Look What I Found!

Look what I found while continuing to make progress on my cleaning and purging of the garage cupboards?

A BIG stuffed bunny that Mamo Minnie bought for Christine on the Easter she was 2 1/2 years old.

She has always loved this and still remembers when she got it!

Also in this particular box in a cupboard were every stuffed animal and dolly that the girls ever had. So I pared them down to 3 of each of their favorites. The only exception was Natalie's baby Sadie. That dolly was loved to death. I wanted to keep her because she was definitely the favorite, but her plastic skin was completely gummy and peeling. I reverently held a little memorial service in my heart as I wrapped and lovingly placed her in the trash can.

Above is: a very loved and naked Cabbage Patch baby, Rainbow Care Bear, and Puffalump.

Christine's favorites were this little bunny from her Easter basket when she was 1 year old, and two of her lambies. The one in the middle squishes up to nothing but is oh, so comforting, and the one on the right has a music box in it that lulled her to sleep many a night in her crib. She loved LAMBS. She still has one on a bookshelf in her room that she would travel with. It was small and cuddly and could be packed in a suitcase/duffle and carried around without being bulky.

I put all of these in the washer. I had nothing to lose if they fell apart. Look how nicely they turned out! Now I will pack these away. Much more manageable.

And last but not least: These sweet little jars that I got when Mike was born to put baby toiletries in. They used to sit in a pretty white tray with comb and baby brush. I used them for all five of the kids.

Yay for MEMORIES!