Sentimental Sunday

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When I saw that my friend Cha Cha over at Sit, Relax and Read was hosting a link party called Sentimental Sunday….well I knew JUST what I would share.

The shelves in my nursery.

The crib may be out, but the vintage toys on the shelves stayed the same.  Most of these treasures were either mine or James’ when we were little.  Several belonged to other family members and a few I found at flea markets.

These shelves are so full that I had to do a diagram.

The outfit in the front was the first thing James’ mother ever put on him.  She insisted that I take a picture of each of my boys in it when they were born.  And I just love the idea that my sweetie played with this little wooden truck for hours when he was a boy.

Every single thing on these shelves has a story.  I love telling Levi all about his special toys (that he’s not allowed to play with, I’m a good mom like that).

My very favorite thing…..the teddy bear that belonged to my father when he was a baby.  When I was a girl, it sat way up high on a shelf in his closet.  I used to look at it and think about what it must have been like when my dad was little.  He was my hero, and this represented his life before me.  I love it!

I am a sap when it comes to things from our families’ past.  I love having them around me.  It’s like history and future merge.

OK, now I’m getting all choked up.

I need my teddy bear!

If you have sentimental things, go over and link to Cha Cha’s party.  But you’ll have to excuse me.  I need a Kleenex.  :::snort::::

Sit Relax and Read

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  1. You are so cute. I would be full of joy if I had all those treasures, you are blessed. Thank you so much for linking up, you are such a blessing to me. Thank you for all your other help also, can’t wait to hug your neck and tell you thank you.

    Cha Cha

  3. i can’t get over that both you & your husband have toys left from your childhood. i don’t have any! this is an amazing collection. and that outfit that your husband wore when he was little – i can’t believe you have that as well!

    you have created such a wonderful room for him.

  4. I too am rather sentimental, and have many “precious” things in my house handed down through the generations. I packed for hospital the dress I wore home from hospital (that my mum had made for especially for me as the real baby clothes seemed too big) for my first three babies to wear home – seeing as they were all boys they had to wear the boy outfit. The next one was a winter baby so no go- just as well he was a boy, the next I must have given up by then had a gender neutral outfit and he was a boy too so it didn’t matter. Then my baby girl was born 6 weeks premmie- no she still didn’t wear it home as she would have gotten too cold even though it was the right time of year (her birthday is the day after mine) but she wore it to church the first Sunday she was home from hospital and a few times after that.

  6. I love this display of Memories and Keepsakes in the nursery! So many wonderful items – thanks for the diagram pointing each of them out! LOL. I am just discovering your blog from the link at Cha Cha’s Sentimental Sunday and am your newest fan! I cannot wait to browse through your archives and get to know you better.

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