Hunter is our most consistant child. He has been asking for a remote control monster truck for months--never wavering. He was so excited that Santa brought it for him.
Hunter and I went to the Nutcracker together at the Pacific Northwest Ballet earlier this month. Maurice Sendak designed the costumes and the sets. It looked like a giant story book come to life. We loved it and can't wait to go back next year. Since then, Hunter has really been into nutcrackers and wanted one for Christmas too.
Alex had to have the Alton Brown salt cellar--you know the one with the flip lid. The tupperware container wasn't cutting it for our Kosher salt.
An Easy Bake oven for the manly man. Dylan put an Easy Bake oven on his Christmas list. Alex said "I am qbsolutely not getting my 11-year old son an Easy Bake oven." He has no aversion to men cooking (see picture above), just thought his son was a little old for an Easy Bake. We compromised on this Star Wars creepy crawly oven. Dylan liked it. It doesn't do muffins, but when he gets hungry he can make muffins in the regular oven.
A coffee grinder. This is Seattle. What home can be without a coffee grinder? There is the best spice market downtown and now he can grind his own spices.
Matching Sock Monkeys and their stuffed animals too.
Thanks Hunter.
Megan loves princess movies.... Okay, I must admit so do I.
Lily slept in until after all the presents were opened. Then it was her turn. She loved eating the wrapping paper and banging on the boxes.
She looks like one of Santa's elves here. Our little girl, already hogging the phone.
Can you guess what this present is? An umbrella stroller.
And last, but not least, the Nerf Vulcan machine gun--apparently this year's must have toy as evidenced by the outrageous prices on amazon and ebay. We did manage to find one at a rockin' price at Target. Dylan was thrilled for the day that it lasted until it broke. We returned it, but there was not another one to be had for quite a while. We managed to secure another one in Seattle. Hope this one lasts longer.
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Looks like a lovely Christmas, and we are still jealous of all your snow!
BTW--I had no idea that Alex was a foodie too. Russ would love those Christmas gifts! He got the big "Best of Southern Living" cookbook for Christmas, since someone gave one to Cindy Lynn when she got married and he was totally drooling over it!
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