So here are a few things from
Halle's Christmas/Birthday list....
-Pink Leapster 2
-Games for her Leapster: Kai-lan, Dora, Diego, Tinker Bell, Disney Princess, etc. Toys-R-Us has them on sale until November 26th (25% off).
-24 piece puzzles (she has Dora and Disney princess)
-Zingo (Target & Toys-R-Us both have it)....an educational bingo game
-A scooter (3 wheels:)
Luke on the other hand I am not so sure about!! We have a playroom full of toys and 3-4 shelves in the basement full of toys. I have recently realized the 2nd child gets A LOT of hand-me-downs but I also find myself always considering Luke when I buy something for Halle. I have been wanting to get Halle a Leapster for a while but have been struggling with whether to get her a pink one or get a blue one that Luke would eventually get. So, I decided Halle should get one for herself for her birthday and if she gets games for her birthday or Christmas she can share them with Luke.
She really wanted pink Hello Kitty rain boots but I made her get green frog ones so I could pass them down to Luke. I have felt bad about that for a while even though I told her she could get the pink ones when she outgrew the green ones. I know, I am way to analytical. Who cares.
I am so over all the toys, especially the battery operated ones. Halle and Luke have been playing with her small stroller, a pull toy alligator, and the cake toppings from her birthday cake last year for forever! Halle puts her Belle dress on every single day which in turn results in her changing her clothes at least 3 times a day. Best $10 we have ever spent! Luke can not sit still long enough to play with a toy.......although he does play with play dough a lot. He for the most part jumps off the couch, tables, chairs, toys. Climbs on our backs any chance we give him. And, he throws stuff!! He can find dirt anywhere and loves to wear it.
Tonight he cried soon after David lay him down. David said he was 2 we should let him cry. A few minutes later I couldn't take it and went up to make sure he had his paci and tell him to lay down. I went into his room and took his paci with great intentions to be firm!! He looked up at me and said, "rock me, please, rock me please." He usually says "rock you" because we ask him, "do you want me to rock you?" He totally pulled on my heart strings standing in his bed with his bear in hand looking at me with those pitiful eyes. Needless to say I rocked him. Then, Halle comes out with her blanket, her baby, her drink, & a cow blanket with her lip quivering asking to sleep in our bed. For the last 2-3 months she has demanded to be in her room with Luke so for her to ask to go to our bed we knew she was scared. She and David spent the last few minutes before bed "getting monsters" with her sword she brought home from Chloe's Peter Pan party. She has been playing pirate since Saturday. I knew she was scared so I didn't fight her and she was asleep before I got back downstairs.
For some odd reason I am so excited for the holiday season. I get giddy when Christmas music comes on and I am already working on my Christmas card.....well I should say Kate is working on my card:) I usually start thinking about our card after Halle's B-day. Now, whether they are out before the December 20th will be the test! I have great intentions of getting all my addresses organized on labels this year so all I have to do in years to come is print them. Hahaha.......fat chance of me getting that done. I was so glad to see November 1 so the kids could start wearing their Christmas clothes.......that I got on clearance last year:)
Here we are in Time Square. You can see how crowded it is. We were literally shoulder to shoulder anywhere in TS. It was crazy how many people were all around. We went to FAO Swartz on Saturday and the line just to enter the store in the middle of the day was wrapped around the block. Kath and I took one for team and stood in the rain to get in. I came out with Pez and a Hello Kitty marshmallow on a stick. All about the "experience".
David and I had our picture taken with Elmo so we could come home and tell Halle we met Elmo. When I am on the computer she comes over and ask to see Elmo!! You can see his silver sac where he stored all his tips. There was Elmo, Dora, and Santa all along the fountain. There were tons of people standing around waiting for the picture! I bet these characters make some money "working the corner".
Here is our picture of the tree in Rockefeller Center. It was super crowded and hard to get a good picture. The line to ice skate was long and their were people all around the rink.
We ate lunch at Katz Deli. It was insane! It was packed and impossible to move in there. You could order at the counter or sit along the wall and have a waiter. The sandwiches were super expensive.....around $15 for just a sandwich. They cured and did all their own meat, pickled their own pickles, and made their own hotdogs. The hogdogs were soooo good. The restaurant was started in 1883!
Halle and Luke woke up from their nap a few weeks ago and ran straight for the window to watch for Mimi & Pawpaw. They are so cute in their little camping chairs. This was last weekend. I am BIG time behind on blogging! Sorry.
I am OVER sitting on my ottoman, leaning over and getting cramps in my back and legs.
I am about to receive my Christmas cards that Katie so graciously whipped up last week. I am on it!! I usually call Katie the 1st of Dec. begging for cards. With luck, I will have our cards out before Halle's birthday. We also have great plans to get our tree up this weekend. This year we are going out and hand picking a nice big green tree instead of our small, spinley fake tree. I am a little nervous about hanging the garland (I bought last year clearance) all by myself. Reason #534 why I hate not having family at my disposal. I told Halle today we were putting up our tree this weekend and she looked outside and said, "we cant put up our tree, it's not snowing yet!" I am excited to get all of our decorations out, put on Christmas music, order pizza and DECORATE!
