It's the Little Things
You would think that the Big Kid would have been the easier one to shop for this Christmas, but you would be wrong. Tiny Human did a far better job of expressing what she wanted than her sister did.
Tiny Human was so very happy with her quickly crocheted stuffed monster.
She didn't even mind that it wasn't completely done.
Alexis, on the other hand, didn't really know what she wanted. She hemmed and she hawed but she never really came up with much more than a few ideas for stocking stuffers. A few books, some clothes, and Shopkins.
Shopkins are this year's dumbest thing little girls can ask for, in case you didn't know. They're tiny little hunks of plastic that more closely resemble a choking hazard than a toy. They were hard to find, but I snagged some off of Amazon early in my shopping quest. Then in an act of genius, I let them be Mila's gift to Alexis.
$20 worth of choking hazards were Alexis' every dream come true.
I mean, seriously.
Alexis thanked Mila approximately 25385523498523 times and showered her with hugs.
Because of some hunks of plastic.
That Mila will soon steal and spread all over the house whenever she isn't choking on them.
The fact that Alexis was SO happy with her crappy little toys made it completely OK that we didn't have a "big" gift or her this year. She didn't ask for anything specific, so we didn't buy anything specific. Instead, I turned something that I bought for *me* into a gift for Alexis.
Guess who gets to go with me to the Maroon 5 concert this spring?
Shhhhhhh! Don't tell her that I really bought those tickets for my own benefit!
Merry Christmas, y'all. I hope it's a good one!
Wednesday, December 24, 2014
Reader Comments (4)
I'm jealous. I'd have gone to the concert with you!!! And I refused to be sucked into shopkins after squinkies.
One good thing about having a 12 year old..but just one. ;)
I completely agree with your description of Shopkinds, but Stella would definitely with Alexis. I am saving them for when she does all her chores around the house and marks them on her responsbility chart, because otherwise she will amass too many too quickly and I will start finding them all over the place (which I am sure will happen eventually, unless some other stupid thing comes along)
The girls are more and gorgeous every day, and you guys sound so happy! Happy Holidays to the whole family!
i wanna see the pictures that come out of that show!