When I was...

Dear Elijah, 

I just wanted to share with you a few of my favorite things growing up. I loved playing with these awesome toys, and games. I didn't have all of these items, but I had a lot of friends who did! Hahaha. My friend Stacy had a SKIP -IT, and a Creepy Crawlers Set! My friend Jennifer had the Guess Who Game, My sister had the My Buddy Doll, and the rest of it I either owned, inherited as a hand me down, or shared with my siblings! :)

These skates totally didn't work very good, but I loved them anyway. You snap them on over your shoes!

You could actually bake your own bugs!!!

Me, uncle C.J. and Auntie Melissa got this one year for Christmas!

I had an older version, but it took forever to actually cook something ;)

One of my favorite games we used to play as a family

I slept with my glow worm, and even had a glow worm glow in the dark sleeping bag!

The care bears taught us some very nice lessons on caring for others :)

We loved this game, especially the travel size one for our long road trips!

This was my FAVORITE game

I always played this at my friend Jennifer's House! So fun!

Your uncle, Auntie and I shared this one, and loved it!

I really liked Lady Lovely Locks, and always wanted her hair ;)

This game was a Christmas present one year for me and my siblings. We used to play it all the time on our bedroom floor

We got this another year for Christmas when we were in Oregon! Uncle Brad helped us set it up for the first time :)

Your Auntie Melissa had a My Buddy :) She cut his hair off though...

I wanted a My Size Barbie, but was to old for barbies when this came out. But my cousins Jess and Ray had one, so I got to play with theirs!

We used to watch Rainbow Bright, and thought she was pretty cool.

This thing kept me entertained for hours!

Your auntie Melissa had a Strawberry Shortcake. I played with her's a lot...

I always wanted one of these, but never got one. I forgot which friend of mine had one???

I inherited a lot of Pound Puppies from Jenni, and Patti. My neighbors growing up :)

Light Brights were great! We used to use it as a night light :)

This was a doll filled with water. My friends Stacy, Erika and I all had one.

Oh memory lane! We had some great toys and games growing up, but it's the memories you gain along the way that make them so fun. The friends you play with, the funny stories, and the fun family times that came along with these things made them all so special to me! Your daddy showed me a bunch of his favorite toys and games growing up, and I think he might make a guest appearance on Letters to Elijah to show you them too! :) Love ya...