There's so many toys!

Having nine kids means nine times the amount of toys normal kids have, actually to be honest some only children have more toys than our kids but that's not the point! We have nine birthdays, nine Christmas stockings, nine EVERYTHING! Before we moved I purged so many toys, after we moved I did the same thing. We donated probably around ten bags worth of toys and clothes, but I still feel overwhelmed with the amount of toys we have. Sometimes I just want to be a minimalist and get rid of everything other than their most prized possessions, I just don't understand how some people who have way less kids can justify spending twice as much as we do on toys and such. I feel like I need someone to start shopping with me and hitting me every time I buy toys, just a little slap on the wrist to remind me our kids are fine. They don't need toys, they literally have more than enough of everything they need. As I was watching the news recently they were talking about how the Toys for Tots in my area needs donations, badly. They are more than 1,000 toys away from their goal and it made me think how lucky we are. How amazingly blessed we are to provide for our kids and meet their needs and wants. I'm hoping next Christmas we can help with Toys for Tots even more and can do better at not going overboard, I need to work on that one!