Since my parents were packing up their entire house, my mom came across stuff she hadn’t seen in years. She made a huge pile of stuff for me and my brother full of amazing old things like yearbooks, old teddy bears, and porcelain dolls. One of the things that immediately caught my eye was a bag of old baby and toddler clothes that had once belonged to my brother and me.
I have a few items of my old clothes, and Annabel and Madeline both wore them when they were babies. My mom discovered a few things that Annie can wear now, and of course, Annabel was thrilled. She flipped over my old Minnetonka Moccasins:
It was also sweet to see her in the hat I’d worn (not sure where the rest of the outfit is):
Those bangs are a crime against humanity.
But she absolutely lost her mind over this old Halloween costume of mine:
It was still in amazing condition.
I was pretty excited to see some of my brother’s old clothes. James obviously won’t wear anything of mine, but I think it’s cool he can wear something that once belonged to my brother – especially since a few of the pieces were matchy-twinsie with things I once wore. He can’t fit in much yet, but I thought this was cute:
This is still a little big, but sooo adorable:
He’s ready to captain your ship!
My favorite was the other sailor suit from the bunch, because I had the perfect matching picture to go with it:
I give my parents props, because I don’t think I ever would have been able to resist dressing twins in matching clothes. And I say that as a twin who absolutely hated being even remotely dressed like my brother once we were older. But how can you resist the coordinating outfits on cute little kids? I cannot! I am not made of stone.
The clothes James doesn’t fit into yet are amazing – so totally 80s with their velour fabrics and colors. I can’t wait. In the meantime, Mike’s parents have to find some of Mike’s old clothes! How cute would some side by side pictures of James and Mike in the same outfit be?!
Katrina says:
Whoa, that is just too cool that your kids can wear some of your old cloths (and your brother’s!) I saved my 1st Holy Communion dress thinking that my girls would wear it — but no, we ended up buying them a new dress. I often wonder WHY I am saving my wedding dress? I mean, what are the chances of my girls ever wearing it? I foolishly thought that I’d wear it on my 20th wedding anniversary, you know…like have a ceremony renewing our vows while wearing my original wedding dress. But, that day came and went and I didn’t even bother taking the dress out of the box. I am 20 pounds heavier than I was when I was 23 years old. I seriously doubt the dress would have fit. Ah well.
Rah says:
That picture of Annie in the hat is model quality. Absolutely adorable!
Kristin says:
I love all of the pictures but I have to say one of my all time favorite pictures of Annie is the one in the red leggings and sailor dress! I ADORE that picture -she reminds me of my daughter at that age!
Maris says:
Love these pics! I have an outfit of my husbands and several outfits of mine to do this with when we have kids.
Amy says:
James looks so much like Maddie in that last picture! So beautiful. This post makes me want to raid my parents’ attic!
Lisa says:
How cool to have those clothes to pass on! And I love that you can dig up photos of little Heather and Kyle to compare. (I had those bangs too – eek.)
James slays me in his little outfits. He looks like such a good sport. It’s really cool to see him changing from tiny little baby into his own handsome little dude.
PattyB says:
I hate to tell you this, Heather, but the picture of you with the bangs looks like the creepy girl from Poltergeist that said, “They’re here.” AHHHH! Cute pictures of the kids, though. It’s so cool your parents saved all that stuff for you all.
Shelly says:
So cool that your kids get to wear some of your and Kyle’s old clothes! The sailor pics of James & Annie are so cute that I’m meling inside!
Rita says:
Thanks for the cuteness overload this morning!!! I love it!!
Rachel in Austin says:
As a mom of boy/girl twins, I gotta tell you, there just aren’t enough hours in the day for coordinating clothes except on special occasions.
Heather says:
Oh, I bet! But I can DREAM.
Mijke says:
Also: even on special occasions they might start the day in cute matching outfits, but by the time you arrive at the party one will have spit all over his while the other has had a blowout diaper in hers. Believe me, I’ve tried…
Jeanie says:
How FUN!
Kat says:
Adorable!
I have to say though with his cheeky grin and fists primed James looks ready to take on the world in a big way (much like Annie). Are you ready for it? Xx
jill (mrschaos) says:
Ok…that’s just adorable.
Paula says:
Kudos to your mom for not only keeping it but keeping them in such great condition! Wow. I love how Annie is jumping in the cheerleader outfit.
Norma says:
This is the first time I noticed how much Annie looks like you! She has definitely has your cheeks and chin. They are both incredibly adorable as always.
Sarah says:
Annie has the most amazing hazel eyes! So beautiful!