Old Toys, New Toys

At some point this month, Evie and Gavin got around to opening the last of their Christmas gifts. Auntie Clare helped Evie open this book:

It was If You Give A Pig A Party (from Francis' co-worker Pat W.). Note the stuffed pig in Clare's arm! This book is such a huge hit that the kids want to hear it several times in a row!

Clare is such a trooper at cleaning her parents' basement. She continues to find neat toys that she and Francis used to play with. Below are two dinosaurs that used to be part of a game:

Evie holds her stuffed pig and mouse (from If You Take A Mouse To The Movies):

Gavin is pulling a Fisher Price tractor, circa 1950. It used to belong to Grandpa Cermak!

This one is a new toy: cookies that have shapes in the center:

Here's Gavin pulling the vintage toy. It makes a very unique sound from a metal spring contacting a spinning wooden cog.