Annual Santa List

The boys aren't as fun to shop for this year - everything they want has a high price tag. We've been listening to The Secret and The Power in the car while we run errands, so they've decided to use the law of attraction to bring them a fabulous holiday.

I managed to talk them down to some less spendy items, and get them to agree to a playroom clean-out during winter break. If they haven't played with a toy in 6 months, or if I don't think Grace will play with it, it's going to make some kiddo's holiday a little brighter. Or louder, depending on the toy!

BAYLEY
Laptop
Kindle Fire
Nintendo 3DS
TV (this is a big NO from Mom & Dad)
Lego Death Star
Air Hockey Table
Leatherman
Star Wars Lego Sets
Star Wars Action Figures
Wii Points
Nintendo 3DS games (Pokemon Rumble Blast...this is a 3DS game)
Zane DX Ninjago
Kai DX Ninjago
Giant chess set
Super Scribblenauts DS game
Epic Mickey Wii game

HAYDEN
Kindle Fire
Nintendo 3DS
iTouch
headphones
Nintendo DS games (Beyblade, Super Scribblenats, Fossil Fighter Champion, How to Train Your Dragon)
Wii games (Skylanders)
Beyblades
Nintendo DS Action Replay
Happy Feet 2
Lego Ninjago
Pokemon Black & White handbook
How To Train Your Dragon book set

GRACE
dolls, princesses, horses, accessories

Breakfast with Santa

We've heard great things about the McMenamin's Breakfast with Santa, so we signed up (hint - you have to do it on October 1, by the 5th, it's booked!) The boys were impressed with the unlimited supply of bacon, and the elf - Pepper Mintstinks. (His father is Govern Minstinks, ha!) He was great, doing balloon animals and telling all those kiddo jokes about the holidays (what it Santa's dog's name? Santapaws...what is Santa's cat's name? Santaclaws...ah ha ha ha)



The Santa was great...but Grace was not interested. Too bad, because we got to have quite a bit of time with him for her to warm up, but no dice.



Hayden chatted up Santa - he'd like Hot Wheels, any kind, any color. Whatever fits in the sleigh. And maybe the SpongeBob Legos. Bayley wants anything Star Wars, especially the Lego Star Wars Complete Saga for the DS, and all the Lego Star Wars sets. But anything Star Wars that Santa can find is fine, since it seems the stores are out of all the good stuff.

Grace? She just wanted out of her high chair!