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Success and the kiddies

Parker
Adam Egan Associated Press

Sarah Jessica Parker is looking forward to a family Christmas.

That’s because she won’t be the only female in the house this year; her baby girls, Marion and Tabitha, will also be part of the festivities.

The twins were born last June to a surrogate, and Parker is eager to, well … spoil them.

“I bought dolls for the first time in my life, it was very exciting,” the “Sex and the City” star says.

Parker, who was in London recently to promote her latest movie, “Did You Hear About the Morgans?” – a romantic comedy, co-starring Hugh Grant, about a New York City couple who are relocated to Wyoming after witnessing a murder – was able to stock up on presents for her children during her visit.

Besides the twins, she has a son, James, with husband Matthew Broderick.

“I can’t wait (to) get the house ready,” she said in an interview last week.

“We’re going to buy our tree on the 19th. It will stand naked until Christmas Eve, and we’ll put the children to bed, and we’ll decorate the tree when the children are in bed.

“We’ll leave cookies and milk for Santa, and oats for the reindeer, and wake up Christmas morning and they’ll start ripping through presents.

So what kind of present buyer is she?

“It’s all here,” Parker said, gesturing to her head, “like all women across the globe.

“We don’t need to write down things, we don’t need to make lists. It’s all here.”

The birthday bunch

Singer-bassist Lemmy (Motorhead) is 64. Actor Clarence Gilyard (“Walker, Texas Ranger”) is 54. Actress Stephanie Hodge (“Unhappily Ever After”) is 53. Bassist-synthesizer player Ian Burden (Human League) is 52. Actor Anil Kapoor (“Slumdog Millionaire”) is 50. Singer Mary Ramsey (10,000 Maniacs) is 46. Actor Mark Valley (“Boston Legal”) is 45. Actor Diedrich Bader (“The Drew Carey Show”) is 43. Singer Ricky Martin is 38. “American Idol” host Ryan Seacrest is 35.