Astrid playing with her birthday gifts

It's the day after Astrid's birthday party and today she gets to play with all her new toys and try on some new outfits. These "peekaboo" blocks (a gift from our nanny) are really cool. From A to Z, each one represents a different letter from the alphabet, and inside there's an object that starts with that letter. For instance: The "U" block has an umbrella inside with tiny blue plastic balls that you can shake inside the cube to represent rain. The "N" block has a nest with bird and two eggs inside. Playing with her zebra stuffed animal toy that came with her gift basket (a gift from our friends John and Lisa).
Astrid loves this big Koala (a gift from our friend Dave). The Koala is as big as Astrid.
"Thank you for all my new toys and clothes!"

Here she is wearing a new strawberry outfit from me, and a new peach bib from our nanny.

Before her birthday party Uwe and I noticed that Astrid had outgrown most of her clothes and really needed summer clothes. But after her birthday party, she received so many new outfits, most of them summer outfits, that now we're all set for the summer. =)