getting all the big enough granddaughters a girl and boy barbie. everyone gets a yellowstone book. everyone gets a plushy. everyone gets 2 regular books. the big enoughs get a journal.
need: another book- Ian. Violet. a stuffie: Izzie. . something else since they don't get 2 dolls for : Ian. ordered Crimson Typhoon again. didn't come last year, they substitued something else....
a Big Wheel, games, etc. to go with cash gifts. ordered 10 so I'll have for the usual culprits, plus some extras just in case.
a nostalgia tree with homemade ornaments by kids and grands. Koren's baby picture ornament. etc. ordered more snowballs.
or a Chiefs tree? or both?
Matthew McConaughey's mother believes in quantity, not quality, of Christmas gifts. they individually wrap each and every thing. what if I did this in grandkids bags? individually wrapped each and every gift? would take them more time and maybe make it a bit more meaningful? and what if we followed Matthew's other rule and opened one present at a time with everyone watching?
A saran wrap ball for our Christmas with scratcher tickets and cash?
and of course the screaming monkeys and the barbie dolls and Ian's bookmarks....and a book for each kid [so far], cause I know I've been going overboard on the books.....and whatever else I come up with...
ordered ethnic, different sized, etc Barbies for 4 big girls.
bookmarks for Ian.
KJ & Kate had a ball with these when they were young. bet the next generation will, too!
Kevin made chili and vegetable soup this year. and we bought a tray of meats and cheeses. I made cryptid gingerbread. Koren brought tons of Christmas goodies. Mom, Katie, Brayden, Koren, Cody, Ian, Coralie, Violet, & Millie were here. KJ, Ann, & Zerelda were here Christmas Eve (Red Baron Pizza.) the kids all seemed to love their gifts. this years theme gift was Fiesty Pets. maybe they'll all get a different one next year? there was time in the Grandkids room. a Christmas 30 Second Dance Party. an indoor snowball fight. I love how Koren's kids wear their jammies every year....I wore my jammies this year, too! Hopefully soon we can have all the grandkids here at the same time....hard to work out. and we found out that next year there will be a new grandbaby! simply had a wonderful Christmas time. the weather was delightful, so traveling was good. don't want my kids out on the roads in prairie blizzards.
