Got my most of kids' christmas done today

[junebug]

well, atleast the toy part, but i don't have much else. here's what i have on layaway at KMart and some of its in the back of my car, lol.

Imaginarium Classic Train Table with Roundhouse Wooden Train Set for Aidan, but they will all play with it, lol. ordered it online.
TONKA WHEEL PALS Triple Track Tower says 18+ months on it but i know Aidan will like it (he's 3)
Fisher-Price Little Mommy Pretty Princess Doll For Emma plus a foldable doll playpen for $10.
Best Friends Club 18" Addison Doll for Chloe. Emma got one similar for her birthday and Chloe was jealous, lol.
Barbie Sleepover Party Puppies - Brown and White both girls get one
Fisher-Price Loving Family Grand Dollhouse for the girls. Plus bathroom, living room and kids bedroom furniture sets
LeapFrog Leapster 2 Learning Game System - Pink Chloe had a VTech one once but it lasted less than a year. Leap Frog stuff is better, hope it lasts.

plus Aidan got a John Deere tractor toy that pulls a wagon, a My First Craftsmen flashlight, and a Woody toy from Toy Story. I want to get them a couple movies yet. and a few items of clothing, and little stuff for their stocking. they aren't getting a ton of toys, but that train set was $130 and the dollhouse was $70 (found it cheaper at WalMart after i put it on Layaway at KMart GRRRR) and Chloe's Leapster was $60. found it cheaper too, lol. oh well. they better be thanking Santa and Mommy and Daddy this year!

and i don't get out much for very long by myself. i had SO much fun shopping ALONE!! no kids to buckle in and out of carseats, no fighting over who sits where in the cart, no whining "are we done yet?" it was HEAVEN.

[schock77]

You go girl... I wish I was done! I did get my kids to start kaboodling- who'd have thought just ADDING stuff to a kaboodle list would be so exciting for my 6 year old son! even Marley was watching and dictating to me for her list...

[junebug]

kaboodle is awesome. next year i think i'll teach Chloe how to do that, lol. the other two are too little, but its not hard to know what they like. Emma did however ask for a horse, lol. she loves Nana's horses. sorry kiddo!

[pewtertm]

Originally Posted by junebug

Emma did however ask for a horse, lol. she loves Nana's horses. sorry kiddo!

LOL, you could do a stick horse.
A new baby was on Rachel's want list (and she means a REAL one)...I told her to go tell her daddy (because he'd have to go back to unsnip the snip)...she got a quick no way on that.

[nun69]

that is awesome!!! I got some stuff done today too with my oldest DD {16}...got the 2 little ones big crayola floor pads to draw on {they were only $6.99} and a big bucket of washable markers!!! I also grabbed a few stocking stuffers....the 2 little ones will each be getting small bikes {saw them at Wal-Mart for $29.50}....but it was kinda fun to shop with the 16 year old because she gave me some ideas of stuff she wante for XMAS don't think she realized I was really paying attention!!!!

[lovely1m]

That's great! I wish everyone still did lay-a-way. Not everyone wants to have a billion credit cards and lay-a-way was perfect.

[pewtertm]

Originally Posted by lovely1m

That's great! I wish everyone still did lay-a-way. Not everyone wants to have a billion credit cards and lay-a-way was perfect.

AMEN to that! We don't have a credit card, and we only pay cash for gifts, so we'll still be debt-free after the holidays, but lay-a-way would make things alot easier. KMart still does it, but the closest one to us is about an hour away. But I've thought about heading out that way anyway.

[junebug]

Sears is doing lay a way too. i haven't gone there yet. and sometimes walmart brings layaway back just for christmas but i haven't heard yet. i think TJMaxx has layaway but i don't shop there much. we pay cash for everything too. it feels good!