Alison has longed for a truly fancy blender for at least five years. It cleans itself! It makes hot soup! It can apparently also make bread dough, which will be so useful when she someday learns how to bake! Make her pathetic dreams come true, friends! In all seriousness, one of the many awesome things about Tommy is that he makes Alison a smoothie every morning. Isn't that adorable? Help him take his breakfast game to the next level with this slightly intimidating kitchen appliance.

Have you ever seen the video of Kirsten Bell losing her mind at the sight of a sloth? Alison becomes similarly emotional when watching youtube videos of elephants. Our trip to Minneriya National Park, where herds of elephants roam, promises to be quite the spectacle.

We realized last Thanksgiving that we have no salt and pepper shakers. This seems like an oversight. Save us!

For 3 years, we've been merrily making do with Alison's small-but-mighty food processor from graduate school. "The Ninja" does the job, but it also only holds 2 cups worth of food. We're all grown up, and ready for a new food processor.