I don't know what I'm going to do this year because I will be at WDW on Black Friday! My girls will be 13 and 10 at Christmas. The older one's b-day is Dec. 19. I always get them each a new pair of pajamas that they open on Christmas Eve. I always say I'm not going to buy much, but I start so early that I end up going overboard.
We've always gone to DH's grandparent's on the 24th for a huge family party, then spend the 25th at home. This year is the first time his grandparents have decided not to come home for Christmas (they winter in TX), so we don't even know what Christmas is going to be like this year.
I'm thinking we give the kids mostly cash and stay a night or 2 in Chicago over their Christmas break to go shopping and stuff. They're at the point where it's hard to buy them any clothes without them trying them on first. I think I'd rather just take a trip and make a memory than spend a bunch of money on more "stuff" that they don't really need. I always tell them they can ask Santa for 1 thing in the $20 range, so they will get whatever that is, and maybe a couple gift cards to the movies or something.
Disney Dollars won't be fun this year because we go in Nov, so the following trip won't be til around Feb 2011. I guess Disney Dollars will be a great option for the following Christmas!
We've always gone to DH's grandparent's on the 24th for a huge family party, then spend the 25th at home. This year is the first time his grandparents have decided not to come home for Christmas (they winter in TX), so we don't even know what Christmas is going to be like this year.
I'm thinking we give the kids mostly cash and stay a night or 2 in Chicago over their Christmas break to go shopping and stuff. They're at the point where it's hard to buy them any clothes without them trying them on first. I think I'd rather just take a trip and make a memory than spend a bunch of money on more "stuff" that they don't really need. I always tell them they can ask Santa for 1 thing in the $20 range, so they will get whatever that is, and maybe a couple gift cards to the movies or something.
Disney Dollars won't be fun this year because we go in Nov, so the following trip won't be til around Feb 2011. I guess Disney Dollars will be a great option for the following Christmas!