Toy Alternative

We knew that when we had a baby, our house would fill up with all the necessary gear that comes with them.  And as they grow, the baby gear would turn into toys.  Lots and lots of toys.  Now that James' first Christmas has come and gone, our toy inventory has grown quite large.  From stuffed animals to music tables to ride ons, our house looks like a regular Toys R Us.  Some new favorites include his xylophone (compliments of Aunt Suzy)...

... his music table (thank you, Santa!)...

... his elephant busy ball popper (again, thank you, Santa)...

... and his ride on fire truck (compliments of a recent consignment event).

He is going to kill us when he is 17 for putting these pictures of him with no pants online!  But I digress. We are a fan of these toys as well...especially the fire truck since it is really helping him with the walking. Check our little man out:

But for all the favorite toys and the non-favorite toys and the ones in the corner collecting dust, nothing beats the toys that he finds in the kitchen cabinets:

Who knew that all you need are some bowls and a wooden spoon to occupy a 10 month old while making dinner?!  We will keep that in mind when the next one comes along.  :)

Oh - and we are happy to report that the missing wise man from the Fisher-Price nativity finally showed up.  He may have missed Christmas, but he made it in time for a jam session on the xylophone.

(The best part about this pic are the 2 little tooshies in the background.  I want to pinch them both!)