Elf on the Shelf

We have had our Elf "Steve" for 2 years now. Our son, 4 1/2, loves him. This year he realized that Steve was not real. He asked me probably 100 questions about Steve on the way to my mom's house (15 min away) the day Steve showed up. Why do his eyes not move? How does he report to Santa if he is not real? How does he move from place to place....etc. We told him he is magic and that seemed to helped. He loves to find him every day. Once I forgot to move him.....instead of telling him it was because Steve really liked that spot, I made up a long drawn out story about Steve staying up late watching a movie with mommy and daddy the night before so he was too tired to visit Santa. My husband just rolled his eyes at me....I have a tendency to make things more complicated than they need to be. Steve does help my son to behave better this time of year. I wish he could be here all year long! Enjoy your Elf. It is a lot of fun.