Hand-Me-Downs

I always loved getting hand-me-downs from cousins.

It was so awesome to get a huge garbage bag

and go through it and see all these 'new' clothes that were just for me.

So I was pretty excited when my sister-in-law

asked for our address so she could mail a few of her

son's old clothes to us for the baby.

 Thank you!!

And we piled them around him so he could enjoy them right away, too.

Although he was more interested in escaping.

But he's already wearing some of them, and I especially love the red plaid

jacket that is fleece lined...he looks so big when he wears it, not like a baby.

But having all those teeth makes him look like that, too,

Were you happy to get hand-me-downs when you were little?

Or lucky enough to get them for your kids?

We've always kept our kid's old clothes, since we aren't done having children.

I think it's ridiculous to get rid of them when I know I'll

need some again sometime.  I'd rather store them for several years rather than

spend the money to buy all new ones.

Nap Time's Over....

Two days in a row in the past week,

when I've gone to get my youngest daughter up after nap time,

this is what I've found:

Every single piece of clothing from her dresser

on the floor.

And the drawers scattered around.

And she's been on the floor - I'm not sure if she was

sleeping on the floor or not.

You can see her if you look closely on the right side of the bed.

And please understand - we would not paint a room like this.

It was like this when we bought it.