Thursday, November 29, 2007
4:47 PM
Along with an excellent sealife puzzle, and a very cool Sit N' Spin, our friends Rob and Lucy sent Gracie some EXCELLENT Melissa & Doug blocks for her birthday.
I have to tell you- Melissa and Doug toys rock. I am just so impressed with their toys- they are so well made. Not cheap plastic crap, but REAL things.
Gracie's "bloksh" (as she calls them) are really well-made, sturdy, and large. They are like the ones we all had as kids- the heavy, smooth wood ones. I really didn't believe they existed anymore. Tom and I got her a few set of blocks but they were all crappy- either microscopic, or rough around the edges, or hollow.
Gracie also has the Melissa and Doug musical instrument set (thanks, Lisa!) That's another amazing toy- the instruments are *real*. No plastic crap anywhere. Everything is wood and metal. They are just so sturdy, smooth, and awesome sounding.
I have to admit that these are the kinds of toys that I *still* enjoy playing with. It's a ton of fun to build complex structures alongside Gracie, and to do a little marching band action with the instruments. I always wanted a *real* triangle and Xylophone, the kind we used in music class in school. And now I have one. They are Gracie's of course, but... let's just say it's not a chore to play with these things!
Here's some photos of Gracie right after she opened her blocks- the ribbon around her head is from the Amazon packaging :)
what a beautiful child!!!you are very lucky
Posted by sharon @ November 29, 2007 05:11 PM
I totally want to come over and play.
Posted by Melina @ November 30, 2007 01:35 PM
I got my daughter a Melissa and Doug Dress-Up Doll for Christmas, among other things. The doll is tall and wooden, has its own stand and the clothes are magnetic. I thought it was the greatest thing I had ever seen. I can't wait for three-year-old to start playing with it!
Posted by Sacha @ December 8, 2007 12:54 PM
Wow Gracie is so big!
I still remember that first referral picture you received of the most beautiful baby ever, with her little chubby body and her huge brown eyes and her perfectly precious skin she still looks like that beautiful little baby...only much bigger! Wow, time flies!
Aren't they fun at this age though? Everything is such an adventure!Posted by Heather @ December 10, 2007 08:28 PM
Gosh, she looks sooo grown up. I so hate that time flies by so quickly. But she is such a cutie!
Posted by Melanie @ December 22, 2007 03:50 PM
