the things they asked for

As I mentioned yesterday, we are pretty much done with Christmas shopping for the girls. This was the first year that E had definitive opinions on what she wanted...in the years past we were able to influence what she wanted Santa to bring her. Her two big requests this year were a Princess tent ("like the one at Nonna and Pop-pop's") and a baton ("like the baton cheerleaders at the Orange Birginya"). Santa will be bringing both of these items to her.

There have been some bizarre requests from both girls that will not make the sleigh come Christmas Eve. For E, this means she will not be getting a new car seat. Apparently, despite the fact that she has never really ridden in anyone else's car, she has learned that some kids her age get to ride in booster seats, while she's strapped into her barco-lounger Britax Marathon. While we will be getting her a new seat for John's car as she's nearing the upper weight limit...Santa certainly won't be bringing next week.

And then there's A. For those of you that don't know, at 2+ years A still sleeps in a crib. The big-girl bed is one of those milestones that I'd rather not rush, and let's face it...we have enough sleep issues with that child contained. But I know that she loves E's bed and our crib days are numbered. So, imagine my surprise when the girls were poring over the latest PB Kids catalog and A said, "I want that!"Hopefully, she won't channel her disappointment from not gettng a new crib come Christmas day into a sleep strike.