This year I decided to take each of the kids to Target by themselves to pick out a $10 gift for their siblings. It was very interesting to see how they responded to this task. Jacob thought long and hard about which gift he wanted to pick out for Audrey and Ethan.
Ethan seemed to already know exactly what he wanted to get.
However, Audrey was completely distracted the entire time with all the toys. She was able to pick something out for Ethan, but she couldn't stay focused for Jacob's gift so I picked something out for her. 
As soon as I got home with them we would go upstairs, wrap the gifts and they would put them under the tree. For Christmas Eve Doug and I decided it would be special if they opened each others gifts. They had a lot of fun and of course loved what they got. Who else but siblings would know exactly what each other would want. 
After that, they each picked out a cookie for Santa, got a glass of milk and Jacob left his picture and note for him. Jacob was so excited about Santa this year. His questions were endless and his excitement was addicting. It was so much fun to be a part of.
Ethan seemed to already know exactly what he wanted to get. However, Audrey was completely distracted the entire time with all the toys. She was able to pick something out for Ethan, but she couldn't stay focused for Jacob's gift so I picked something out for her. As soon as I got home with them we would go upstairs, wrap the gifts and they would put them under the tree. For Christmas Eve Doug and I decided it would be special if they opened each others gifts. They had a lot of fun and of course loved what they got. Who else but siblings would know exactly what each other would want. After that, they each picked out a cookie for Santa, got a glass of milk and Jacob left his picture and note for him. Jacob was so excited about Santa this year. His questions were endless and his excitement was addicting. It was so much fun to be a part of.
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