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Levi's Wish List

* Homemade dvds (acting out a story? reading a book? making funny faces? whatever babies like!) of family members (particularly those who live farther away) to show Levi
* Plain, simple, wooden or cloth toys -- particularly ones with wheels!
* These are adorable!
Knitted letters of the alphabet (note: the link is to patterns, not finished items)
* a "splash mat" to go under his high chair

Jennn's Wish List

* Gift Cards!: Panera, Dunkin' Donuts, Red Robin, Cracker Barrel
* Liquors: Amaretto, Frangelico, Bailey's, anything non-coffee and non-licorice flavored
* Basic, beginners vegetable gardening book
* Mildly scented Yankee candles in jars
* Wool dryer balls for the laundry
* We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions (American Land Edition)
* Bruce Springsteen with the Sessions Band: Live In Dublin DVD

Dave: Weights (>40 lbs); itunes; gift card to Home Depot (it's only a mile from home, and he practically lives there anyway!); business casual clothes (151/2x34/35 shirts or size L, pants 33x34);  Old movies or movie/musicals (Pajama Game...)

Sandy: Donations to support Brenda Johnston in Namibia(checks to First Presbyterian Church,600 W. Camino Real, Boca Raton, Florida  33486 [561 395 2811] -- her name must be on envelope and in memo); a jar of Mom's pesto; sturdy and attractive music stand; flannel-backed vinyl tablecloth, 104" rectangle or oblong, for my dining room (earth tones, red, nothing too busy); metallic pens (paint pens or sharpie markers);

Shannon:
*CDs: stories (historical fiction; Henty books, Jim Wiess), Celtic, Michael W. Smith, Steven Curtis Chapman, Casting Crowns, Mercy Me, or Michael Card
*trip to ice skating rink
*a book of George Washington's prayer journal (I don't even know if this exists, but thought I'd put it out there just incase)
*any really great book  
*cute clothes
*money for Miss Brenda (see Mom's wish list for more info)
*iTunes
*alarm clock
*crocs

Sam: tickets to a football game/nascar race(attended with a fellow sports-loving relative); Portable DVD player; Gift cards to: Dicks Sporting Goods, American Eagle, Aeropostale, or Walmart; building sets; Knex sets; Robot sets; cool CD's (recommendations welcome); short sleve Under Armor t-shirt; Any really cool movie;

Seth: tickets to sports or theatre event; anything Marine-related; gift cards to WalMart or Build A Bear; digital camera; sleepover with Jack! webkinz; the movies Up, Monsters vs. Aliens, or E.T.; big NERF gun; Lecrae CD's;

Sallay: gift cards to WalMart,Aeropostale,Kohls;small computer;necklaces;scarfs; my very own piano Chistmas song book; cute clothes and shoes latest style; electric piano;  please no lotion for my skin is a lergic thank you;Portable DVD Player;earrings;For my birthday I really want money because I am saving my money for something at American Girl. if you already are thinking of giving me something just give me that thing.

Ideas for all the kiddos:  gift certificate to Borders, Michaels, Toys R Us, Walmart, Chuck E Cheese's, Cold Stone or any place serving sweet treats; tickets to theatre events (age-appropriate, of course); Bienvenue French music CD's (bvufrench.com);

* Levi babysitting so Jennn and I can go out to a movie
* Wii Games (used is fine): Lego Batman, Lego Indiana Jones, Zelda: Twilight Princess, Strikers Charged.
* Strategy game such as Carcassonne or Settlers of Catan (and a promise to play it with me).
* Sheet music for guitar (or at least with chords): Walk the Line (the movie), Avett Brothers, Standards?, Beatles, O Brother How Art Thou
* Blu-Ray player
* CDs: Sufjan Steven's "Seven Swans", New Worship, Ben Harper, Radiohead's KID A. Any suggestions?
* Hmm, what else does a new dad need?
* Or anything or nothing: Gift cards, greeting cards, or even happy birthday e-cards

Asher:
We need no baby stuff at all.

Gus & Oscar:
* combination or matching gifts are perfectly acceptable!
* time with you! A special outing like a visit to the airport, museum, zoo or ride on a commuter train.
* books or audiobooks
* boardgames
* costume stuff: nothing scary, fireman, policeman, a watch!, etc.
* music! ideas: Dan Zanes, Jack Johnson's Curious George soundtrack, any Putumayo world music for kids, mixes
        
Jesse & Mandi:
* donation to Judah Quy orphanage for handicapped Bolivian babies, started by our friends Paul & Kristin: http://www.judahquyhome.blogspot.com/
* babysitting
* help with house projects
* wine, cheese, beer
* golfing with you (Jesse)
* plants &/or help planting them -- kousa dogwood or redbud trees; korean spice viburnum, bluebeard, northern bayberry shrubs; autumn joy sedum, black-eyed susan, purple coneflower perennials.

Thanks!

Matt:
Call of Duty World at War: Final Fronts ( PS2 ), American Eagle, Aeropostale or Hollister shirts (size s or m) or gift cards, Itunes gift card, Regal Cinema gift card, Funny t shirts

Rae:
fun, funky earrings,  fun things to decorate my room (lime green and turquoise theme), Casting Crowns, Carrie Underwood The Kid's Mama, MercyMe, cool purse, journal or fun notebook, digital camera (with big screen), puppy or kitten wall calendar, cat or horse encyclopedia,  Aeropostale, American Eagle or Target gift cards or shirts size L, anything from Claires (the store, not Grammy!), O Brother Where Art Thou DVD, Men in Black DVD, Itunes gift card, Regal Cinema gift card, fun socks, KJ-52 NOT, "It's Pronounced 5-2"

Jack:
Portable DVD player, Target gift card, fun basic computer games , Race to Witch Mountain DVD, small stuffed animals, Clone wars Wii game (either of them, mario brothers game for wii

Amy
Many of my kitchen items are wearing out, so I'm desperate for a really good knife set, good baking pans, double griddle, fun jewelry or shirts or cool coat or jacket  from Ann Taylor Loft, or Banana Republic (even gift cards!),  gift card to any restaurant (for a date with my husband) , itunes gift card, Lowe's gift card or Pier One gift card (to help "outfit" my new house!), 4x6 picture frames

Brian:
Cool shirts or sweaters (size M)
Running gear:  low-rise or no-show socks, cheap watch with stopwatch,
Guy movies:  Braveheart,  Apollo 13,
Liquor of pretty much any sort
Gift cards:  Banana Republic, Starbucks, iTunes or Lowe's gift card (can't have too many of those now!)
Books: Against the Gods, by Peter Bernstein; Lone Survivor, by Marcus Luttrell
Burr-type coffee grinder
Bike helmet, size M (I have the $7.00 space-egg helmet right now; the $15.00 version at Target is much nicer)
Belt holster for my cell phone (I hate carrying it in my pocket; my phone is 1-3/4” x 3-7/8”)
pliers kit-- including needlenose pliers

Gene

    * casual long sleeve shirt or sweater
    * CD -- original material welcome, mix, jazz or classical (single composer repertoire type)
    * custom items with pictures of cousins and their families
    * DVDs -- guy stuff (Ford, Willis, Connery, Damon, Pitt, Clooney but not Cruise, Baldwin, Snoop Doggy Dog or other rappers turned stars, or machismo chicks beating up wimpy guys)
    * Stocking cap
    * Healthy food with antioxidants, like chocolate and wine
    * Books -- historical fiction or non-fiction, e.g. The Informant, Eichenwald
    * Invitations to participate in building projects


Claire [“Mom” or “Grammy” to those who know her best]

Donations to your favorite mercy organizations!
Mixes by the under-30 crowd
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks