Many Happy Returns

We were so spoiled this Christmas. Here's a rundown on some of our gifts:

MOST CREATIVE
Jeffrey made Nigel a hammerhead shark made completely out of empty toilet paper rolls and packing tape.

I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW WELL THIS WORKS
Alice-Grace got the Lil Luvables Fluffy Factory (it's a mini Build-A-Bear Workshop). It works amazingly well and takes NO batteries. A definite thumbs up on this one.

I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW LOUSY THIS IS
Frances got the Totally Me! Sewing Machine which did not work at all. We returned it today (behind another family holding the same toy and it was put on a pile of other sewing machines). She was really looking forward to learning how to sew, so this was very disappointing (though we were happy to see that it wasn't just us that couldn't get it to work).

CHRISTMAS MIRACLES
Jeffrey must've gotten 10 Lego sets and not a single duplicate in the bunch. Plus, all the clothes given to the children fit!

LAZY CHILDREN
Frances got the Snoopy Sno-Cone Machine and realized that she can just go outside and get a cup of snow rather than shaving ice-cubes for 20 minutes. Yeah, just try that in July!

GIFT FROM THE HEART
Our Secret Santa gave Frances and Alice-Grace beautiful Alexander Girlz dolls, complete with extra clothes that they sewed themselves! Now that's going the extra mile!!!

Of course, there were many more gifts and a big thank you to everyone, especially our Secret Santas.