Fasion Show!

Every year as the new school year approached, my Grandma would take each of the 5 grand kids, seperately to go school shopping. This became something that I looked forward to each year! Time alone with Grandma- and oh, how she would spoil us! We shopped for the entire day and always got to choose our favorite spot to eat (mine was always the Nordstrom Cafe!). We would come home anxious for school to start because we desperately wanted to be able to wear our new clothes. That was the one big rule with the school shopping. We had to come home and hang up our new clothes and NOT wear them until school started. We did get to try them on one last time because a fashion show was always a must for mom and dad.

Fast forward 15 years and here I sit writing about my mom, who just started the tradition all over again with my kids. And she didn't leave anything out; favorite place to eat? check. (McDonalds for Taylor, Olive Garden for Maddie), spoiled? check. Way too many new outfits!, Rule about not being able to wear the clothes until school started? check. Fashion show watched by the parents? double check!

Oh how they were comical in trying on their clothes. Maddie insisted on throwing herself down on the floor to model her clothes and Taylor had the whole strut and walk thing going on.

To my mom, Thank you, thank you, thank you for starting this tradition with them! They had a blast! We love you!