Out With the Old...

Today I decided to tackle something that I have been putting off for a while...cleaning out Ella's closet and drawers. I don't know if it was because I didn't want to get into a project like that yet, or if I was secretly not wanting all of her "first" clothes to go away. (Only to a storage bin, but still!) It really needed to be done because I was running out of space in both areas. The girl has way too many clothes!

As I was going through everything, memories were coming back to me that I connected with certain outfits. I can remember when I had a hard time dressing her because everything was too big. All of her onesies and hats that she spent most of her first few weeks in looked so tiny! I even tried to put one of her hats on her head, and I could not even stretch it to make it fit. SO SAD! There were many things that also made me smile though. Her coming home outfit, the dress she wore for her dedication at church on Mother's Day, her first swim suit, sweet little socks...and so much more!

*Funny thing about the socks...when we first brought Ella home and she was here for a week or so, Zach asked me what really made me know that we had a baby in our house (besides the obvious). I can't remember what I said, but I do remember him saying that for him it was her little socks that were always lying around the house. I just loved that!

Sweet girl playing in her bed while I worked.


Stopping to pose for the camera. :)


These pictures don't show how big the piles really look!