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12/08/2004 Archived Entry: "shopping mission"

Well, we didn't manage to get our hair cuts, but since we won't be taking our family picture until after Christmas, we still have time. Of course, by then, Chris will need another hair cut as well so we'll just make it a family event. Other than that though, Tabitha and I accomplished all we set out to do. We bought gifts for the people on her list and bought another gingerbread village piece. And we had a tire replaced on the car while we were shopping. Chris called us around noon and we went to meet him for lunch and then he took Tabs home while I continued on to Downtown Disney. Now I just have two things left to buy Tabitha, a hula hoop and a bear from Ikea. Here's a list of what she's getting from us this year and anything that sounds odd, I assure you, she has asked for.

Christmas Eve:
penguin pajamas

Stocking:
Whoopie Cushion
8 Hello Kitty pencils
Koosh ball
Pin Pad (it has pins and you make an impression with your hand or whatever)
Fuzzy color-in pictures

Santa:
Dollhouse and doll family

From us:
Snow White "Before Once Upon a Time" doll
Monopoly Jr.
Scooby-Doo van playset
Barbie cd-rom
Scooby-Doo Bop Bag (the kind you hit and it always stands back up)
Hopper Ball
Jack-in-the-Box
Esmeralda costume with accessories
Stuffed monkey with velcro hands
Tinkerbell journal
hula hoop and Ikea bear to be bought

As always I keep the option open to pick up something else if I see something I like, but that's all I have planned. I think she'll be very pleased, a few of those items she wants very badly. The one she wants the most is probably the Jack-in-the-Box believe it or not. She really wants a couple other things too, but those gifts have been farmed out to the grandmothers. Oh, and she has a stocking for her two Build-a-Bears so they will have a couple things too; roller skates for Christyana and clothes for Jon. They are both currently decked out in their Christmas outfits and sitting in our book basket on the fireplace. I have to admit they look adorable. Next year I'll get an elf outfit for my Build-a-Bear to join them.

As soon as we got home, Tabitha demanded lessons so she could do the next cursive writing lesson. Later on I noticed she had practiced what she learned today on her Magna Doodle. She wanted to write a paper on what Christmas is all about and I wanted to share what she has written (any misspellings are hers, not typos on my part).

Christmas is all about:
Family and giving. Geting is good, but if you want to make someone happy, give.

Is that not totally sweet? She says she's not done, though she drew squiggles all over the rest of the paper, so I don't know if she'll actually write any more or not. Now, if she'd just go to sleep, I could wrap some of that stuff so I can make her happy by giving :)

Posted by Christen @ 12/09/2004 02:51 PM PST