T'was the Night Before Christmas

One of my very favorite Christmas traditions is going with the kids to the Dollar Store to do their Christmas shopping. Poway just got a new 99cent store so it was a little less of an adreniline rush than going to the store in the ghetto of Escondido. But, it was still so fun! When we pulled up to the store David exclaimed, "You lied! This isn't the dollar store, it's a 99 cent store!!!" It took a lot of convincing to get him to realize it was actually a better deal. (I'm sure glad that he's getting a really good Poway USD education. Maybe a little more time on money concepts and a little less on learning the moves of the Electric slide...)

 

The kids love using their own cash to buy gifts for everyone. They take such pride in the whole process. They come up with some really thoughtful gifts. This year, I let them do the wrapping without any assistance. It was a great way to burn up some time and they did a great job.

 

 

We had our traditional gathering at Granny and Grandpa's home. They say it's the last year, but I'm totally in denial.

 

Ahhhh, the anticipation....