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Who says the size on the tag means anything anyway?

Here is a fun picture I took of Claire on Wednesday.

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She is modeling one of her favorite sweaters. It fits her perfectly and is not too tight. She loves this sweater.

She is modeling one of her favorite sweaters. It fits her perfectly and is not too tight. She loves this sweater.

Only, we have a secret…

It is not a sweater.

It is not a sweater.

It is a tunic that we got for her to wear in our Holiday Photo Card photo from 2006.

It is a tunic that we got for her to wear in our Holiday Photo Card photo from 2006.

YES! November 2006!!

These pictures were taken Thanksgiving Weekend TWO YEARS AGO.  Claire wasn’t even a year old yet!  I remember choosing the 18- to 24-month size and knowing she would grow into it.  I remember wondering how long she’d be able to wear it.  It was such a pretty tunic, and little kids grow out of clothes so quickly.  Would we get our money’s worth?

Well, I think we did…and then some!

Shhhh. Don’t tell!  We didn’t mean for this to happen!  The tunic eluded detection and missed out on a couple rounds of sorting.  It had been hangin’ out in the sweater drawer for so long, it started to think it was a sweater!

So, what can we learn from all this? Regardless of whether it’s a tunic or a sweater, if it fits, it doesn’t matter what the tag says… ;)

Today is Day 28 of 30 in the NaBloPoMo Challenge! Only two more days to go!

The Shrinking Ladybug Sweater Set

Before Claire was born, one of my hubby’s cousins knitted a sweater set for her. By the time Auntie M was done with it, it became a very limited edition, because of the complexity of it. In fact, I think we own the only set! I’m not a knitter, so I can only imagine how tricky a pattern like this is.

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Cute as a Lady Bug Button

Cute as a Ladybug Button

Lady Bugs on the sweater and the hat

Ladybugs on the sweater and the hat

It’s beautiful.
It really is a work of art.

In January of 2007, Claire was finally big enough to wear it. It was still a little big on her, but we got some great pictures.

Lady Bug Sweater Set

Ladybug Sweater Set

Well, I’m happy to report that it still fits! I think this may be the last season for it, though.

When photo shoots go wrong…

When photo shoots go wrong…

Take Two!

Take Two!

Isn’t it amazing how much she’s grown!? Or, is that sweater set shrinking? Surely that’s gotta be it… ;)