每年的圣诞节，这位母亲都会给她的孩子拍一张照片，她把孩子打扮成架子上的小精灵

每年的圣诞节，这位母亲都会给她的孩子拍一张照片，她把孩子打扮成架子上的小精灵

The holidays are responsible for a heap of fun traditions that are enjoyed by kids and adults alike. My favorite is the Advent calendar. Not only does it make the wait for Christmas more jolly, but I also get to punch out a sweet each day along the way.

节日里有很多有趣的传统，孩子们和大人都喜欢。我最喜欢的是降临节日历。它不仅让等待圣诞节变得更愉快，而且我每天都能在路上打出甜蜜的祝福。

Now, I’m referring to just one very common type of Advent calendar. However, people have gone to great lengths to make its format more engaging and mind-bogglingly elaborate (in a good way). It’s enough to Google non-chocolate advent calendar to prove that point.

现在，我指的是一种非常常见的降临节日历。然而，人们已经做了很大的努力，使它的格式更引人入胜和令人难以置信的详细(以一种好的方式)。谷歌非巧克力降临节日历足以证明这一点。

Here’s little Dylan’s adorable 25-day countdown to Christmas, starting with December 1

这是小迪伦可爱的圣诞节25天倒计时，从12月1日开始

Well, this year, mother of 3 Alyssa Eubert decided to bring her family’s wait for Christmas to the next level by creating her own Advent calendar. It came in the form of her dressing up her lovely baby son Dylan in a tiny elf costume and posting a picture of the adorable Elf On A Shelf on Facebook every day leading up to Christmas. Needless to say, it was a treat for more than just Alyssa, as the internet loved it and it went viral.

今年，3个孩子的母亲阿莉莎·尤贝尔决定创造自己的降临节日历，把家人对圣诞节的期待提升到一个新的高度。她给自己可爱的儿子迪伦穿上了一件小巧的小精灵服装，并在圣诞节前每天在Facebook上贴一张可爱小精灵的照片。不用说，这不仅仅是Alyssa的享受，因为网络上的人都很喜欢它，它像病毒一样传播开来。

December 5: the cute elf may not read, but he can surely melt hearts

12月5日:可爱的小精灵可能不识字，但他一定能融化人心

Alyssa explained that the adorable photos of Dylan have an adorable beginning: “I was walking through Michael’s craft store and saw red and white felt. I brought it home and made my mom make a little hat, gloves, and neck piece. She’s very crafty. We put that little costume on and it made me so happy and laugh so hard at the same time.”

阿莉莎解释说，迪伦这些可爱的照片有一个可爱的开头:“我走过迈克尔的工艺品店，看到了红白毛毡。我把它带回家，让我妈妈做了一顶小帽子、手套和项链。她手很巧的。我们穿上那件小衣服，它让我很开心，同时也让我笑得很开心。”

December 15: nobody told him that’s not the kid’s eggnog…

12月15日:没人告诉他那不是孩子的蛋酒……

This is the first year of many, as little Dylan will grow bigger, and Alyssa’s Christmas countdown will only become better with each year: “I thought about next year. He will be on the move, so I’m really going to have to get creative if I attempt it. He doesn’t even sit by himself yet, I really had to get creative with things around my house or prop him with someone’s hand at a close standby.”

今年是许多音乐节的第一年，小迪伦会越来越大，而阿莉莎的圣诞倒计时只会一年比一年更好:“我想过明年。他将在移动，所以如果我尝试的话，真的要有创造性。他甚至还没有一个人坐，我真的不得不在家里做些有创意的事情，或者用别人的手在旁边支持他。”

December 17: the perfect example of an elf toy-off

12月17日:一个完美的精灵玩具

Believe it or not, Christmas isn’t the only time Alyssa gets creative. Apparently, she also tracks his age in pizza slices: “Every month I take a funny pizza picture. I lay him in a pizza box and put the number of slices to coordinate to how many months old he is. I really should think of a new countdown to Christmas next year since everyone enjoyed it so much!”

信不信由你，圣诞节并不是阿丽莎唯一富有创造力的时候。显然，她还通过披萨片追踪他的年龄:“每个月我都会拍一张有趣的披萨照片。我把它放在一个披萨盒里，然后把披萨片的数量和它几个月大的时候放在一起。我真应该为明年的圣诞节倒计时，因为大家都很喜欢圣诞节!”

December 20: he’s not a miracle worker, if you’re already on the naughty list

12月20日:他不是创造奇迹的人，如果你已经上了黑名单的话

December 24: “those are some very nice presents you have there…”

12月24日:“你的礼物真不错……”

December 25: Happy Holidays!

12月25日:节日快乐!

Image credits: Alyssa Eubert