Less is More

I think I'm going with the Christmas theme of 'Less is More'. Every year it seems we buy the kids alot of cheap 'crap' plastic toys that get tossed to the side, thrown in the trash or eaten by the dog in a matter of a few weeks. This Christmas I've decided to purchase less but better quality toys. Hopefully gifts that will last a bit longer than the past years' toys. I mean, really, how many My Pretty Pony dolls does one girl need? It's nice that the girls are still young enough that they won't notice the difference from the past years' piles of gifts and will still be overly joyed with the small quality gifts that Santa and Mommy/Daddy will put under the tree. This year we also hope to emphasize the 'reason for the season'. McKinley is VERY interested in Jesus this year so hopefully she will comprehend that we're celebrating his birthday. Reagan on the other hand goes to a Lutheran school (I know, BAD BAD Catholic mommy sending her to a Lutheran school but it's in a better part of town than the Catholic school and she WILL attend public school next year) so I'm hoping that she'll listen better to her teachers than she does to me. Plus she's almost 5 years old so I'm sure she already has some comprehension. So it's off to find good wood American made toys as well as some educational toys. Wish me luck!!