to make an emergency call to Santa. When I got my phone back I noticed there were no outgoing calls but my camera roll was loaded with selfies (which he referred to as “elfies”).”
Check out the full series on That Dad Blog!
