Goodies from Grammie :)

If you remember from the birthday blog, Grammie was unable to attend the party because we got her sick. Her symptoms did not show up until the week of the party and she was so under the weather by that Saturday. It was very odd not having my Mom at the kids birthday party. We missed her very much!

It was a few weeks after the party that we finally could get together. One Saturday after nap, Grammie surprised the kids by showing up to play. Once they had calmed down from her arrival, she took them into our bedroom. She had placed all their birthday gifts outside the front door for me to bring in while she was hiding with them. Then we let them go...


These kids really are spoiled and they were so excited! It was like the birthday that just kept coming!


Grammie had to help open some of them. Ethan really wanted to know what was in this big box with the red sack and bows.


It was a box of cleaning supplies! A broom, mop, sponge, water bottle, rag, swiffer, mini dust pan and his very own cleaning caddy. Mom had even wrote "Ethan's Cleaning Tools" in stickers on the little caddy. He was beyond excited!!! He has been my obsessive cleaning child since day one. He loves to help dust, sweep, vacuum and pick up countless toys. He is always a teacher's favorite because of this trait. Ha!


Paige had already opened her pink, butterfly picnic basket, and I missed the picture. She was on to the adorable wooden food sets. Look at how cute those mini eggs are in their little egg carton. Just too cute for words. She got everything from milk to bologna in those sets. She will have the best tea parties around!


All he wanted to do was play with his cleaning stuff while Paige was opening the pizza set. I have never seen this set before. It has wooden pizza slices connected with Velcro for easy cutting. Then it has Velcro spots on the top of the pizza to add the little wooden pepperoni and other toppings.


Ethan also got a little boy "Dolly" set. Woo Hoo! Paige received a triplet magnetic doll set from Debbie at Christmas. Ethan has been playing with it since, and I kept saying I needed to get him a boy version. Now he can dress his doll as a cowboy, fire fighter, super hero and more.


And we are back to cleaning!


Paige got an adorable cupcake making set too. Wish she wasn't looking down at Ethan's doll in the picture. The cupcakes come apart and you can build them in different ways. I was really excited about the grocery cart. Grammie got Jake and Abby one at their birthday party and I told her I loved it. The cart looks and feels just like a real one only tiny. It even has hydraulics in case the kids climb in it. Amazing the toys they have now!


The last gift they opened was a wooden birthday cake. It was even cuter than the pizza! It had Velcro spots on the top of the cake to put on strawberries, jelly beans or candles. Ethan and Paige are so obsessed with birthday parties right now this really was the perfect gift for them. We have since then sang happy birthday a million times to any and everybody!


We played the night away...

Thank you so much Grammie for all the amazing gifts! As usual you have out done yourself. I really appreciate all the time, research and effort you put forth in finding the best possible toys for your grand kids. You are wonderful and we are so very blessed to have you!!!