Post Christmas

WOW! All I have to say is Toni's first christmas was a success!!! Well that's not all I have to say really... hence the blog. But it was a total success! However, our home has now been taken over by toys galore. I kid you not. I keep saying it'll get better after the holidays when the tree is gone and we'll have more room... but I really don't think it'll be THAT much better. I think she has enough toys to last her until she's two or three years old. My worry... if this is what Christmas was like for her... I'm scared to see what her birthday will be like. YIKES!

But nevertheless, it was still successful! And she loved all her toys! I was worried she wouldn't really play with any of them or some of them but she does. The kitchen we got her, she likes! All the different sounds it makes, things it says, music it plays... it's great. And she's learning! Well all of her toys are learning toys really. The cookie jar, plays with it everyday. The drums... perfect! She slams on that thing and it plays music! I'm still trying to motivate her to crawl but I don't think she likes being on all fours very much. She got this learning table that you can sit on the floor or add the legs and it's a little table. Well today it was in table mode, and she was trying to pull herself up. So I'm not sure which will come first for her... crawling or walking.

My brother Neil got her this car thing... it's not a toy car but it's set up like one so that if she plays with it lying down, the "dashboard" is hanging overhead so she can reach it and there are "pedals" that trigger the music and lights to play. Or you can do it so she's sitting down. She plays with it more sitting down, but her feet don't reach yet in that position. That gets her attention a lot! She also got this 'Oh MCDonald' toy from either Rachelle (Junior's cousin) or Junior's aunt and uncle. I can't remember they gave her so much I'm not sure which is from which. She plays with that everyday too. Rachelle also got her this ABC train... yeah... honestly we haven't opened it yet b/c we don't know where we have the space for it! hahaha... but maybe after the tree is gone... I'm sure she'll love that too. Here's the crazy part. She got TWO rocking horses this christmas. What're the odds?!?! One is a more tradtional kind, so cute! It's funny b/c at my friend Jamuna's house, her son has one and when Toni saw it she was in awe. Funny how she got one. That one she got from Romel (Junior's cousin). The other one she got from Junior's aunt and uncle. This one is by Radio Flyer and it rocks and bounces. It's kind of neat too b/c it has an infant seat to attach to the horse so she doesn't fall off. That's not even all she got. Just the big things. Whew! But she's happy and learning so that's all that matters. The best part? Rachelle got Junior and I a flip video... so we can record EVERYTHING Toni does and I can upload it to my blogs!!! yay!! So here's a little montage to enjoy!