El-phant!

When we went to Ohio back in June, Anya's great-uncle Carl and great-aunt Marion * gifted Anya with a giant stuffed elephant that makes 1) a farty sound when you squeeze its belly and 2) a sort of elephant sound when you squeeze its wrist. It's cute and snuggly and we had no idea how we were going to manage to fit it in our suitcase. Good thing we figured it out as it has since become probably Anya's favorite inorganic presence in the house. El-phant gets greetings, cuddles, and coos several times a day....very much like what I imagine she'd give the cats if they would sit still. What a great gift.

*Dad, doesn't that make you feel old that your brother is someone's great uncle?? Probably not as old as it makes you feel to be someone's grandfather I suppose ;-)