Thursday, November 5, 2009

Sisterhood of the Traveling Gift Bag!!

Ok, you've all heard of "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" right?....Well, my friend Angie and I have the "Sisterhood of the Traveling gift bag":) It all started before Tanner and Logan were born. Angie helped throw me a baby shower and had given me a gift in this bag with three angel babies on it. I saved the bag like I always do. Well, a little later Angie adopted her second child...her son Max. I was looking for a gift bag to give her an engraved photo album for his adoption and came across the bag she had given me. I kind of thought to myself that the three babies on it looked like Tanner, Logan, and Max...they even had the right skin tone....so I wrote their names on it and wrote "Our Angel Babies" on it...and gave her the gift bag back. Then it started to become like this little tradition...when one of our kids had a birthday, we'd use the bag to put the gift in and pass it back and forth...then Mallory and Preston were born...I got the bag back...and added their picture, India's picture....then Sidney was adopted...so he was added to the bag and it was given back at his adoption......then today I got the bag back at Mallory and Preston's birthday party...and so it continues:) It may be a silly little thing...but everytime I see that bag, it makes me smile:)...because whenever we exchange that bag, it's because of a new addition to one of our families, a birth, an adoption....or a birthday or milestone. Angie and I have been friends now for a LONG time...and it's so fun to watch each of our families grow...we now have 7 kids between us. Quite a few years ago, we both wanted kids and it was a challenge for both of us to get these sweet spirits to come to our homes...so it's fulfilling to see each of our families full now:) So anyways, kind of funny to be sentimental about a giftbag...but every time I see it...I truly do smile inside at what it symbolizes:)





5 comments:

  1. That is such a great idea. I love it!
    And those fat little babies are adorable!

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  2. Thank you Julie & Angie for the sappy Mama-moment. I am so with you on the pass it on technique. I cherish the flowers that were on my mom's wedding shower gift that she put on mine and I will put on my daughter's.

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  3. Awwww, tearing up! I love that bag too. I was so happy to be able to get it out again. It really makes me smile too! Thanks Julie for being such a good friend!

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  4. I think that's super sweet!!! And trying to have a family for so many years myself makes me able to appreciate the story even more.

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  5. I think that's super sweet!!! And trying to have a family for so many years myself makes me able to appreciate the story even more.

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