And what are you getting them?
GIFTS/ STOCKING STUFFERS
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Just DH and LO. DH will probably get some nice ski gloves and maybe one other thing, and LO will probably get regifted some birthday presents that he hasn't opened yet!
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We buy for so many people!
Gifts for my parents, Hubs' parents, my brother, SIL and her boyfriend, our nieces and nephew, my grandparents, and Xander and baby #2!
And Hubs and I will exchange gifts as well.
Luckily, my parents and brother give us Christmas lists, so we're buying them stuff off their lists - books, movies, TV shows, etc. My paternal grandmother is getting books. My maternal grandparents are getting gift cards. FIL and SMIL are getting a lawn game because they host a lot during the summer. MIL is getting a Christmasy item. SIL and boyfriend are probably getting a bottle of wine and a gift card. Nephew is getting boxes for his Magic cards. One niece is getting a Frozen set. And the other one is getting a science activity set and some books. Xander and baby #2 are getting a table and chair set (though obviously baby #2 isn't going to care about this gift yet). And Hubs is getting a GPS for his car!
Phew!
ETA: Oh, and the parents and siblings will also get updated pictures of Xander, assuming I get around to taking them this year!
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We've cut way back, I love it because I am not so ridiculously stressed any more.
We buy for:
our son: no clue, thinking about magnatiles
my brother's son: no clue
my husband's godson: no clue
my godmother: no clue
my cousin's kids (they come over and hang with my son weekly): movie tickets
my cousin and his wife: wine aerator, possiblyEvery other year we participate in a swap with my husband's family but that is easy, it's gift cards, lol. We need to stop that, it's getting silly.
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Thank god we are down to only kids!!!
3 nieces and 3 nephews between the two of us. And of course our two girls. Stocking stuffers as well for our girls and some small stuffers for DH!
And small gifts for LO's Teachers.
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Hubby - unsure
His brother/sister in law - DH can figure out what to buy them. I say nothing.
His nephew & my little cousin- Hallmark Cooper Bear
My niece & older nephew - US money for a trip to Miami
My youngest nephew and the children of 3 friends are all getting The Book With No Pictures
My bff - NO clue, she's so hard to buy forWe agreed on my side not to buy for adults so nothing for my parents/sister, and we aren't getting anything for his mom (we've helped her a lot this year)
I have 3 people at work I want to buy for but I have no idea what I'm going to get for them
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DH, although we sometimes buy a big gift together as we tend to both be on the practical side
My parents
His parents
My siblings (3)
His siblings/spouses (3)
We do fun gift swaps with both families, so that's another 2 gifts eachI think I'm missing someone...
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Besides M and D:
My parents, inlaws
My (2) brothers and SIL
nieces (2)
DH's brother and his gf -
DH
LO
My Parents
My grandma
His Dad and SM
Siblings and spouses (5 people)
4 nephews
9 other children in my familyThen
day care teachers
Make food treats for neighbors and coworkers
boss
4-5 children of friendsWay too many
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Our kids
My nieces and nephews
DH's niece
Two gifts for an exchange game
DH and I will exchange gifts if there is money leftover. -
Our 2 LOs
My dad
My niece - my brother and I decided last year that we aren't gifting for each other anymore, just our kids. -
@Smurfette: Oh crap, daycare teachers!!! What are you getting them???
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@Adira: No clue. I am one of the room Mom's so I need to email the other parents. I think they normally pool money and do one big gift card. It sucks too cause both her teachers have the same birthday and are in December. So more $ for a gift.
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LO
ILs
My parents
My sister and BIL
My grandparents
LO's daycare teacher
My aunt and uncle -
My list is all made out, I have both sets of parents, LO (obviously), a couple gift exchanges for DD (cousins on each side, daycare), I buy for a cousin every year, and I'm doing some DIY gifts for my sisters. I'm trying to keep gifts at a very reasonable rate this year. Budget budget budget with a baby on the way in spring!
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DH (just stocking)
LO (kitchen & bitty baby)
Stepkids (not sure yet)
Niece (not sure yet)
My parents & ILs (we just give them a photo calendar)
Daycare teachers (probably Target gift cards) -
Too many people!
- Husband
- My parents
- MIL & FIL
- Brother & SIL
- Brother & gf
- Sister
- SIL & BIL (maybe)
- Niece & nephew
- My grandparents
- Husband's grandparentsThen I'll buy small things for people like vet assistants, etc.
ETA: I have no idea what I'm getting for anyone
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DH, LO, 2 step LO's, both sets of our parents, my sister, my nephew.
No solid gift ideas/plan yet and I obviously need to win the lottery. -
DH, LO, Parents, Brother & Sis-in-Law to be!
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Not sure what we are getting for everyone yet, but I can tell you what we got last year in case anyone is looking for ideas
DH: iPod mini + arm band for running
My parents: wine of the month membership from a local winery
His dad: Harry and David tower (we do this every year)
My brother: a set of movies he loves on blue rays (he'd been given a new blue ray player by my parents)
Brother's gf: a personalized throw pillow for her new apartment
Grandma: Yankee candles in winter scents, snowman kitchen towels, a snowman candle holder
Uncle (for secret Santa): he's a foodie, so we put together a basket of local goodies from where we were living (verrrry far away from our family) for him
Cousin (other secret Santa): pampered chef stone muffin tin
BFF + her DH: hot chocolate mug setThis year, we will add in a gift for BFF's new baby too!
And for coworkers, etc. I bake cookies or Santa cupcakes like these
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DH: no clue
Mom: painting
Stepdad: walking dead compendium
Dad: ?
Stepmom: ?
Brother 1: book
Brother 2: hunting stuff
Brother 3: Star Wars poster
Sister: Star Wars poster
One of dh's siblings or their SOs (we draw names): ? Bc we haven't picked names yetDH buys for:
Me
His mom
His aunt
One of his siblings -
Liam - a balance bike, a bruder fire truck, and some other small stuff
My husband - no idea
My parents - no idea
My in-laws - no idea
My brother - all he ever wants is money (or a new iphone, which he isn't getting from us), but maybe I'll get him tickets to a show
My sister and brother in law - no idea
My nieces - books for the older one and some kind of girly toy for the younger oneI think that's it.
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We hired our wedding photographer to do family photos, and are gifting them the digital negatives with a couple prints as their Christmas present in time for them to use the images for Christmas cards. I will do this every few years. We got some big group shots and also broke down into smaller family units.
It was for MIL, my parents, M's Aunt Uncle and cousins, M's grandparents, BIL SIL & nephew.
I already bought shoes for my sisters kids. And a gift for our best friends (can't share here since she is on HB)
Now just something for my grandma and that's it.
M and I do not exchange gifts. We will do stockings since MIL will be living with us.
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My husband- no clue
My mom- 2 sets of earrings, necklace (all made by a local artist), pajama set from the HB ads...more to come
My dad- money, maybe a plant if I see him during the season
2 god daughters- each will get an Origami Owl necklace
1 god son- book(s) (special edition/ gift set type)
Baby sis of one god daughter- books, toy (will look up HB archives for one old gifts)
Big bro of god son- not sure -
Hmmm, the list is long and annoying and expensive.
DH
DD
BIL & his husband
MIL
Apt Superintendent
Doormen x 3
Porter
Daycare Teachers x 5I am probably forgetting people, but this is my current list. I really need to get it together and start knocking these off slowly.
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Gifts for immediate family (in-laws, two SIL's, my mom, sister, sister's SO, nephew)
Gifts for daycare teachers
Gifts for coworkers
Gifts for closest friends
Gifts for closest friends kids. -
LO
DH
grandma (my mom)
grandma (mil)
grandpa (fil)
BIL
SIL
BIL
nephew
daycare
small gifts for cousins, and friends' LOsIt's a small list this year.
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Strictly immediate family. So basically, my parents, DH's parents, my 2 sisters and BILs, my nephew, and DH's two sisters. We have a $50 limit for each couple, but we haven't decided what we're giving everyone yet.
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my family has gotten so big (siblings and their souses) that we now draw names. So I drew my SIL. I am not sure what to get her, but she loves baking and the Seahawks. We have a $100 limit.
Then of course there's:
DH
DD1 and DD2 (I am getting DD1 a Doc. McStuffins Ddctor kit, and possibly a nice wooden easel. That's all I have planned!)
Mom
Dad
In-laws
SIL and BIL
other SIL and BIL
my closest friends (maybe something small like a candle and giftcard or cute gloves?) -
I reeeeeaaaallly wish we could cut down on who we buy for.
DH: No clue. He usually makes a list.
LO: A kitchen, some play food, kinetic sand, and some books
My mom: Tickets to see Wicked
My stepdad: Cash (he restores vintage cars as a hobby, it's easier than guessing what he needs)
My oldest nephew: Gift card
My two youngest nephews: toys of some sort
My dad: Gift card to his favorite restaurant
My little sister: a Diamond Candle
My little brother: a gift card
My grandmother: photo book of B
MIL: no clue
FIL: no clue
SIL (x2): no clue
Dogs: bones and toys -
WAY TOO MANY:
DH
LO #1
LO #2My parents
My MILMy family:
My Brother and his husbandDH's Family:
Brother & wife
Neice #1 and Family (2 kids)
Nephew #1 and Family (3 kids)
Neice #2
Nephew #2
Sister and Family
Nephew #3
Sister and Family
Neice #3 & #4Other:
LO's Godmother (my BFF)
BFF's son
3 Friends kidsWork gifts for both of us
2 Grab gifts.....
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
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D: I'm toying with trying to put a new stereo system in his car? I don't even know where to start though. And a framed map of the Scottish clans.
E: D wants to buy him a tricycle.
Yankee swap (D's family): I dunno yet.
SIL/2 nieces: I dunno. I'm thinking some kind of experience gift, like a mother/daughters spa day or something. They've had a rough year.
4 nephews: No idea yet.Stocking stuffers: I don't know about everyone else but so far for E I've gotten a flashlight and some small puzzles from the Dollar Spot.
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Still trying to think up ideas so I'm subscribing to this.
For my husband I'm thinking maybe a nice flannel robe and game of thrones or Vikings on DVD. For our son I'm not sure but thinking we will keep it low key. Maybe an etch a sketch and some similar small creative toys. Maybe some books and DVDs too. My parents and his parents I have no idea. Same goes for my sister.
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DH: no idea
DS: book, pjs, moccasins, toy
Parents: not sure
ILs: not sure
Brother and sil: hockey game tickets
Sister: clothes probablyBil and wife: hopefully we agree no gifts with them
Sil: gift card -
DH: Alite Designs Monarch Chair (a really lightweight chair that he can take backpacking)
Dad: Cargo organizer for the back of his new SUV and some NC State stuff
Mom: Not sure yet
MIL and FIL: New TV and Amazon Fire TV stick (we are going in with DH's siblings on this)
SIL: Not sure, but probably a gift card.
BIL: Gift card
BIL: Gift card
18 month-old niece: Old Navy jeggings, 2 long sleeved graphic t-shirts, Melissa and Doug Cutting Food set, and Melissa and Doug Slice and Bake Cookie set
18-month old cousin: Frozen mealtime set, Frozen straw cup and maybe some PJs
4 year cousin: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Lego set (DH is supposed to be picking this out)
Grandparents: Not sure yet.
I wish the adults were as easy to buy for as the kids.
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DH presents and stockings
LO presents and stockings
My mom presents and stockings
MIL and FIL presents
Brother and GF plus I have GF for sticking exchange
Niece and two nephews - present each
My grandpa small present
DHs grandma and grandma and grandpa small presents
Two family gift exchange gifts - a gift that starts with R
BFFs kiddos
Two friends small gifts
Daycare - probably a SB card
Cleaning lady - probably a SB card
My puppies (feel free to judge me) each have stockingsETA: this is the first year we are not exchanging gifts with DHs siblings (so that cuts down 10 gifts)
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