Notable presents included outfits for the girls from Grandma, who buys high quality Hanna Andersson goods. These are garments built to last, made, it seems, for Viking children who might have to engage in hand to hand combat on a shale beach. Which is awesome for the person who receives them as hand-me-downs -- no way a kid is going to wear this stuff out before they grow out of it.
In years past, Grandma bought the girls matching dresses, which was super-cute. But Suzanne almost never wears a dress these days. She needs monkey-bar-ready clothes. So starting last year, Elizabeth gets a dress and Suzanne gets pants and a t-shirt. But Grandma outdid herself this year, getting Suzanne pants, shirt and a really nice hoodie. Elizabeth got a beautiful dress, tights, and a bow for her hair.
From Santa, Elizabeth got a 1955 Smith-Corona manual typewriter in like-new condition. Those elves are amazing! She loves it to death. Suzanne got a Kindle Paperwhite, which is the only thing besides a puppy she asked for. (She did not get a puppy.) The Kindle is an e-reader, not a tablet computer. But recently they became waterproof, so Suzanne can read in the bathtub.
More importantly, we enjoyed each other's company, ate a lot of good food (thanks, Barb!), and just had fun.
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