I Do Recall...

THESE are Zhu-Zhu Pets.
Reese saw a commercial at a friend's house in November, and has been begging for "a Chipmunk Playset" ever since.

It took us forever to figure out WHAT exactly she meant by "Chipmunk Playset" (take my advice, don't google it).

She asked Santa for one in a letter.

Then they were recalled.

Crap.

What's Santa to do?

I did what any parent would do, and showed her the online video report where the nice news lady tells you about the hazardous toxins used in the paint on the Zhu-Zhu Pets' cute little button noses, among other safety recall issues.

Reese decided to ask Santa for a Barbie instead.

Mommy was THRILLED with this decision, as she heard Santa had already picked up 2 Barbies on Black Friday.

Daddy, on the other hand, decided to make two little girls' dreams come true.

Walmart "fixed the problem" and put a limited supply of Zhu Zhu Pets back on the shelves for purchase.

Daddy went to Walmart at 5 am on Christmas Eve.

A Christmas Miracle!

We had two VERY happy little girls on Christmas Morning, and one VERY surprised Mommy as Reese and Quincy found BOTH a Barbie AND a Zhu Zhu Pet next to each of their stockings.

Meg: "WOW! Uhhhhh....Hey. Aaron? Does Santa know that these little things were like, RECALLED?"

Aaron: Those reports were inaccurate. Trust me, if Walmart carries them, then these toys are totally safe.

5 minutes later:
YES.
That would be one Barbie with her HAIR sucked up INSIDE of one Zhu-Zhu Pet.
Huh. "totally safe". Right.

Aaron: Uhhhh, hey girls, don't put your chimpmunks near your hair, ok?

Later, when cleaning up the wrapping paper mess, we noticed the yellow warning sticker on the Zhu-Zhu Pet package.
Oops.