Gifts from Sweden, New Zealand, England, Maine, Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia & Saskatchewan

Anastasia has continued to receive fan mail and parcels from all over the world! Check out her latest gifts...

From her Auntie Cecilia in Sweden, yet another beautiful present, including this Brio car (wonderful toy company!) and lovely embroidered dress:

And from Deborah in New Zealand, this cool frame on our Noah's Ark theme:

From Amanda in England came this warm sleeper, plus some treats for Mummy, Daddy & Gryffin:

From Linda and Carl in Maine, these cute items:

And from Ontario cousins Deb, Bruce, Emily, Marilyn, Mike and the rest of the clan, a whole boxful of goodies, including these colourful pieces:

Now for the New Brunswick parcels. First, from Dale & Donna, this pretty dress:

Then from Shirley & Ralph, this handmade blanket:

And from Great-Aunt Goldie & Great-Uncle Alvin, a handmade Noah's Ark quilt plus a bank:

From Great-Aunt Winnie and Great-Uncle Bill, another, completely different Noah's Ark quilt:

From Auntie Caroline & Uncle Greg this package of handmade bed & bath items:

And from First-Cousin Sean, this painting for Anastasia's wall:

From Gram Nellie's Cousin, Jimi-Jane, in Nova Scotia, these warm mittens:

And now for a few gifts from right here in Hudson Bay. Bob, Diana and Kay dropped off this nice, big package of clothes:

And Elaine & George gave Anastasia this talking prayer doll, along with a lovely frame:

Baby Shower in Arborfield

Church of the Ascension (Arborfield) and St. John's Church (Nipawin) came together to honour Anastasia with a baby shower in Arborfield. She's so popular!  The shower included a wonderful cake and lunch, a gift-opening time, some fun games to test our brain power, and the reading of some poems chosen by Mary. Thanks to everyone for a fun afternoon!

Here are the gifts Anastasia received...

From Joyce:

From Ken & Betty:

From Carol & Richard:

From Dawn & Terry:

From Glen & Bernice:

From Judie & Amanda:

From Myrtie:

From Marge & Don:

From Norbert & Alice:

From Elaine:

And gifts of money for Anastasia's education fund, from Betty, Mary, Linda, Shirley, Shaun, Nellie, Marge, Don, Cecilia, Wendy, Clara, Beth, Leonard, Mildred, Ruth, Kath, Linda, Gladys, Gwen, Laval, Elaine, Gladys, Vi, Marion and Minnie.

Baby Shower in Hudson Bay

The ladies from St. Patrick's Church here in Hudson Bay put on a co-ed shower for us earlier this week. A few of the guys told us it was their first-ever baby shower. (Isn't little Anastasia hospitable already?)

Here are the gifts that Anastasia received...

Stacey and Mya brought this cute elephant toy & blanket combo, along with the tie-dye-style hat. They know that the Golding Page household is a colourful one! :-)

Iola brought this gift of practical items that Baby will need.

Michelle gave us this frame (perfect for amateur photographers like us) and a pretty outfit. Don't you wish Carters made clothing for Big People, too?

Leah and family brought Anastasia a rubber ducky (everyone needs one, right?) and these books. They must know we are a bookish bunch...

Ray, Karen and Tyler gave Anastasia these nice little ensembles. Again, don't you wish the baby clothes manufacturers also made clothes for adults?

Lynne and Neil brought this book to keep school memories in - Julie had one of these as a child and loved looking at it as she grew up. And Lynne cross-stitched some personalized bibs for Baby, too.

Shirley gave Anastasia this beautiful bear blanket. We think it was homemade, making it even more special! Maybe Shirley will confirm that for us...

Kathy brought this sleeper and doggie book-toy. Everyone at the shower had to try out the toy, so it is already a hit!

Gifts were wrapped in all sorts of fancy papers and bags. Here is a selection of a few of them...

But back to the gifts...Anastasia also received some presents in the form of money, from Henry, Sandra, Paul, Caron, Dora, Joyce, Rob, Rae, Cheryl and Madison. Now she can start her own bank account. :-)

Laurel brought this corduroy suit (just right for the coming autumn), plus a pretty hooded towel.

Lexy, Harold and Chandra gave Anastasia this handsome outfit. It's so nice to see blue, as it's very unusual to find anything blue for a girl.

Ida and David brought this lovely patterned sweater, made in Peru. Don't you love the fun pattern?

And last but not least, Gail & Jeanette gave us a whole bin of items, both decorative and practical. How many different things can you find and name in the photo?

Gifts from Australia, Norway, Croatia, Germany, Indiana, Oklahoma & Saskatchewan

More gifts have arrived for Anastasia, from all over the world! Here are some of them...

Teri & Dave in Australia sent these pretty sleepers.

Ase-Grete in Norway sent a package that included these nifty items and more.

And Ivona in Croatia sent this handsome Noah's Ark cushion cover.

Tanja and Rudolf in Germany sent this kit, to make hand and foot impressions for baby to see later.

Julie's cousins Kim, Jimmy, Kyler, Mariah and Griffin in Indiana sent this Noah's Ark wall hanging and a blanket personalized with Anastasia's name.

Donna and Brian in Oklahoma are looking after Baby's teeth:

And Merv & Brenda from Arborfield (Saskatchewan) brought this package full of goodies.

Stay tuned over the next week for a glimpse of the gifts from our two baby showers, happening this week in Hudson Bay and Arborfield...

Gifts from the Middle East, Europe & Canada

Here are the newly arrived gifts for Anastasia from the past week:

Our friend, Efrat, sent this handmade wall hanger from Israel. Note the Noah's Ark theme. :-)

And our friend, Asta - short for Anastasia; great name, eh? - sent a package that included these colourful, whimsical gifts.

Vronica from Holland send these funky knit booties, and Georgie & Charlie in New Brunswick sent the hand-knit mittens.

Jocelyn and Carole in New Brunswick sent this assortment of pretty togs.

And Julie's mum & dad, Nancy and Gary, brought this selection of clothing with them on their first visit with Anastasia this week, all the way from New Brunswick.

Shirley in New Brunswick made and sent this beautiful, tied quilt. The polar bear motif is particularly appropriate, since Hudson Bay is one of the stops for the train headed to the polar bear capital of Canada - Churchill, Manitoba. Our street name is Churchill, too.

Liz, Barry and Daniel in Alberta sent these gifts. The Noah's Ark blanket has Anastasia's name, birth date and weight embroidered onto it. And little Daniel thought of Anastasia while he was on holiday at Disney - and he brought her back this pink T-shirt. Wasn't that sweet and thoughtful of him?

Closer to home, Munden & Linda, from Arborfield (Saskatchewan), gave Anastasia this fuzzy fleece suit. Now she's ready for autumn! :-)

And last but not least, this little outfit and teddy are from Sis in Hudson Bay.