We started out with a bang. Santa knocked over the basket in front of our fireplace and made a big mess! III and Rosy got up before Hubby and I did. Twinkle came and woke me up to let me know that they were up. I shoo-ed them out of the living room. Then I went and asked them each if they knocked over the basket and messed with the fire screen. Rosy and I decided that Santa must have heard the baby stirring around and thought someone was coming so he hurried up the chimney and didn't have time to put things back the way they should be. She says that I need to move the stuff out from in front of the chimney next year.
The kids all had a blast. Superman was a little confused by all of it, but he loved all of his toys.
This year we tried something new with our kids. Each child only got three presents from us. They got lots from Santa, but only three from us. Each of us gave each child a present with a time commitment attached to it. Hubby gave III a Books-A-Million gift card with a promise to take him to Books-A-Million once each month. He gave Rosy a dollhouse for them to build together. I gave Rosy several sets of nail polish, make-up, and lotions. She and I will have spa day once a month. I gave III an art set and several books on sketching and drawing. I am going to set aside studio time for him to draw and for me to paint. We also gave them roller blades so that the family can get out together more. We decided that if three gifts was enough for Jesus then three gifts was enough for our kids. We decided to invest time rather than dollars this year. I'll keep you posted on how it goes.
And, last but not least, one of Twinkle's presents was a Santa coat. We enjoyed it a lot more than she did. I didn't manage to get a good picture of her, but you can get the idea.
Merry Christmas to all!
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