So much valuable information reading through these.
For me I'd say next year I plan to do a lot more earlier so if the girls end up sick we get to enjoy our traditions.
Gifts: the girls got too many. I want to cut back next year. Maybe 30% as I don't want them to notice the big difference and think they weren't as good, but it felt like there were so many toys they weren't really appreciated. I hit some really amazing clearances and got lots of $100 toys for $15, but some of those toys have been mostly ignored so I would have been better off spending less and giving them less or donating some of those toys. Also, as they're getting older I need to wait to purchase big items as their lists changed and by then I'd already bought their original wants and ended up having to go over budget.
Cards: I need to take the picture in October next year. I had to order by mid-November to get my cards printed in time and the kids were sick from Halloween on, so I was never able to get a picture, and for the first year ever didn't order my cards.
Food: Gingerbread with lemon sauce was a huge success (even DH liked it and he's not a dessert person.) I will still do as much baking, but I'll give more away next year as we had more than we needed. Also switched to royal icing on my cookies instead of butter icing, and they kept better. I wrote a note on my cheesecake recipe to trust it is done when it's still wobbly as I overcook it every year.