We are doing the same thing, much to my dismay. Our elf typically appears on Thanksgiving with and advent calendar for each girl. The first question my oldest DD had when she knew we were going was "will ...... elf be showing up in Orlando?" So of course now he has to. I am not very creative when it comes to our elf. He just tends to move around the house. So I will just move him around the condo we are staying at. The trick will be how I get him packed to go home without anyone knowing....