What did Sants spend on the kids this year?

[eelman]

I found it to be very expensive..as she gets older electronics become the go to "toys"..We are at about $800 and I feel like I have to go get more !! I am a sucker for my kid thats for sure, I hate to disapoint and if it means charging till the card is maxed so beit!! So my question is, do you buget for the kids? or just say the heck with it and do your best to get them everything they asked for? We kind of play it by ear every year..this year was a tough one for her in school but she has done so well that we really feel she has earned every toy she gets...She gets a huge A for her effort.....Do you look at the stuff under the tree and say "man I never got stuff like this on Xmas" also whats your tradition for playing "Santa" We put her to bed, wait until she is out like a light, pour a glass of wine and then start putting it out around 1 or 2 am after the long night at my moms house...she always puts out cookies for Santa I mean Dad...and I eat them...Its really one of my favorite things in the world...

One other tradition we have that is from when I was a kid....We hide one toy and she gets a note in her stocking, telling her to start a hunt for it....I love the look on her face when she opens everything and that one big thing she was hoping for isnt under the tree...then she gets the note in the stocking, says something like "Hello Ali, I did not have room for your present so I placed it in a secret place" Love Santa....Its a blast..

So lets hear yours...I love Xmas!