Tis the Season Almost

I know, I know, it isn't even Halloween yet and I am thinking about Christmas. y, usually I am almost done with my Christmas shopping by now, but with the current status of our economy and the fact that Matt was out of work for a while, I am a bit behind schedule. Usually I start buying things when the kids go back to school because not only do I have Christmas to buy for, but with three kids' birthdays in the months of August, October, and December. A few years ago Matt and I decided we weren't going to buy for one another and that pact is going to hold true again this year because we are actually giving each other the best gift possible, another son to love.

Last year right after Christmas Matt and I decided to start a Christmas Club through our bank. We had never done one of these before. Every week a certain amount of money is taken straight from our account and put into our Christmas account. The good thing is that once the money is in the account, you cannot take it out until November. So, although I have put off my shopping, I am happy to say that I will be getting a large chunk of change in a couple of weeks that will more than likely start to dwindle on the day after Thanksgiving. Yes, I am one of those people. Up and out of the house by 4:00 a.m. and standing in line somewhere to get the bargain of the century. More on that later.

So, I was reading Stefanie's post and thought I should probably start coming up with some ideas or at least ask the kids what they want this year. Of course whenever the T.V. is on and a toy commercial comes on I can at least count on one of the kids to scream out "I want that!" Anyway, below are some of the things that are on the list of must haves this year. Hopefully Santa can come through on at least a few of these. If not, there are always the Grandparents :)