toys, toys, & MORE toys!

There is something about having an *almost* 1 year old. Once you get accustom to something, it changes. Whether that is sizes of clothes, or what she's eating, or what she likes to play with. It always amazes me how much can change in 1 week!
Being that in 11 short months we have already filled 2 large pink totes full of clothes that no longer fit, and have played out many of the toys we have. It's time to do some shopping! Luckily someone has a birthday coming! :)
So there in lies the dilemma on being *green* in the toy area.
First of all, we don't want to overload our house with a million toys that will get boring in a few months anyway, plus we really like to focus on Noel not thinking life is all about toys (or TV or movies) but experiencing the world. Like exploring the outdoors or learning what's around the house. Now don't get me wrong, we love toys and she surely has lots of them. But we would rather have a few really great toys than a boatload of a million plastic, beeping, music playing "toys."
We really would like to do a lot of eco-friendly toys. My current favorites are a line by Melissa & Doug Toys of wooden foods, some that velcro together that you can "cut" part and pots & pans and an           A D O R A B L E wooden kitchen

I also love this wooden kitchen from 'Little Tikes" with the laundry and ironing board :)

This is the Melissa & Doug

SOOO cute right?!

So doing a little online shopping to see what we might get for Noel's big ONE year! 

I also love this company that makes their toys out of recycled materials! Green Toys

I have my eye specifically on this:

The hard part is we know we are not the only ones to supply our little peanut with all her toys, so we are always grateful for what people are happy to and have fun buying for her. 

So happy early birthday peanut. :)