sibling gifts

The kids get to pick out a $10 or less gift to give each other at Christmas. Meredith picked out a new hippity-hop for Thomas several weeks ago. She saw it on the shelf and immediately knew she wanted to give it to him. "He likes to bounce on my hippity-hop so I want to give him this one because his favorite color is red and he likes Spiderman. Then we'll each have one and can race on them." She surprised me with how much thought she had put into the gift so I knew it was what she'd give him this year.
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Thomas had gone shopping with Mike for a gift but returned empty-handed. On a separate visit to Fry's with the whole family, Meredith had expressed an interest in this Dora Sno Cone Maker and Thomas wanted to get it but with her there it wouldn't have been a secret. A few days later, Mike went back and purchased it. This sno cone maker has been a highly anticipated gift to open and use. I think together they've averaged asking at least once an hour since the gift was unwrapped. We finally agreed to bust it out and tonight Mike and the kids cranked out some sno cones. Both kids love it!