Bob's father was such a generous Grandad. He always gave the girls such thoughtful gifts, often pjs and dressing gowns [as well as lovely books]. I kept the red 'Mickey Mouse' dressing gown from the 1980s. And when Rosie started having sleepovers at Cornerstones, it became a favourite garment. She wore it after her evening bath when she snuggled up for bedtime stories, and often again in the morning to eat Grandad's famous breakfast pancakes
But last week, we passed another family milestone - both girls came for a sleepover. So now Rosie has moved on to the larger red dressing gown [towelling, with a hood] and Jess wore the Mickey Mouse gown. To be honest, both garments currently have plenty of "growing room" and I shall have to hem the smaller one for Jess [its a bit of a trip hazard - note how she lifts the hem 'like a princess'] . But how they both loved donning them when they got out of the bath.
We used to all get together at Christmas; my grandmother, her three children and their spouses and the eight grandchildren, all crammed in together for a couple of days (we had bigger houses!). One year all the grand children were given red ladybird dressing gowns by my grandmother, and the larger ones were passed on through the younger grandchildren for years.
ReplyDeleteAh, don't they look cute! The red really suits them. Oh how I miss sleepovers at my Grandparents' house! I love that these dressing gowns have been loved and reloved! Kx
ReplyDeleteI definitely need to (temporarily) shorten the small one and adjust belt loops on larger one before the next visit though!
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