Dear Santa...

Okay, so I know it's early, but when you're a crafty, thrifty kind of mamma (as well as a bit of a control freak) you've got to start early or you really struggle.  So here's what C and I came up with...  I think it's kind of lovely, and is also supposed to be helpful to any of my family out there who keep tabs on the blog!

Dear Santa,
We hope that you and the reindeer are well.  We are looking forward to Christmas.  You will find us at Auntie Janet's, but we will still leave you some beer and a mince pie and tomatoes for the reindeer.

We would be happy with any presents, but here are a few ideas:

• Bug doesn't have a favourite colour yet, she wears size 5 shoes and age 2 clothes.
• C's favourite colour is purple.  He wears age 3 clothes and will soon be in size 8 1/2 or 9 shoes.

Some ideas for both of us are:

• Lego
• Aquadoodle (travel ones?)
• an Etch-a-sketch for long journies
• things for decorating cakes
• small dolls house
• things for our babies
• accessories (hats etc) for our dressing up box
• playmobil car and trailer with boat (C)
• pencil case and pencil pot
• meccano (C)
• wooden train station and/or level crossing for wooden train set
• purple motorbike (C)
• books - we'd quite like "The Tiger who came to tea" and "Gruffalo's Child"

Don't work too hard!

Oh by the way, we think we've mostly been good.

Love from C and Bug