A long, long time ago Nana {aka Adam's mother, Carol} made Jacob a Norwegian sweater. Like, knitted it. By hand. The entire thing. It was quite impressive. I'm sure it took a long time. And then Jacob grew. And grew. And, boy did he grow some more. The poor sweater soon became too short. It was pretty sad, considering all of the time that went into the sweater. But, do not fret! That was not the end of the sweater!
When we were in Seattle over Thanksgiving, Carol decided that she would attempt to add length to the bottom. And it worked. He still wears the sweater. People are pretty impressed by the workmanship of the sweater. Especially when we go to the fabric store!
The buttons on the sweater have a story of their own. After digging through the big, giant button jar, Bryan and Carol were able to find these buttons. And recently, Carol found a picture of her wearing her own Norwegian sweater before Adam was even born. The buttons are the only thing remaining of that sweater, but have now found a new home on Jacob's sweater. It's now become a special family heirloom that we can keep in our family.
We love the sweater. Thank you, Nana.
Nana didn't stop there, though. Macie was so excited for her to make her a hat. She wears it around a lot. She loves her pink hat. And Nana knitted it. Just for her. The apron, too, is another of Nana's creations! Macie loves to help in the kitchen, sporting her little apron! Gotta love Grandma's! They make the best things.
1 comments:
That Nana is one cool lady.
Cute pictures.
Cute children.
Cute.
Want to kiss them. Want to tickle them. Want to squeeze them.
When are you visiting next? I really think you and Adam should visit your family in Idaho. They need you to. We have a house for you to sleep in. We are even getting a real bed for the guest room.
I posted. Twice on both sites. I'm just sayin'... (to copy your comment and critique on me not posting)
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