Wednesday, April 28, 2010

purple dresses


I love these Easter dresses my mom made for us 32 years ago.    I vividly remember being so excited about the matching purses she made too.  Whatever happened to those dresses?  I wish we still had them.  This was an ambitious undertaking in my book.

My memories from this age are spotty.  It seems like my 4 year old will certainly remember everything about his life right now, when he is my age.  But maybe not.  How sad.

14 comments:

Emily said...

Mom is foxy!

amyraye said...

what's crazy is that your mom used to be younger than i am right now. it's so strange to come to terms with the fact that our moms were "young, clueless, struggling mothers" just like us.
you're all foxy.

Neil and Diana said...

This is among my most favorite photos ever.

marciekoch said...

I live 30 minutes from Kennewick, WA! :) Awesome!

Amy said...

1977, my mom had the same haircut, and probably that same pattern. We lived in Idaho, and poor photo quality may be why my memories are plain and colorless.

Nancy said...

That's such a cute picture of you guys, I love the dresses!

Sarah said...

marci,
are you in the tri-cities? or some other town? small world! i loved growing up in kennewick!

Sarah said...

marci,
connell, i got it.

Becky said...

Love this! Little ones = adorable and mom is certainly fetching. 28 sounds so young!

amyegodfrey said...

Hey, I still have the same haircut. I love that photo, too. Thanks for posting, Sarah. Those dresses are soooo 70's.

Emz said...

the dresses are amazing. what are they made out of? looks like a scratchy crepe.

Sarah said...

Emz,
I remember it being soft cottony fabric. Maybe the old scratchy photo makes the fabric look scratchy too.

amyegodfrey said...

soft cotton. lavendar floral.

pam said...

All three of you girls look so darling!