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Christmas for the kids

Our “big” outdoor Christmas.

 

I thought long and hard about what I wanted to get the kids for Christmas this year.  I really wanted to focus on “bigger” items and not so many small / little parts toys.  Not that those aren’t necessary too, but they get a lot of those at birthdays … so I wanted to use Christmas for some of those bigger ticket items.  Of course the boys still don’t really understand the whole “asking for toys/getting presents” type thing…they just want everything they see! Ha!  And Collins, that girl.  She loves EVERYTHING.  Seriously.  I also know from experience a lot of the smaller toys get played with a few times and then are forgotten about.

 

We have a big (or big to us…coming from a small lot in a neighborhood) backyard in our new house.   It’s big and flat which is awesome…and we have a flat place for the kids to ride bikes/scooters/etc.  The focus this Christmas is on the OUTDOORS.  All of my kids love playing outside (as most do) and with our weather, it’s possible for them to BE OUTSIDE so much of the year. 

 

SANTA is bringing a new playset… I cannot wait to see their reaction😊 We never had one at our previous houses, we bought a used one, but Mikey never got it set up…it almost became more of a pain because it was used and moving it was a LOT of work.  Colls knows about it thought and lately has been asking for it, so she’s going to be SO excited.  I know this is something that they will love and play on for YEARS to come, so although “Santa” is spending more than normal…it’s worth it b/c this will generate HOURS upon HOURS of play. 

A few other "big" items they'll be receiving from the grandparents :

Plasma cars 

Tube: a must for lake living 
A big trampoline... our small one served us well for 2 years but it's time for an upgrade!! 

And finally.... Collins is getting her first American girl doll. 💗
 


 
 
 

 


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