Hannah's Hand-Me-Downs

We are not above some hand-me-downs in this house!  Half of Jackson's toys were his father's toys.  Jackson's bedroom furniture was mine as a teenager. Jackson is enjoying seeing his old toys coming down from the attic for little sister to enjoy.  I even hear that Santa gets some good deals from consignment shopping.

But my favorite hand-me-down is this little blue rocking chair.  Hannah absolutely loves it!  She climbs in and out of it a million times a day.  Books are "read" and babies are rocked daily in that chair. 

That chair is very special to me. It is over 130 years old. It was my great-great uncle's when he was a boy. He passed it down to my grandfather when he was little. Then, my father then used it as a boy. My brother and I also rocked away in it. Jackson used it, and now it is Hannah's turn. Like most things built that long ago, it is sturdy and strong. It has had several coats of paint in various colors over the years, and I love that you can see those colors from where it has been naturally "distressed".

Lord-willing, it will make it for generations to come.

That tongue sticking out of her mouth in concentration is a hand-me-down from Granddaddy Pete!

The bookcase was built by my grandfather and was used in their living room, then passed to me when I was little, then it was Jackson's, and now has a home in Hannah's room.  Tons of books on the shelf were Mike's as a child.  (By the way, Jackson dressed himself that day...oh boy!)

She's learning to "say cheese".  :)