Wow!!! My whole family was blown away! "It's like Christmas again!" - My 4 year old.

First off, awesome box decoration! A delightfully drawn dragon defending the depths of the dungeon...err... gift.

Open the box to find "read after opening gifts" so despite my parents teaching me right, I set the note aside to read later. I noticed right away that the numerous wrapped gifts were labelled, so I took them out of the box and laid them out. My family was gone, so I left theirs wrapped while I started with mine.

A mug!! I love it! It is attractive, easy to hold, and a great shape!

Next, for the baby boy, to be born in June. Family was still not home, but that's ok. It's an outfit!!! It looked homemade too, by lack of tag, and great quality! (Later confirmed by letter that yes, it is homemade!) So excited to put my little guy in it later this summer.

30 mins later, family finally comes home and is blown away by the gifts on the table. "Who is it from Mom?" "Wait, a STRANGER sent these to us?" "Hold on, is it Christmas where they live, because it's just like Christmas again!" I was so happy to watch their excitement! Thank you for going way above and beyond for us! My husband, who's last love language is gifts, thinks that these gift exchanges are silly, but even he was enjoying the delight you brought the family.

Continuing on - I was managing chaos with the unwrapping happening, so there aren't pictures of it, and of course by the time the Kinder Eggs were unwrapped they were also open and gone in the course of a minute! Kinder Eggs are not something we have here in CA, so a toy filled gift was an awe inspiring concept. Thanks for introducing them to the thrill of a toy filled chocolate! (Though the rest of the gifts came from Arizona, this was a goodie from Canada, where my giftee was when matching happened.)

Also from Canada, Coffee Crisp chocolate bars, for husband and I. (Husband says thanks, it was good!) I am excited to eat mine tomorrow!

Continuing with the theme of rip-open-all-the-gifts-before-mom-can-take-pictures, the family gift was opened to reveal Sushi Go! It's a wonderful family game which we did already have, but I plan to see if I can trade it for Sushi Go Party! My 2 oldest insisted that since it was a gift we MUST play it today, so we did, and had a great time! Thank you!!

And lastly, the books! I have to tell you just why each of these books were absolutely perfect for each child you gave them to. Monster at the End of the Book - for my littlest monster, who doesn't see herself as such. Just Go To Bed - for the 2.5 year old who has a million excuses why she should be out of bed right now. Have said those words to her many times - "Just go to bed, please!" She got a kick out of Little Critters antics. I Have To Go - I feel like we're being watched. This book is perfect for my 4 year old, who waits until bursting to decide that they should leave whatever activity they are involved in to go use the bathroom. "No, don't need to go. Nope, I'm just normal dancing, not potty dancing. No, I actually don't need to go. Wait I HAVE TO GO NOW!" Cyrus the Unsinkable Sea Serpent - for my oldest, the bravest little guy I know, who is currently working hard to stand up to peer pressure and do what he knows is right. Awesome story to help encourage that.

400th exchange Santa, we all thank you so very much! You have made our day so much fun with your thoughtfulness and generosity!!!