How many of you have started taking down decorations already? I need to take down our tree since I haven't remembered to water it since Christmas eve, so it's going to start dropping needles like crazy soon.

I never really got around to putting up many other decorations around the house.
Did you get a favorite gift this season? If so, what was it? DH's parents babysat Ellie one day last week and as a surprise, they took her to get her portraits done. They gave us some BEAUTIFUL pictures in frames and then gave us the rest of the portraits on a CD so we can print more. They are just lovely!
What is your LO's favorite gift? We gave Ellie a kitchen set and she just adores it! She stopped between every present to go play with it some more! She also got a Radio Flyer wooden pedal-less tricycle from DH's brother that she's having a blast with. She finally figured out how to scoot forward instead of backwards.
Do you have plans for New Year's? Are there any traditions that you usually keep? We're going to have friends over and probably hang out in the backyard around the fire pit. I'm going to make pork and sauerkraut in the crockpot, since that's our traditional New Year's food.