A local shopping center had a Christmas celebration and Lilly got to ride the Santa train and get a balloon. She was curious that an elf gave her a balloon but wanted nothing to do with Santa.
Some people have started inquiring what Lilly would like for Christmas. She pretty much wants everything she sees but Mom and Dad have set some limits as to what she is allowed play with (please keep the "you're so mean" comments to yourself.) This is not an outright solicitation for gifts but for those who are interested, here are some things Lilly would like:
*wooden food and utensils for "cooking" (we like Melissa and Doug and the food from ETSY, actually anything from ETSY) - she loves to cook, her specialty is "mashed tatoes"
*books
*music (we like the Putumayo, Elizabeth Mitchell, and Stacy Clearman CD's) - this kid loves to dance and act silly
*another semester of KinderMusik or Gymboree
*arts & craft stuff (WASHABLE items!) - Lilly loves to paint and color
*educational items - she already knows her ABC's and we are working on numbers, puzzles
*Calico Critters - Lilly got the Hawthorne Hamster Family and adores them. It has lead to much crying and screaming when she is unable to hold them in her arms every second of the day.
*pretend play - Lilly likes to give us and her babies "shots" and go to the dentist
We like to keep toys fairly simple that let Lilly use her imagination so we ask for toys that do not require batteries. Lilly loves to pretend play so anything that can foster that would be welcome. We also ask for non-character toys (no Elmo, Disney, etc.)
We are trying to simplify the whole Christmas gift craze ourselves and remember that there are so many people who are actually in need of things during the holidays so a donation to Toys for Tots or other charity would be appreciated.
