Presents, please!

Over the Thanksgiving holiday, Hank and I finished up our Christmas shopping... and thanks to my good friend, Crystal Dawn, I got most of it wrapped and ready yesterday.... wanna see?? Here's the presents that can go under the tree. You know, presents to each other and to relatives.
And here is the super secret stash in the storage room that's ready to go, too!

Since Alabama is having a banner season, a lot of them are sports gifts themed, but I don't believe that any of the recipients would object! And, remember, all of Hankie's family is out of state, so were there is an abundance of it here... not so much there!

Did you see the long present wrapped in the the red and white hounds tooth print in the front of the tree?? That one came from a sporting goods store for sure. Any guesses?

Gadgets and Toys

I believe that we are entering the electronics age with Tres and Bryant. They love their DS's and they have several gaming systems.

This Christmas, 'Santa' is bringing them a Wii (courtesy of Pay U 2 blog!) complete with controllers, games, and a few accessories. We are trying to find them ipods or mp3 players at a reasonable price. Lately, they have been jamming around the house with their Dad's mp3 player and just having a good old time! We saw some listed at $12 for Black Friday, so we may be up super early to try and take advantage of that deal!

Did I mention that Tres is already asking for his own cell phone?? Seriously, people. He is six. Help.

Christmas Comes Early!

Oh, Christmas tree! We put our Christmas tree up really early this year! The boys were out of school on a Tuesday, so we stayed up late on Monday night and decorated the tree. It was a lot of fun! And I'm kind of relieved that I won't have to take it down until the end of December!

My kids were so excited! It took a lot to get them to listen and not break every ornament! They had clumps of ornaments everywhere! Thankfully, Hank was there to spread them out.

I just love this time of year!

Stocking Stuffers

Whether he wants to be admit it or not, my husband is a wannabe. He's a wannabe carpenter, a wannabe electrician, a wannabe plumber... and I have to admit that as far as wannabes go, he's a pretty good at all of them!

So usually at Christmas time, I head down the hardware aisles at local stores and look for things to fill his stocking with. I found some industrial clamps one time, and he loved those! I put in bungy ties last year and those were also a hit! I always count it successful when he uses something I get over and over again.

When I get gifts, I get them for one of two purposes:
#1- To use in practical everyday life
#2- To be sentimental and sappy!

Merry Christmas!

From our home to yours! We added a baby and a new home this year. I wonder what next year will bring!?!

Deck Them Halls, Y'All!!

Here we go! We close on our new home in the morning. And just in time! I can't wait to put up all my Christmas stuff in my new house! You know, stuff like decorative wreaths, Christmas lights, hanging stockings! I might just unpack Christmas stuff first! But I have to say, the wreath I bought to hang on my door has seen better days. I really, really want a new one! There are a few decorative wreaths on this website, but I found something I really want to get my kids while browsing the site: Do you guys remember Sea Monkeys? I remember our parents got some for us when I was like 10 or 11. I thought it was cool and a little creepy... but mostly cool! I think my boys would love watching them grow.