Wedding Bells and Mischief!

I guess you could say that our family had a "Christmas Brownie" (AKA elf) before they were popular. Deron's family has a LONG history with the Christmas Brownie (long before we were married). When we got married we got a Brownie, his name was "Darby". Santa dropped him off on Thanksgiving night. He left a movie and a note to let us know that he was here and would be watching to see if the kids were naughty or nice and report back to Santa. Throughout the season he would leave treats, gifts and notes. The kids have loved it. 

 This year...DARBY GOT married. Now we have two Christmas Brownies, Darby AND HAZEL. They have left little treats and a movie, but have also made a few messes here and there too.

The kids (Halle 16 and Cam almost 20) have gotten a few laughs I think. Cam even said the other day, "Mom, what happened to Darby being invisible and just leaving treats, now he's married and getting into all kinds of trouble?"..."but its FUN"......guess that means he's still a kid at heart and Darby and Hazel will stick around.

Its a fun tradition and I'm glad that its a tradition that ALL my kids grew up with, even before it was "the thing" that everyone else was doing. Traditions are fun and are what keep the magic alive for me during the holidays!