. . . Roy as Cousin Eddie . . .

In our house one of our absolutely favorite movies is National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation!  We always watch it Thanksgiving weekend and then several more times throughout the holiday season.  My husband says it's a great movie but you can't beat watching it with my dad because he howls with laughter every time he watches it.  When we were looking to add some Snow Villages pieces to our collection we about died when we saw that they now have the Christmas Vacation series as part of the Snow Village set.  I knew it was something we had to have at our house.  So when Roy showed up with our first piece in our collection we were all so excited but it couldn't top Roy dressed up as Cousin Eddie!  This is one of our favorite scenes in the movie so it was really funny to all of us so please don't be offended by Roy's sign. 

 Roy came dressed up as Cousin Eddie and Peppermint was even dressed up as Snots the dog.

 Cousin Eddie and his RV really will make our Snow Village Collection complete!

 I love that Roy has the beer can and cigar as well as the hat and robe that Eddie wears in the movie!

 Oh Roy, you crack us up!

 Snots the dog

"That there is an RV.  Don't go getting attached to it when we leave here next month."  

I could probably recite the whole movie...

Happy Holidays!

. . . Vote for Roy . . .

Roy, our elf, is nominated in an Elf on the Shelf contest and he needs your votes!  Please vote for our Wrapping Elf at http://www.joelmckinnon.com/about/2014-elf-shelf-voting/

Our son is so excited that he is part of the contest and is really hoping he wins so we could use your help.  Thank you for your votes!  

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. . . Elf on the Shelf is back to visit . . .

It's that time of year again...Roy is here to visit us.  All year long we look forward to Roy coming.  This little elf has given us so many wonderful memories and hopefully will continue to do so for many more years.  His silliness is something we laugh about regularly and I'm so glad I've documented most of his antics here on my blog.  When our son is older it will be a great way to relive the memories.

The first day that Roy came to see us he climbed in through our window on Christmas tinsel wearing a hat and scarf because it was so cold outside.  He left a nice note about how much he loves to visit and why he was here.  Elf on the Shelf is the best thing to happen to parents because he is a constant reminder to the kiddos that they have to behave.  The minute I say Roy is watching you Marcus straightens right up and behaves.  Even though he is almost 12 he isn't willing to take any chances with his behavior just in case.

Apparently Roy has been very busy with his paintbrush!  He left this cute canvas for Marcus.  A great way to remember how special Roy is.  

 Notice this adorable Christmas sweater Roy is sporting.  Too cute!

 Roy is a busy little guy while we sleep!

 He left a very sweet note too!

Stay tuned for updates on what Roy is doing around our house and for even more Elf fun click on the Elf on the Shelf link at the top right of the blog.

I hope you will come back often this month to see what our little elf is up to!  Leave a comment about what your Elf on the Shelf is up to as well.  I love hearing about them.