The gift list, so far

This will probably be the kids' last BIG Christmas for a while. Not only is Thak getting out of the Army, but his (hopefully) soon-to-be supervisor at the Dodge dealership said that business drops off BIG TIME from November to February every year (and that's not just at that dealership, it's everywhere). Obviously the kids will still get great stuff, but I do expect that it will drop off a little at least for a couple years. I mean, Orren's birthday is Christmas, so really, when you consider that, it's like when it comes to gifts, we'll always have one more kid than we actually have, because Orren more or less gets two people's worth of gifts.

Sooooo..... what are the gifts this year? We don't have them all figured out yet, but here are a few!

Erin:

Nintendo DS
Accessory kit for DS
Games for DS
Scooter for big kids
then just the standard clothes, makeup, books, art stuff, etc.

Orren:

Early Rider Balance Bike
Rainbow Soundblocks
Power Wheels Quad
Art Supplies
More Art Supplies
plus, of course, clothes, books, sports stuff, etc


Both:
Magneatos


This is far from an exhaustive list, and it's of course subject to change, but it's a start. We'll probably get Erin's DS within the month. It's all she's been asking for, and in GREAT detail, so we know that's what she wants. Plus, I've earned $55 in Amazon gift cards from Swagbucks, so it's really not all that expensive when you factor that in. The cool thing is that after this, for birthdays, Christmases, and stuff like that, she'll probably want games, and games are cheap! This actually can work in our favor in the long run.

So yeah, these kids.... I hope they like it! I'm sure they will.