Childhood Treasures

I spent most of one of our days in California going through boxes of childhood "treasures" in my parent's garage. I filled up an entire giant trash can with junk, but some of it I had to capture on camera before I pitched it :) Here are some of the precious (and not-so-precious) pieces of my childhood. (And don't worry, there are plenty of things I did keep.)

These are candles. Wow. Just wow.

One year at a youth campout this was our tent "doorbell."

I made this guy. He didn't quite turn out like the cute, cuddly teddy bear I had in my head.

These are some of the plaques that used to hang in my room when I was little.

Man, that is one RAD puffy paint sweatshirt, don't you think? :)

I was sad to throw this guy away. He was one of my favorites, even though he is a little scary with his red eyes!

This was my very favorite doll, Melanie.