Before heading to bed, I just wanted to brag on my kids a little.
As we came out of swimming lessons at the Y last night, they noticed the Giving Tree set up in the lobby. They love Christmas trees so we stopped to admire it, and as they looked at the paper ornaments (with the childrens' particulars on them) they asked if they could help some kids. They searched the tree until they each found a child the same age and sex as themselves, and then we headed straight over to Target to shop. The ornament listed each child's special toy wish and clothing size, and asked for one toy and one clothing item. The kids were excited about finding exactly the toy their child wanted, and picking an outfit for them. We also raided the dollar section for a stocking hat and matching gloves for each. For $2 how can you go wrong? I figure they may not need them, but I'd rather know a child had too many gloves and hats than not enough right? Besides, if they are anything like my kids they will come home with only one glove at least once this winter.
Anyhow, I was just proud of my kids that they wanted to help, and it was a really warm fuzzy feeling watching them choose things they really liked themselves, for someone else. My son's "buddy" wanted legos, and my son insisted that we get the extra large super mega tub of them just like he has. I was kinda tending toward the smaller tub myself but he wasn't having any of that.

Well...he was right wasn't he? It could be the only toy this child will get this year, we better do it right.
Tomorrow is swimming again, and we will deliver our gifts back to the Y.