Nathan and I actually shopped for the kids when we were in Greece. We'd see things that were cheesy and silly, and passed them up easily. We were choosy until we got to Santorini and needed to make some decisions. We saw a t-shirt and souvenir shop that had cuter t-shirts than any other store, but even then, we shopped around. After comparing t-shirts all over the island, we ended up going back to that store to purchase the shirts (and a cool ash tray!). We got James a blue t-shirt with neat looking white Greek style buildings on it, and got Kaitlyn a pink dress with three little kitties on the front that were all cuddled up and sleeping.
When we were in the Old Port of Fira (the place that they have the donkeys walking up and down giving rides to people), we saw the cutest little donkey puppets. Not hand puppets, but the kind that were attached to the fishing line and then you make them move with the wooden sticks at the top. The store we bought them from had some on display hooked up to a motor that made them move. They were so cute, they looked like they were dancing, so I was sold on those. We got one for each child, after I was told that it was silly to only get one and they would fight over it. I hate it when he's right. ;)
We also bought them some cute little beaded bracelets that actually fit their tiny wrists. James got a green one and Kaitlyn got a pink one, although that seems to be the standard color scheme these days.
Nathan thought it would be fun to give the kids a few other things as well, things that we didn't actually buy for ourselves, but were given along the way. First, we were given beach bags by the Hotel Portiani in Milos. They are very sturdy bags,dense enough to not have sand come through the fabric, khaki in color with blue drawstrings. They are large enough to fit several toys in them. Second, Nathan decided to give them our "Envoy" travel amenities bag that we got from US Air on our way to and from Athens. He took everything out of the little cinch bag except for the sleeping mask.
Do I even need to say this? Really... guess what their favorite things are... Yep, the bags we got for free and the best thing of all... the sleeping masks. Doh!
