the striped hat

i just love this hat!! i'm surprised that matthew was pleased to put it on - these days he's awfully attatched to a hat from g'ma and g'pa e.
he wore it last year and i figured that we could get another year out of it.

yes, we are preparing ourselves for our first real winter in four years - matthew's first ever! i do fear that i will have matthew looking like ralphie's brother in "a christmas story"!