Grammie Knows Best

At Christmas Grammie got the kids a kitchen set. We didn't know where we'd put it with all their other toys so she took it back and got the outside roller coaster for us instead. The kids love their roller coaster, but since then I've noticed how Abby loves to play with toy kitchens. She loves to play with the one at our church and instantly "claims" it when playing and when she had her surgery last month she played very happily and contently with their toy kitchen until we had to go back for the surgery. I suddenly wanted to get her a kitchen set.
My big plan was to give it to her and Jake for their birthday/gift from the new baby when she made her big arrival (a cool new toy, plus something new to entertain them when I knew I wasn't going to have much time to play with them). I've been looking on Craigslist for some and found a great deal on one. Even though it's a bit early you have to snatch things quickly on Craigslist as they tend to go fast (especially baby stuff) so I went and picked it up last week. I loaded it into the garage and planned on keeping it there until their birthday. However, every time we went to the car, Abby wanted to play with it. John thought it was cruel to have it there for her to see and so on Sunday he started cleaning it up and brought it inside.
They were instantly thrilled and have played with it almost continuously since Sunday. Abby's more into it than Jake, but he likes to play with the phone and annoy his sister. He's also already figured out how to climb up and shake the whole thing. They're so cute playing with it, but now I have no idea what I'm going to do when the new baby comes!