At almost 21 months, Carter is all about taking other kids' toys, hitting them or spitting at them when he doesn't get his way, and - my favorite - throwing dramatic fits. He lets out a loud wail and then looks around to make sure there's nothing behind him before he throws himself down, lowering his head more slowly to avoid hitting it on the hard floor. He learned that lesson the hard way. Then he makes a pitiful, over-exaggerated frowny face and 'cries' a tearless, complaining cry, looking at us off and on to make sure we're looking. I have to get it on video because it's very creative, and (hopefully) won't last forever.
I'm trying to shop smarter and earlier for Christmas this year. I'd love to do it all online, but the shipping charges are a killer. I did order Mason's space shuttle tent and a personalized book for Carter from lillyskids.com, but I think I'm going to have to drive to Target to pick up the Pirate corsair with skull hideout and the Diego animal rescue station. I hate to pay another $15 shipping charge when I could get in the car and go buy them at the store. I should have gone yesterday or the day before - Friday night on 71st street, especially in November and December, is a traffic nightmare. After I buy 2 or 3 family gifts, I think I'm done. We simplified both the Trent and Hanna family Christmases this year to avoid having to buy tons of little gifts, so I might be finished Christmas shopping before December even gets here! There's a first time for everything.
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