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Thank You!

Zoe & Silas got SO many awesome birthday presents!!! Our family and friends are very generous and S&Z are so lucky. I was just downloading pictures and thinking about writing thank you notes and thought I would post a few highlights.

We got some great wooden musical instruments! Wendy & Dave along with their twin girls, Sydney & Ivy (who were wearing the adorable tiger & lion costumes in the previous post) gave us a drum & rhythm set. Both Dave & Derek are drummers so the dad's are keen on music! Iris, Steve & baby Peter gave us a xylophone that goes perfectly with the rhythm set.


Timery, Steve & JB gave us a tunnel. We had played with one at Sydney & Ivy's house a few months ago and thought it would be fun to have one too. It's amazing how such a simple toy can be so fun! It reminds me of building forts when I was a kid.


Ricky, Heidi, Holly & new baby Kylee gave us a baby doll. It is S&Z's first doll and they just love it! Holly was so sweet to show Zoe how the baby drinks from a bottle.


The next morning, Silas remembered how to feed the baby.


Even though S&Z weaned from bottles ~ 2 months ago, it seems Silas hasn't forgotten what to do with one :)


There was an awesome Dr. Suess themed gift complete with books & crazy stuffed animals from Brad and Christina. I don't have a picture yet, but Silas likes to snuggle up with me and suck on the beak of the green bird :)



They each got a "Thomas" train from Andee, Clark & Maya.


Michelle & Matt, our friends who are expecting boy-girl twins in January (!!) gave us some much-needed blocks, and other wooden toys.


Vanessa, Greg & Oliver surprised us with a double red wagon!!! We can't wait to take it for a spin in the neighborhood!



We got lots of other things that we don't have pictures of, like clothes, puzzles and books. There are so many new things that we had to do another space reconfiguration. The toy chest from their bedroom came out to the living room,


And there is now a "snuggle space" in the bedroom for books and playing.


Thanks to everyone for their generosity!!!! It was an amazing first birthday!


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