All We Want for Christmas...

So, for Andrea I decided to actually take the time to sit down and think about what this family wants for Christmas. What do we need? Not much. We have a lovely (humble) home, each other, and lots of love. But, because you asked...

Natalee~
needs some big girl toys! She still likes her rattles and stuff but she needs things that are more developmentally appropriate for her age. We're getting her a drum & other musical instruments which we know she'll love and for her birthday we're giving her the wagon/ride-on toy/stroller, but as far as other ideas...
???
I posted a few birthday ideas awhile back and besides those I just can't think of much. We pack her a big bag of toys to take to Lora Jean's every week so she really does get the good out of her toys that are transportable. However, this also means that she gets a little bored with them at times, no matter how I switch them out. She doesn't need books, unless of course they are really adorable and fun!
Toys that make noise are sometimes fun for her and sometimes scary, so if that's something you have in mind then just know that she may have to warm up a little. She has a favorite baby doll and I don't think she'll be willing to branch out from her much for another year or so.
Something I'd love her to have (silly but true) is a flannel crib sheet. I also know she'd love, and we'd get a lot of use out of, the wagon they have with the canopy. (I think Wal-Mart has it). She'd love to sit in it for walks...but it is a pricey venture and we wouldn't expect one person to get it. However, if a couple of you are looking to go together...well...there you go!
In clothes she's at 18 month that fits well and 24 month if you want it to fit for more than a few weeks.

Okay, enough about her...
me?
The only thing I can think of that I need/want is a Swiffer Wet Jet. But I've told everyone who has asked me that this is what I want and considering I have a bday and Christmas then I need to be a thinking!
I'm not in the mood for clothes right now...and doubt a month will make much of a difference! We're full up on pretties and knick-knacks around here and little hands only get into those things! Something that I've wanted for several years is a nativity for my front yard. You know--the plastic one that lights up, where you can buy the individual pieces--or something else entirely if you can find one that's wonderful! Other than that I'm stuck right now...I'll keep thinking.

and Mike? oh, dear.
Mike's list always seems to be pricey and hard-to-get...but this year I'm keeping him real (and realistic). Whether he knows it or not he needs some new shirts. Long sleeved t-shirts (2X) to be particular...and a few short sleeve wouldn't hurt either. An "awesome" t-shirt to him would be something with Star Wars, Victory motorcycles, or West Coast Choppers. You know...manly! He likes black, blue (yawn), and I'd like to see him wear some color!!
Mike has also been quite a reader lately. While he's a steady reader, he's a bit slower than the library likes you to be, so we buy most of the books he reads. He'd love to have The Circle Series and the Lost Series by Ted Dekker. His favorite author is Robert Liparulo, a Christian fiction man whom we saw in Colorado, and while he has all of his "adult" books, I think he'd like his young adult series, the Dreamhouse Kings series.
Other than that, Mike's as much of a mystery as ever...he doesn't need any collectibles as we just simply don't have the space to display them and our basement is full of tubs of things that we're "saving for another day."

For each other, Mike and I are looking into renovating our upstairs instead of buying each other gifts. It's never been about the "stuff" for us, and we'd love to have 2 bedrooms upstairs. That way we can move Natalee's bed upstairs and keep the downstairs room as a playroom. Sounds like a good Christmas break project (that involves some of our mannlier family members!).

So, that's all for now...what's on your Christmas wish list this year?