OCTOBER 14th- BONUS PRESENTS

A couple of presents sent by far away cousins (ok, it was technically the Aunts) arrived at our door several days after Brooke's birthday. Both gifts just happened to be ordered and shipped through Amazon. I think we learned that they do not ship quickly...Something to keep in mind for future reference. And yes, they absolutely came perfectly packaged like this right off of the post office truck. Since postage has gone up so much, they should provide complimentary gift wrap from their truck, right?

This was a great surprise to come home to after school. It was definitely a bonus for Brooke to get to open more presents after her actual birthday and the party had passed.

Brooke loves art stuff and started playing with this great stuff right away. It was a good thing she had this to occupy her because it took soooo long to get those dolls and all of their accessories out of the box. Why do toy manufacturers insist on torturing the parents? Seriously!

This little statement was on the back of the doll box. I guess it is supposed to be the "Moxie Girlz" motto. It's a great thought of inspiration, but I'm not sure how having these dolls is supposed to encourage young girls to believe in it...Especially when the age of girls that still play with dolls don't even understand it. Whatever...They sure are cute though.

Great gifts...Only thing that would have been better is if a cousin had shown up at the door, too. It seems like Brooke asks me a couple times a week how many more days there are until Christmas. We have to remind the kids that each day that passes is another day closer to Christmas and cousins. I'm sure it will come much faster than we think.