When I was four years old, I wore this belt. As I grew, it became something to tie my sleeping bag with. Once I moved from home, I debated getting rid of it, but the pack rat in me (that part of me was inherited from my daddy) decided to hang on to it. I kept it with my other belts, as if I were going to get small enough to wear it again at it's largest extension. However, one day a couple of weeks ago, I put a new pair of shorts on Elijah. For some strange reason, these 24 month shorts had a waist that was too big for my 3T boy. He has short legs, so we have to get him pants in a smaller size or roll the legs up, but he generally doesn't have issues with the waist being too big- it's usually the opposite.
Anyway, I thought "this boy needs a belt, but what am I going to do? We have to leave for church in 10 minutes." Then, it dawned on me... I still have a child's belt tucked away in one of my un-used purses! So, I put it on him and it worked perfectly! He was so excited! He loves to be "just like mommy and daddy", so this was right up his alley.
I love it and so glad you "saved" it! And yes you come by tucking treasures away quite honestly!!
ReplyDeleteToo cute:) He looks so proud:)
ReplyDeleteOh, thank you for the picture of you when you were just a little tyke. You were the cutest, most well behaved child--EVER! Can you tell I loved you to the moon and back? (I still do!) I love the belt, but even better is seeing Eli in that shirt. It was my favorite church shirt for Bubby. You made my day.
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