Stocking Stuffers for Car Loving Toddlers

train // Paw Patrol // ornament // playdough // puzzle // crayons // emergency vehicles // mini trains // socks

Happy 1st day of December!! Also, Happy Birthday to Grampa! To kick off the month let's just dive into all things merry and Christmas, shall we?

My boys may disagree but stocking stuffers are my favorite. My mom usually put some See's chocolate, a toothbrush (odd combination), some nail polish and beauty supplies, jewelry, socks, and other fun girly items in mine. To be honest, I could think of a million girl's stocking stuffers. If I had a daughter there's a good chance she'd get twice as many gifts as everyone else because there's so much cute girl stuff. Boys are slightly repetitive. I mean, how many variations of cars can I get them? Turns out, a lot. This will be Ez's fourth Christmas, and his third being obsessed with any and every type of vehicle. Declan is quickly following in his footsteps and is already awestruck by buses, planes, and motorcycles. I've been slowly stocking up on their gifts, and these are a few of the ideas that I've come up with so far. Anyone else with car loving toddlers out there that would like to add to my list? New ideas are much appreciated!! And if you'd like to branch out from stocking stuffers you can check out our favorite books about all things that go and even more car gifts here.

Declan's Birthday

We celebrated Declan's actual birthday in a pretty low key way. We tried to feed him various birthday treats, which he vehemently rejected. We chased him around the way too hot playground. We tried to give him his present, which he had no interest in opening. There was a Target trip where he got to pick out a new vtech car. And I spent lots of time frosting cookies. (The same ones he promptly smashed into the grass). That's the nice thing about first birthdays, the expectations are nonexistent and it doesn't take much planning or money to make it a great day. Don't worry though, Declan did get a proper celebration the next day, but I'll save all those photos for a different post. For now, here's a few pictures of our newly one year old, as well as a fun little wishlist for anyone shopping for a first birthday present ;)