Christmas Wish List

Apologies to my regular 2 readers, I am interrupting my normal broadcasting for this special announcement:

OK The boys are generally happy with anything they get. They would be satisfied with some cheap crap from the Dollar store. Somehow I didn't think this was a satisfactory answer to the question "What would the boys want?" So, rather than just write a list for each member of the family, I will post a list here. The potential benefit could be if you comment on the blog if you are getting something specific (a particular book, or a specific gift item) there won't be any of those embarrassing buying the same thing moments. And if I think of something else I can just update here. I promise the boys do not read my blog :) I will remove this post after Christmas.

Lucas (8) and Michael (6 1/2):
construction kits
lego
role playing stuff (swords, nerf blasters, costumes)
zombies, monsters, lord of the rings related toys
board games (connect 4 was a favorite that was left behind in Geneva, they already have Monopoly and Jenga)
coloring books

David (2 1/2):
little figurines (knights, dragons, animals)
train related things
push and pull toys
car ramp
sit n spin
pretend stuff (doctor kit, tools, food)
play dough

Books:
Michael - Early reader books
Lucas - Calvin and Hobbes, Beast Quest (he has the first one), Asterix (in English or in French he has Asterix the Gaul, in Switzerland, and in Spain)

They are also getting a Wii for Christmas.

Gift Ideas

Okay, so I thought perhaps it would be a good idea to put "pen to paper" anytime I came up with good gift ideas for myself or the boys. I'm not too sure how this blog thing works, if I can update posts with new ideas, I suspect that I can, but for now:

L: I saw a book described on anther blog called : Big Orange Splot by Daniel Manus Pinkwater. It sounds really nice.

M: This coming Christmas we will buy him his own Leapster LMax, so Leapster games would be good.

C: Uses and abuses of history by Margaret MacMillan (the author of Paris 1919)

Big Momma: Power of Now by Eckart Tolle
belt clip for cell phone (mine is a Motorola 10cm x 4.5cm x 2cm), not much I know, but I promise to keep thinking about it and update frequently