This is the famous 4 girls in snowsuits in the fresh snow picture taken in 1988 - the little one is Susan and she is wearing the little green snowsuit that had been bought second hand at the thrift shop..
It was bought in 1982 for her oldest sister, Ruth Ida, and worn very cutely by 2 year old Ruth in what looks to be snowy winter much like this one. 
Then two years later it was worn by sister, Nancy... here we are in the big snow in Taylors Falls at my parents' home there. Now they live right across the river in Wisconsin in St Croix Falls! They lived in South Dakota and Michigan in between. Although I am planted now here on the farm... I have lived many places with my parents and usually cities! I was born in Boston and lived in New Hampshire and Michigan before we moved to Minnesota! I do like being planted here and my kids and I all agree that the farm was a wonderful place to grow up... it looks like Nancy has on the same scarf and hat too! 
A year after Nancy - it was Maria's turn to wear the little green snowsuit. The pink mittens are new and different as is the scarf, but once again it looks like plenty of snow in 1985! It is fun to see her at this age with little 2 1/2 year old Therese here and the resemblance is easy to see... 
After seeing all 4 girls in the snowsuit... I remember specifially looking through albums for John in it... I couldn't come across any - although I just knew that he had also worn it some. Well, the other day Pat was looking at this picture and made a comment about John having on a girl's jacket... there is was! He is minus the snowpants and the other accessories so it is not too terribly shameful that I took him out to the barn in this well worn and loved snowsuit... after 4 girls in a row any hand me downs would be a bit on the girly side... I guess I thought that the calves wouldn't mind or judge him for wearing a girls jacket to come and visit them. Now I can see the same thing on all 5, and it gives me a special feeling about this well loved hand me down! It would really be special to still have it and start using it on the little ones now - the grandkids, but it was finally put in the thrift shop bag at some point and sent back to the thrift shop - maybe it got picked up by another mom with a bunch of little kids and it went on down the line - each one having their own winter recorded in it to give a lot of joy someday to that mom too! 
The famous Nancy with the frozen apple - there must have been a red snowsuit too, but it didn't get passed on or recorded like the wonderful green one! Bless-bless, Barb
"Prayer is not asking. Prayer is putting oneself in the hands of God, at his disposition, and listening to his voice in the depths of our hearts." Blessed Teresa of Calcutta
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