Christmas In Review
December 25, 2011
Big hits:
- Pillow pets, from great-aunt Shelly and great-uncle Hal (MY aunt and uncle). R got the unicorn, C got the ladybug, A got the butterfly. A was particularly thrilled and kept flinging herself to the ground on top of it. Oh, and I was so impressed with their squishiness I went and ordered my own to keep on the couch for TV watching and naps. It’s an octopus in a Red Wings jersey. MY pillow pet!
- The Barbie princess charm school, bought for the princesses to play in.
- The Disney princess collection- 7 dolls. Tiana, Rapunzel, and Snow White are C’s. Cinderella, Jasmine, and Ariel are R’s. Belle is for A. There was actually no arguing in deciding this. Easy. They all have inner-thigh tattoos of initials now. We confiscated all crowns and shoes. We weren’t going to spring for this and bought a couple individual princess dolls, but then I saw them half off at Target two days ago. We kept the individual dolls for birthday gifts.
- The big princess coloring books. C laid on the floor for an hour this morning coloring in hers.
- The Melissa and Doug puzzle that Sean’s parents bought A- it’s a number version of her favorite alphabet puzzle.
Not really missed:
- The ridiculous expensive Ultimate Princess Dream Castle C kept telling Daddy she wanted. (Didn’t mention it to me.)
Disappointment:
- C wanted R’s superhero cape. We’ll get her one for her birthday. In the meantime, C got some running stuff (little toddler Champion shirts!) and will get to get running shoes to run with me.
We liked:
- The Zhu Zhu pets. Sean and I were both pleasantly surprised by how durable and non-annoying they were. We got a few for them.
- The Red Wings jersey Great-Nana sent for J. It was my favorite thing anyone got him.
I got:
- The vixen necklace I picked out for myself off Etsy.
- New running shoes.
- A set of tupperware we bought for Sean’s parents, we bought two but they only wanted one… so I kept the other.
- A pillow pet.
- A breast pump adapter I ordered today.
- A newly tiled bathroom.
- Nightgowns from my parents.
Everyone was pretty good. We stayed in today and just hung out after Sean’s parents left… everyone’s been tired. C/R didn’t nap, they played in their room, but everyone else did. A was SO THRILLED to take her pillow pet to bed. 2-year-old still in a crib (yeah, we need to set up a bed…) never had a pillow until now. I’m a deficient mom. But oh well, she’ll have a nice bed with brand new Dora sheets very soon.
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Melanie got a unicorn pillow pet! She also got a unicorn Happy Napper.
What’s the difference in the Pillow Pet and the Happy Napper?
The Happy Napper pillow is a house/castle, and when you unzip the door, the pet comes out. And then you can tuck the house into the pet’s butt. It’s very elaborate.