It was SO cold this weekend, I'm not surprised you were freezing, too!! But glad you had the pizza to keep your hands warm
My brother and I had ALLLL the Fisher Price Little People sets growing up, and my Mom and Dad actually did save it all. So, Jimmy was very fortunate to have all of ours to play with at their house, and all the new ones we bought for him at home. He's 14 now, but we've still held onto all his toys, and he has been loving playing with his little cousin, Melody, as she is now the perfect age to get into LP. It melts my heart seeing him play with his old favorite toys with her.
I was soooo cold! I was not prepared at all!
That is so awesome that you still have your FP sets from when you were little - things like that just never go out of style... Like even as an adult - I loved sitting on the floor with the girls and playing with them! How awesome that Jimmy still plays with his little cousin... BTW - when did he get so TALL????? Seriously???
I bought a high chair and the portable crib for our grandchildren. I still had the stroller that I had bought for our third child, so I didn't need to buy one. Our daughter-in-law gave us an extra baby play table so we were in good shape. The youngest grandchild is 14 years old now so I donated most of those things. The only thing I kept was the portable crib and a few high quality basic toys like wooden puzzles and blocks. You never know when you might need them.
Your pictures bring back memories. We had a Fisher-Price red barn and the girls loved Strawberry Shortcake.
I have nothing left from our girls - except an old carseat that needs to be tossed, I have their old pack n' play too and their old bassinette - but I doubt that any of them are still safe for use? I totally agree about keeping good toys on hand - once of the few things I kept from the girls (besides their entire American Girl collection) was their Fisher Price Sweet Streets... Now that Allison is dating a man with 3 little girls - those Sweet Streets get used OFTEN when they come over... We've even had them out when BMTL visit - everyone loves playing with them. It's like the older kids version of Little People.
Yup those toys are so classic! I think everyone has memories of them!
Love the pictures!!!
OHHHH, I have had so many baby things given to me! I have a car seat, high chair, "walker", pack and play and some soft toys. I cannot wait to get all. the. things. I have had to hold off on a lot.
We haven't really "advertised" this (ie: put it on social media), but DH got laid off from his job in August. He got a good severance package, but we are still trying to be very frugal with what is there until he finds something else. The hard part is that he worked for one of the tech giants and they have laid off almost 10k employees since February. That means there are that many folks competing for the same jobs. It has been rough, but we are in a much better position in life and finances than many others. And, thankfully, our Dec cruise was already PIF, so we still get to enjoy a nice vacation regardless.
That is so awesome that you were able to get so many things given to you! Victoria had a few things given, but everything else we have managed to get very reasonable at the 2nd hand store... Except for the car seat - that is something that we just can't do used.
Oh gosh - that is so awful!!! I sure hope he is able to find something very soon! I'm glad that you guys were in a financial position to be able to weather the storm - but still... That market is so saturated right now. And I'm glad your cruise was already paid for - I am sure you will need a vacation about then!
We are also bracing for a financial storm... With the government shut-down looming, that puts Josh in direct fire for that... Sadly, because his position is medically necessary - he will still have to work through the shut-down... It will be tough - but hopefully it doesn't last long. We are also in a financial position where we will be OK if we are frugal - but it's still never easy.
I will be praying for you friend! :hugs:
I’m here! Man it’s been a long time.
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I’m so stinking excited for all of you! This trip is going to be amazing
I’m so glad to hear A is doing well. She has popped in my mind often in the last few months.
For all I know (as a non-mom) “train” baby to sleep In All kinds of environments instead of just pitch black/silent. This is probably the perfect age for napping around the world.
Off to find the app so I can keep up better.
PS I misssssssed trip reports and visiting here!
Well hello there my dear friend!!!! It has been a bit or two... thankfully we are friend on FB.
It is surely gonna be a lot of fun and very different from any other trip we've ever done! It's exciting and scary all at the same time!
She is doing well... She is adjusting and shifting... Life has not given her an easy hand, yet she still manages to put a smile on her face. I"m proud of her for her resiliency and her ability to keep pushing on, when sometimes it's just not easy to do. Thank you for thinking of her.
I am sure hope V does that!!! I'm actually quite certain she will... It is her plan to "wear" the baby pretty much all the time... and being in a pizza restaurant with 20 teenage employees on the premises at any given time is definitely not a quiet and dark place. LOL Baby should be well equipped to handle Disney without a problem. I hope. LOL
I hope you found the app - I look forward to seeing you more here! I've missed PTRs and TRs too!
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I'm wishing you all a great weekend!
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