The time for buying gifts is approaching, and while I love to get things for my children, I usually avoid it due to the ungodly amount of crap they already have. With that said, for you, my dear and loved family and friends, if you would like to buy a toy for my children, please read this post: http://ames-baby.blogspot.com/2010/02/acceptable-toys-other-gifts-for-girls.html. This is a list I compiled back in February in hopes that we wouldn't have to keep giving away or getting rid of toys.
On another note, this picture is meant to show where we store our children's clothing. We have several of these stoarge containers filled with clothes ranging between Newborn to size 7/8. WE DO NOT NEED ANY MORE CLOTHING. Seriously. I have nowhere to put them; they have enough. With that said, it is best to consult us prior to buying things.We may or may not come down to Texas for the winter season. Currently, we cannot afford the trip. But if we do come down, we will not have room in our tiny sedan to take any gifts with us. Gifts need to be small, but still large enough for the baby to not eat them. Also, both sides of the family live in Texas; the amount of toys from grandparents, step-grandparents, great-grandparents, pseudo-parents, godparents, aunts, uncles, and friends adds up, especially with three children. Please take that into account. The best gift anyone can give is money, whether it be in the form of cash, check, or gift card. All of that can fit snugly in J's pocket or my purse and with it, we can still buy the educational gifts we would like for the girls without any arguement.
If you would still like to buy something large for the children, it is your responsibility to mail it. Just like in Christmases past, if it does not fit in the car, it will be left behind. With as big as the girls are getting, there will be very little room in the care to begin with.
I hope everyone has a very blessed Thanksgiving holiday and wonderful winter season.
