This is Michelle’s birthday box. Well, she calls it her birthday box, I generally call it Michelle’s box. It’s got stuff that I tucked away from her childhood.
All of my kids have a box like this. Jenn has hers. I think I still have Chris’s with me. Michelle usually has hers but she decided to leave it here when she moved to Philly because she’s living in a super small apartment. That made me kind of sad because Michelle is the child who looks at her box every year. On her birthday.
Since she doesn’t have her box with her today, I thought I’d go through the box for her. Take some pictures. Talk about what’s in there. Celebrate her birthday, long distance-like.
Her baby book is here.
Baby clothes — she was adorable in all of these.
Books she loved and book reports of books she loved. Like One Yellow Lion, Barney, Brown Bear (though she really liked Polar Bear better) It’s Just Me Emily, and A Pony for Linda.
Poetry, a lot of poetry and poetry journals.
Writing samples and her first ‘zines!
Girl Scout stuff.
Bowling and Cheer stuff, too.
Awards, certificates, ribbons, plaques.
Art — a lot of art.
Especially, drawings of Pepper and Serano.
Happy Birthday, Michelle Belle. Next year, you’ll have the box to go through all by yourself but I enjoyed going through it this year. *sniff* 23 years. *sniff*
I wish I had thought of a Birthday box instead I just stumble over stuff that I save in the cabinet. They really grow up way to fast! Wishing Michelle Belle a very Happy 23rd Birthday!
OMG I love this, I couldn’t figure out how to get all my daughters life stuff in one area this will work great now off to buy a tote 🙂 Thanks for this amazing idea.. 🙂
Happy Birthday Michelle!! Love this post, Denise. 🙂
Aww Momma, your baby girl is away for her birthday, and your grandbaby is out of arms reach. I love the birthday box 🙂 My kids often read their baby books. I’ve got photos somewhere of Nikki sleeping with hers. I think you are a way cool momma for saving this stuff 🙂
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MICHELLE 🙂
I just love this box! I have something similar, but now I think it is missing some key things. I’ll have to remedy that. Happy birthday, Michelle & Momma!