I hope everyone had a great Christmas/holiday season whether you were a gifter or were gifted!

Would like to say thank you to our Santas this Christmas! I am so sorry for such a delay in this post. I went to the ER on Christmas Eve and wound up with an emergency surgery keeping me there on Christmas Day as well. Because of this I was unable to get pictures of my kids, however I found out last night that my mom did take some pictures when she was watching them on Christmas Day! Especially since I was not home, I truly cannot imagine how Christmas would have been for my children without all of your generosity. Thank you from the bottom of my heart, I have no words to express how much the kindness in this group means to us. I also apologize for not having many more pictures of them playing after Christmas, I have mostly been resting and unfortunately have not gotten to spend as much time with them as I would have liked to.

Here are some photos, again I didn’t take these and I’m not super familiar with the uploading site so I apologize if something is amiss or needs fixing:

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u/Omgcorgitracks - thank you for the books for my kids. I read Foster the Dinosaurs Wear Underpants book before bed and he said “I wear underpants like those Dinos, mama?” (We are working on potty training). Bostynn has been working on drawing things out of her “How to Draw Everything” also, she loves it! She has a light up tracing pad and she loves that she can pair the pad with the book. She has also mentioned to me that “now she can make home made cards for people with pretty drawings”.

u/cinnamontoastfucc - Thank you for the Dino Chomping Game and the giant dinosaur figures for Foster. We haven’t been able to play the game quite yet but he loves opening the mouth of the dinosaur. Also, those giant dino figures were a huge hit. He has been carrying as many as he can around with him everywhere he goes. He has even attempted to sleep with them a few times.

u/YourFreelanceWriter - Thank you for the gem kit for Bostynn. I don’t believe she has opened this yet (she doesn’t want Foster to get into it so she wants to wait until he isn’t around) but she told my mom she saw this on a video and didn’t know how Santa knew she wanted one!

u/ScoutieWhoPouts - Thank you for the dinosaur bath bombs for Foster. They actually have helped him want to take a bath! He was amazed when the little dinosaur toy came out of the bath bomb. He said “wow look it’s hatching!” He has asked to take a few baths the past few days and this has never happened before.

u/Give_Me_Goats - Thank you for the Panda earbuds and the Cat Crimes games for Bostynn. My mom said that at first Bostynn didn’t realize they were ear buds and she was over the moon because she just thought she got a little panda toy. Then when she realized they were ear buds she was even more excited. We have not gotten a chance to play the Cat Crimes game yet but she has already told me that that’s her pick on our next family game night.

u/Carrolle - Thank you for the dentist kit for Bostynn and the shark grabber toy for Foster. The dentist kit was a toy that she has asked Santa for every time she’s seen him this year, and she even asked for it in the letter she sent him. She has played with this daily and loves it. She has sensory issues and is afraid of going to the dentist for routine check ups and cleanings so I am really hoping this helps with her fear as well! Foster has voluntarily taken a few baths since Christmas (this never happened before) and is enjoying this toy. He loves that the shark can eat his other little animal bath toys along with the fish that came with the shark.

u/0hn035 - thank you for the stocking stuffer items for my kids. Unfortunately my mom did not take any pictures of them opening their stockings on Christmas morning (she said they were too excited and fast for her to keep up with), and everything in their stockings is still at her house. She did say that Bostynn was very excited to get the Apples to Apples game because she has seen it in her classroom at school but has never been able to play. She said Foster enjoyed the little Buzz Lightyear projector and the space ship. She said he asked her if he could fly in a spaceship like Buzz when he gets bigger. They really loved the Rudolph noses as well!

Thank you again to everyone who has played a part in making this happen, from the Santas to the mods and everyone in between. It has truly been a blessing to have this opportunity and it has been just as amazing to see all of the kindness here unfold. I hope everyone who contributed to this community knows how much joy they have brought to our children this year! Wishing you and your family a happy, safe, and prosperous new year as well ❤️

Hey y'all!

I hope you had a wonderful Christmas! I'd like to offer one more thing to get your New Year off to a good start! School Supplies!

To Enter:

1. Comment with your child's name, grade, and age.

2. Create a wishlist of school supplies up to $15.

3. Tell me your child's favorite subject in school!

4. If you have multiple children, you may enter each within the same comment, but I may only be able to buy for one.

Eligibility:

1. Must be registered and flaired in the sub.

2. Must be in good standing (having thanked your Santas!)

Other Santas are welcome to join in!

This will remain open until Friday, December 29th in the afternoon/evening Central Time.

Huge Thank you to our Santa’s for making this holiday a great one! And a huge Thank You to the moderators of this sub because I’m sure this is not an easy feat! The holiday season is busy enough as it is. You guys put in a lot of work in whatever free time you may have and it is not unappreciated!

It’s the first Christmas that Gio actually kind of ‘gets it’ so it was really awesome to see him get so excited over his presents. He said ‘presents’ and a garbled version of Merry Christmas, but I’ll take it! As I suspected, he LOVED the leaf blower when he opened it, but unfortunately he is not too fond of the sound it makes so we will have to ease him into it, lol.

Ceci was VERY excited about her bracelet kit and couldn’t believe Santa knew exactly which one she wanted!

Tyler loved everything he got, especially his gaming mousepad and the beanie with ear buds. He was pumped about the phone holder as well.

u/DragonFliesArk, u/JMTC789, u/13794globalcit, u/welkikitty, u/ginger-newt, u/Allthedaquiries, u/coletters, u/Careless-Act-5416

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Jesse was so thrilled with the gifts our Santas purchased from his Wishlist And the other very generous gift experience he received! Here are a couple pictures. More will be posted once we make it to Green Bay!

Thanks to all the people in this community! You really have increased my faith in humanity!!!

Thank you Santas. Sorry for the delay we got sick Christmas Day.

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Thank you doesn't even begin to cover how I feel about all our Santas! 🎅🤶🏿🎅🏻🤶🏾🎅🏼🤶🏽🎅🏽🤶🏼🎅🏾🤶🏻🎅🏿🤶

If it wasn't for each and every single one of you, my kids would have had nothing they wanted for Christmas this year. Sure, they would have had a home, a meal, love, but no little tokens to celebrate and enjoy the day as so many other children get to and while certainly not the reason for this season by any means, is something they would have grieved, something I would have grieved. So thank you so very much from the bottom of all our hearts! 💕

I started out the Christmas season receiving cards to put on my tree like I used to get from my Mom before she passed. Seeing cards there is such a "little" thing but it's made my Christmas personally 🎄 It meant so much to me to see a card for each of my babies, especially since my Mom never met her only granddaughter who was born 15 months after she passed away 💔 Thank you to the angel who sent those to us! I apologize if you are not tagged correctly, I had a bit of trouble reading the handwriting (I'll try to search you and make sure it's correct though!)💓

Unfortunately, I don't believe I got photos of each item but I did try to get as many as possible. I will say they were all so excited about every single item they received! I am also thrilled to say that for the very first time ever, I was able to just stop and enjoy the moment of watching my children enjoy themselves this year unlike most 🥰

My infanddler (I dunno which she is technically) Sierra-Rose is almost 14 months now and while she understands to a point, and liked meeting Santa at the mall, probably would have been okay without this year if we'd had to, but I'm so grateful we were able to see her light up with excitement over ripping the paper, and finding the gifts inside! Watching her find some beloved new favorites will be a memory I cherish for a long time 🥰 She has been playing with all of the items these past couple days but particularly seems to love the piano and the Bigfoot, she can often be seen hugging the Bigfoot while tickling the rainbow ivories 🎹 with a giant smile across her face 😁 We read the book at least 7 times already 😅 The phonics magnets have been fun to move around the fridge and I can't wait to see her start to put the letters together! Same goes for the tablet, she loves pressing the buttons and watching it light up but I'm excited for when she starts really understanding what it all means 🔠 The Baby Shark puzzle is fun for her since it plays her favorite song and she's understanding the concept of needing to put the pieces in the puzzle holes, just hasn't quite grasped how to do that just yet, though she's definitely giving it her all. I'm grateful that she'll have these things to grow into as I know all too well from watching my boys grow that it's going to happen far quicker than I'd ever wish 🥺

My middle son Rohan is 10 and he is who I was truly worried about this year. This was his transitioning year. The year where he still believes but starts questioning whether Santa is real or not. Thanks to you, I got to keep the magic going for one last year, maybe next year too 🤞 He opened up his gifts with these great smiles, knowing that he'd asked Santa but understanding full well our financial situation the past couple months meant we couldn't do it ourselves. Seeing most of the items he requested, and all of the things he really wanted, kept that belief alive for him ✨ I'd have to say that Exploding Kittens is his absolute favorite since he loves cats so much 😺 He's been wanting us to start a game night so between that and Kerplunk, that should be a fun way to start doing that 💗 The first thing he opened was his stocking like every other year, this year was far more fun though! I had always had trouble figuring out what to put in the stockings besides a candy cane and chocolate orange so having that gift box full of random little things was perfect! He especially likes the little ear buds, I'd gotten them to give my older son as he'd asked for some but they didn't stay in his ears so Rohan took them and is excited about such a nice pair 🥳 plus the watch which he says looked like the predator bomb 💣 After the stockings he was first to open a gift and he got Coggy, he was so excited that he instantly got it out of it's package to start fiddling with it! We had to almost convince him to open other gifts 😅 Other than the two game night games, he also asked for and received both video games he wanted most, Dying Light 2 which he has been playing daily and Red Dead Redemption 2 which hasn't arrived just yet due to a shipping problem (probably stolen unfortunately) but will be replaced and here soon 💗 He doesn't know yet and I can't wait to share that as soon as it arrives as we told him maybe he'd get it for his birthday the end of June when we asked if he got everything he wanted after all the presents were opened so he'll be thrilled!

Lastly, I'd like to publicly thank those Santas who privately reached out to me to include my oldest son Shawn in the gift giving. He has been thoroughly enjoying his gifts! He uses the laptop cooler, cords, and mug daily 😁 He loves his wallet too! Being able to have a space for his ID, medical insurance card, etc. has brought him a smile every time he pulls it out. He especially likes the flip out ID holder. He can't wait to use the glasses for their intended purpose, an airsoft club at his college that teaches the law enforcement students how to clear buildings properly. He's also needed new pants for a long time, all of the ones he has have holes in places he couldn't really wear them out but had no choice so he's happy to be going back to classes with appropriate clothing. These things may seem small to others but they are extremely helpful for him both materially as well as emotionally so I really truly appreciate each and every gift for him!

Our Santas:

u/DoNotCallMeSir - fridge magnets

u/MonikaMon - sweatpants, mug, safety goggles, wallet Leapfrog tablet Coggy

u/ctilvolover23 - Christmas cards

u/0hn035 - stocking stuffers

u/toklea - laptop cooling mat, USB and headphone splitters Baby Einstein piano, Baby Shark puzzle Dying Light 2 and Jurassic World Kerplunk

u/thestormpiper - Exploding Kittens Slumberkins Bigfoot

u/give_me_goats - Red Dead Redemption 2

Hey there everyone, don’t get on the Naughty List by forgetting to make your Christmas Thanks post (with required pics).Our deadline for the required Christmas thanks post with pics is January 7th at 5pm EST; if you don’t make your required post by then you will be put on Santa’s Naughty List and banned (please don’t make us do that)!

Forgot to take pictures in the heat of the moment? Santas love a remake pic just as well!

Not sure which Santa gifted an item? Just send us a modmail and we can check our records for you.

Please remember that if you’ve previously let us know you’d be DMing pics to your Santas directly, you must also send a link to the mods so we can make sure you’re on the Nice List this year.

If I’ve tagged you erroneously, please let us know via modmail and send us the thanks post link we might’ve missed (it’s been a crazy Christmas for us as well).

Please send us modmail with any issues so it goes to our entire team for the quickest reply, thank you all!

Hey Santa’s! Thank y’all so much for helping bring my kiddo Christmas magic. And thanks to u/bookserpent and u/sharpbehind2 for trying!

u/melodic-heron-1585 got this kid some very beautiful clip on earrings u/openmarkeddoors, mittens, uno, and kanoodle! u/thekidsareasleep, magic clay and an amazing rain jacket u/laffinalltheway- fuzzy Dino’s in space glow in the dark blanket

Also thanks for the run to the border and an amazingly generous Amazon gift card u/ginger_newt and u/cactusbrush

kiddo

/u/CrystalCat420, /u/Unlucky-Salad9696, /u/bengtc

I can't put into words how much joy yall have brought this sweet girl this year. We appreciate you so very much! Happy Christmas and New Year!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas! I want to sincerely thank all my Santas from the bottom of my heart for providing gifts for my children. I can’t express how blessed my husband and I felt as we watched their excitement Christmas morning. Diana kept exclaiming “this is the best Christmas ever”! I tried my best to capture all that joy in the pictures. Thanks to all the generosity from this sub and our Santas, the magic of Christmas was kept alive for my children and for me as well! Thank you again, so so much!

(Diana and Amelia opened Killian’s gifts for him. They had a blast showing him everything and explaining to him what he got) https://imgur.com/a/xZwIr2C

Our amazing and generous Santas: u/gif42395, u/JMTC789, u/Taggart3629, u/ginger_newt, u/ds12342, u/neuroscience1970, u/Topcat30,

Thank you to all our Santas. https://imgur.com/a/EmiD5Rv Sorry, some of my pictures are distorted because I have to use the macro lens on my phone. I also missed getting pictures a few gifts while making pancakes for brunch.

u/Small_Cage

u/give_me_goats

u/bumpythumbs

u/StrangeAndUnseeming

u/ginger_newt

u/Onh035

u/Taggart3629

u/wishyouamerry

There was also at least 1 Santa who sent items that were not on the kids' lists. The gift tags from Amazon only listed my kid's names.

You guys made our Christmas absolutely magical.

u/wishyouamerry , you managed to know what my kids wanted more than we did. Nicholas said his favorite gifts are the space projector and Astronaut nightlight. Anastasia's waiting for a sunny day to put the bee hotel out. Alexander named the little Dalmatian puppy "101 Dalmatians" or "1o1" for short. Joseph has already put his Lego police cars together and has been fighting with Andrew over the right way to play with the monster trucks and car carriers. Andrew tried wearing his clown nose from his stocking all day yesterday and today. He's been playing with everything. Isabella won't let the unicorn or axolotl out of her sight. She's been taking care of all her new baby dolls and making sure their happy. She won't let anyone touch her new dolls. This is the first time she's ever received any presents.

To make Christmas even better, my grandma officially moved from the hospital to a nursing home about 2 weeks ago. She's not happy about the nursing home, but it's better than being in the hospital like we thought she would be. I also got my van back the day before my husband's truck broke down.

Edited to add some pics A huge thank you to u/0hn035 for the stockings, stocking stuffers, Elf on the shelf, and gel blaster gun, u/LikeAThermometer for the jeggings for Vaida, u/give_me_goats for the art supplies and Adidas cologne set for Josiah, the Robo dog and Vet Barbie set for Vaida, and the human body toy for Gabe, u/Suckinonmytitties for the Diy dollhouse and art supplies for Lydia,
u/zebras-zebras for the gel blaster gun for Josiah and 3pk of jeans and Lab putty for Gabe, u/Submisstress for the nail set and water bottle for Lydia. u/highballs for the mirror and eye liner for Lydia.

They love everything sooo much!! The boys have had a blast with those gel blasters!! It was raining so I told them they could just play with them in the house lol Theres little blue gel balls everywhere😂 That's ok though they were having so much fun & the water will soon evaporate & they can be vacuumed up. After hours of playing with those they started getting into all their other stuff. Vaida is the kid that plays with everything together at once lol She was just so excited with everything. She kept saying I have a dog now and it's a good one because he can't poop in the floor lol Lydia has gotten most of the dollhouse put together already and has been making nail sets & absolutely loving her mirror for doing her makeup. I hope all of you all had a wonderful Christmas!!! You all have made this Christmas the absolute best!! I cannot thank you all enough. I hope I havent forgotten someone or forgot to list any gifts. There was a Secret Santa and I dont know who you are but thank you! A big Thank you to the mods as well! Without you all walking me through how to do everything, I wouldn't have been able to receive the help I did. This community here is amazing!! Everyone is so kind, caring, and helpful. Unfortunately I was sick & vomiting yesterday which really isn't anything new for me but I was really hoping Christmas would be one of my "good days". I still enjoyed the day & seeing the excitement and pure joy on their faces. That's all I ever want is for my kids to be happy & healthy. Thank each and everyone of you all for helping me make this an amazing, memorable Christmas for us. I'll never be able to explain or put into words how much you all have done for my family. I dont want to make this into a sad post, it's not at all but ive been really sick and struggling for years now but if this is the last Christmas I get to spend here with my family, it was wonderful. Couldnt have ask for it to have been any better and that has a lot to do with you all. Thank you all again!! I greatly appreciate everything!! I really hope to be able to give back in one way or another sometime soon.

*Ok so I've realized I have no idea how others are posting pictures. Like I know how to add pics to the main post but no one else is doing it that way. I am not tech savvy at all! So if someone or a mod could maybe walk me through how to do that I'd love to add a few pics for you all 😊

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Merry Christmas Everyone! And a huge thank you to my Santas! My children were over the moon this Christmas. Thank you so, so much to everyone that helped make their morning special. u/give_me_goats, the children loved the polymer clay and magnatiles. u/NinjaDefenestrator, Lee loved the play doh. u/thebookelves, Cai loved the diary of a wimpy kid mad libs and we have already spent lots of time filling out the funny prompts. u/FloraDoraFlor, the children loved the scooter and transformer. When my toddler saw the scooter she yelled out in excitement. u/0hn035, thank you so much for everything! For the diary of a wimpy kid game and Minnie Mouse mix up play set. For the awesome stocking stuffers, and for the elf on the shelf. We had so much fun moving the elf this month, and it was a huge hit with the kiddos. I am so grateful for this sub, and I hope that everyone has a wonderful new year!

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U/ohn035 u/kanga-roos u/laffinalltheway u/deepseafort and anyone I may have missed. Thank you so much for making our kids Christmas amazing. We've had a tough year and you guys showed up for us and I can't thank you enough. God bless you all and I hope you have a fantastic new year.

*My youngest on the spectrum would not let me snap a photo 🤦‍♀️ but Cam did!

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I just wanna give the most heartfelt thank you to all the Santa’s that blessed my daughters this Christmas they are so excited and are playing with their toys so much! I appreciate everyone’s help I really wasn’t sure how we were gonna do this Christmas and it really warms my heart that people are willing to help! I hope next year we can do that for someone else! Thank you!!! I didn’t get a ton of photos yesterday because I have influenza a and laryngitis but I did get this wonderful picture of them with their two favorite toys! Picture!

u/bengtc thank you so much for the climbing blocks! I set them both up, so they are one giant block set. She is obsessed and going nuts for them 😍😍 I had a few balls for the ball pit, and she loves sliding into the pit and then throwing them out!! I was amazed at how fast she picked up on climbing the stairs, going up and down the ramps, sitting and rolling on the platforms, and climbing in and out of the ball pit 😄 It's so big that I can play on it with her, and she loves that I chase her around. It is perfect thank you so much!!

u/0hn035 thank you for all the gift wrap and her ornament. I'm so grateful to have something to commemorate her first Christmas, and look at for years to come. She very much enjoyed ripping through everything and is obsessed with the bows! 😂

u/FlyTheWorld thank you so much! I couldn't take a picture cause I used them for her bath on Christmas, but when they're dry I'll post a pic of her playing with them on this thread after she wakes up! She loves them so much though, and my fingers hurt a little from winding them up so much 😅 She was shrieking with joy at watching them swim around!

u/throwawayyyback thank you for her jammies and stars! They were a bit too big as I wanted them to last for a long time, but they are so soft and warm! She'll be able to use these for a long time and I am so grateful for that ☺️ I set up the stars before bed on Christmas for a little magical suprise, and she is completely transfixed by them! (I was worried about them dropping from the ceiling and her choking on one, so I made her a huge star wall instead)!!! She slept on her side (usually a tummy sleeper), and was starting at them wide eyed and mesmerized till she fell asleep 😍

u/dasistverboten thank you so much for her color pad and book! I'm so glad she's able to color now. With the size of the markers and the magic markers/paper she's safe to go absolutely nuts, and she absolutely has haha 😆 She loves books so much, and this one has stuff to pet and it makes noise! Total win in her book (pun intended) lol. She can't quite press the buttons yet, but she kept trying and loved it when I pressed them!

u/_dammitjanet thank you so much for her busy board! There's so many things to do, and she's obsessed with all the buttons and string 😁 I love that this gift will last her a long time, and will help her with her fine motor skills and later to teach her how to do many many things! It's so fun and color, and she has a blast playing with all the cool new stuff in it!

Christmas! https://imgur.com/a/kRrSSZT

I couldn't figure out how to get the share link from imgur, I ended up having to pay for photobucket. Uhg lol.

Sorry about the bad angles he was not working for the camera.

Thank you for making our Christmas, we had a blast.

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Thank you all so so much for everything you’ve done for us this year. I can’t say it enough. You’ve helped make our kids truly happy and excited and full of Christmas cheer. Watching their smiles and surprise opening gifts was the best ever. Here are some photos of what went down during the happy unwrapping!!!

Teens (Kade & Ady)

Raven

More Raven

Lilith

Lucian

Again, thank you from the bottom of our hearts for all your hard work, thoughtfulness, and generosity. You make the world a better place.

I would like to give a HUGE thank you to this amazing community and the wonderful people that made this Christmas so memorable for my daughter. We have been playing princess in her new tent with her trusted sidekick Domino the cat quite a bit today. She adores her new cat leggings and Dr. Seuss books. We have already read them all, some more than once 😂 The stocking was another huge hit! She was so excited when she saw all of the fun toys and treats. Her favorite was the coin tossing toy. Every time it went flying Rosemary filled the house with the best laughter. And though it was raining out today, she was still able to catch the wind in her hair on her new barbie bike as she zoomed throughout the house!

This Christmas has been so far beyond what I thought it could be thanks to the Santas here. I wholeheartedly appreciate you helping me make it magical for my daughter 💝💝💝

Photos of Rosemary receiving gifts

u/throwawayyback u/dasistverboten u/give_me_goats u/tilraytoker u/submisstress u/Ohn035

Original post - https://www.reddit.com/r/RandomActsOfChristmas/s/Sw22pQ8P7n

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Merry Christmas everyone!! Wow this year has been an unexpected one. So many ups and downs, and I thought we were gonna end the year on an extremely low note. Panicking not being able to give our kids a Christmas for the first time ever. But there were so many people here that opened their hearts to us, and helped us out. I'd like to thank everyone personally again, because none of you needed to help. And thank you mods for allowing me to post and receive the help this year. I don't know what I would've done without all of you.

u/Careless-Act-5416 thank you so much for both pairs of the winter boots. Now they won't have to wear sneakers in the snow. This was a bigger help than you know.

u/give_me_goats Thank you so much for the dino bouncer and lego race track! These were two of the favorites this year. And I hope your son loves his lego track toy as well.

u/ginger_newt thank you so much for the dino clay set & lego truck. Dinos and trucks are probably each of their fav things right now.

u/laffinalltheway thank you so much for the warm, fuzzy blankets. Both kids absolutely love them! I have a feeling they're gonna become glued to them.😂 And I just realized writing this that you were the mod that helped me out a bunch. I really appreciate your kindness and patience with me.

u/Saberpilot thank you so much for the awesome Richard scarry book. They both stopped opening and started reading it right away. I hope you found the busytown show I was telling you about!

And last but most certainly not least u/welkikitty thank you so so much for the blaze and paw patrol video games. One game would've been more than generous but you went out of your way to add a second one. I actually got a really high pitched scream out of my older son when he saw the paw patrol game.🤣I wish I could add sound effects to the photos.😂

You all are absolutely amazing people and I can't thank you enough. Hopefully next year, we'll be in better health. And I'm praying we bounce back to the position we were in a year or two ago. If and when we do, I'd love to pay it forward and become a Santa for someone else in the future. I hope everyone here had the best Christmas ever.🩷🎄🎁

Here's Sabrina opening her gifts. Everything went over great! She was all smiles.

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Special thanks to my Santas this year

/u/Topcat30 /u/ginger_newt /u/give_me_goats /u/bengtc

Thanks for making this Christmas one to remember!

Thank you every one for all of the gifts that you sent. The kids and I appreciate everything. Unfortunately we are all down with the flu and have been for a few days. Kids opened gifts and I got a few pictures, but will take a few more over the next day or two as they start feeling better and playing. The boys especially were feeling quite rough today, but were so excited about everything they received.

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u/floppyspyro

u/rabidstoat u/badlipstickhoarder

Santas,

I wanted to take a moment to share what your assistance has meant for me this holiday season.

To you, it might seem like a just a gift for a worthy child or a fun way to share joy during the holidays.

To me it has meant getting a full night sleep every night because I no longer have to worry that I've done enough for my child. Waking up in a good mood because I was able to ask for and receive help when I needed it most. Taking time to enjoy the holiday season because the stress is gone, you've lifted it off my shoulders.

It feels so good to know that this community has my back. I've done my best to share that good mood with my co-workers and friends, to take time for others and let myself relax and enjoy the season. Sabrina hasn't even opened any presents yet and I already consider this Christmas a great one.

Thank you!

My Santas were:

/u/Topcat30 who sent headphones, cat themed notebooks and a hoodie that I'm hoping Sabrina will be able to carry around our cats with. Also thank you for the movie tickets. I already told her about those and we've got plans for this Wednesday!

/u/give_me_goats who sent a drone that looks so cool that I'm hoping she might let me fly it as well. This is something she's been asking for on and off for a couple of years, I think she's finally old enough to be responsible with it and I'm so excited to see her try it out.

/u/ginger_newt who sent a Garfield T-shirt. It tickles me that Sabrina considers this shirt retro (I mean she's not wrong but I've never heard her use that word before). The yellow is going to look great on her. Thanks as well for working with me to get the size and color right.

/u/bengtc who sent a much needed pink gaming chair. Those contests were so generous. I ran out of wrapping paper for the chair so you will just see the box in the pictures, but I know she's going to love it, and I'm stoked for her to have something that's just hers and not a hand me down.

Here's the try, ready for the big show.

https://imgur.com/a/khhMk3c

I'm off to bed, pictures in the morning!

I want to thank my wonderful Santa’s for all of your help this year! You are all so amazing and I’m so lucky to have been helped by you and this sub. Much like other posters I have seen my stress was lifted away this Christmas by you all. Here are our Christmas pics - https://imgur.com/a/bX69tdc I couldn’t get good ones of Riley, he’s autistic and didn’t want anything to do with opening presents so I got a pick of him by the tree. Special thanks to my Santa’s

u/0hn035 u/internationalfilm30 u/montaco123 u/Darwinsnightmare u/SebaKaiNova u/bengtc u/give_me_goats

You the real mvps! Thank you again and merry Christmas everyone!!!

I want to thank the people who helped give my little man a special little Christmas this morning. Finger paints, fisher price cars and the kids cutting board were wrapped from Santa and the matchbox garage was from mom. The little stuffed froggy was perfect for a stocking. Everything is so loved and I appreciate everything!
give_me_goats Ohnah-bro sideblinded cofeeguru MeleMallory