Blogger Alan Lawrence set up the super cute series of snaps after becoming intrigued with the elf on a shelf concept.

 

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"). #rocktheelf #elfontheshelf #elfies

A photo posted by Alan Lawrence (@thatdadblog) on Dec 19, 2015 at 12:02am PST

"We have never had an Elf on the Shelf in our home but the idea has always intrigued me. Parents letting elves in their homes to watch their kids and cause mischief," he told Buzzfeed.

 

"I could totally let you drive Santa's sleigh, I do it all of the time." Our elf is such a womanizer. #rocktheelf #elfontheshelf

A photo posted by Alan Lawrence (@thatdadblog) on Dec 9, 2015 at 7:40pm PST

"Then one day someone told us that Rockwell looked like an elf and the idea came to me. What if a real life elf came to live with us for the holidays and how would I react in real life to having it show up to live with us."

In the pictures, a totally adorable Rockwell is seen engaging in mischief including wrapping the toilet in Christmas paper, putting cookies in the VCR and playing Connect 4 with Godzilla.

Lawrences poses his son for the photos, but then edits the pictures himself to place elf Rockwell in amusing situations.

 

This time the elf has gone too far. Tonight he waited until I had my eyes closed washing my face in the shower, then snuck up and started singing "Joy to the World" at the top of his lungs. #rocktheelf #elfontheshelf

A photo posted by Alan Lawrence (@thatdadblog) on Dec 16, 2015 at 9:09pm PST

Lawrence says he plans to release a new photo each day in the lead up to Christmas. Our ovaries are hurting, are yours?

- Stuff NZ