WHAT Were We Thinking?

I can't take credit for all of these, as some came from Santa. I have to admit the following has slipped from my lips several times the past couple of days, "What was Santa Thinking???" or "What were we thinking when we bought ___?"1. The Volcan N-strike n25-E: This was actually Matt's gift from Santa (see below). An automatic nerf gun...just what our house needs...the potential to shoot (and loose) 3 nerf bullets per second.

Matt was so excited about this gift. It was the one he asked Santa for (like a scene out of "Christmas Story"--see the blog from the end of November). We ended up with a few more nerf guns, which led to more running, chasing, nerf bullet flying, etc. (I have to admit: it is fun!!)

2. Spore: What was Santa thinking? Trevor got the PC game called "Spore," where you create creatures that evolve, eat other creatures, make friends with other creatures, and fight other creatures. Nice.

3. A DS? Another excuse to tie themselves to an electronic devise. This was proof to the boys that Santa exists, because they know Mom wouldn't buy a DS.

4. More Candy? Santa gave the kids candy in their stockings, but worst of all candy canes. There's the dental damage that they do, but the icky and sticky is just not a fun thing to clean (times 12 of course). Jenna went and confiscated all the candy canes and hid them in her secret hiding spot. I think she was a bit surprised when her stash of broken-licked-on-pieces-of-candy-canes was found and removed from the premises.

5. Helicopters that are allowed to fly in the house??? Can foam and plastic do that much damage? (see previous post)

6. Little Pet Shops: so cute, so adorable, but with so many tiny items...they are bound to spread around the house and become one more thing to clean up!

All complaining aside...what would Christmas be without kids and the fun that comes with new toys. You're only a kid once, so it best be enjoyed...right?