the sweater

have i told you about the sweater? i mean the sweater. i'm not big on sentimental items. i love sentimental stories or pictures or places but sentimental things just seem so cluttery & unnecessary. don't get me wrong i have plenty of clutter & sentiment over at my house but every time i think i'm normal about it, the topic comes up & i'm convinced the majority of people are more into sentimental knick knacks than i.

if my house was on fire (i know, morbid) i'd grab my chillins, the external hard drive, & 4 hangers. 3 of those hangers hold the 3 blessing dresses for the girls in our family. they are very special to me. the 4th is the sweater. in 1983 my MIL renée bought a gorgeous, feminine yellow baby sweater while she was pregnant with austin. she didn't know what gender he was but knew she'd have a sweet little girl to put it on eventually. while it took her longer than anticipated, her sweet little girl came in 2009. austin is the oldest of 4 boys & our ellery renée was the first to wear the sweater.

here's ellery at 6 months with her grandma néenée & the sweater. & just so you know, i am fully aware that both of my kid's grandmothers look like young moms. it's a little ridiculous.

in this rancid virginia summer heat cossette hasn't gotten a chance to wear the sweater until now at almost 14 months but it looks great.

i adore this little sweater. it means so much to me. & it's even yellow to boot!!