For her second Christmas (I think?) we got Gemma a personalized backpack from Pottery Barn Kids. She really likes playing with it and Kolbe does too, and it really comes in handy for day trips and such. We were just talking about doing the same thing for Kolbe this Christmas when our sweet neighbor gave us her son's personalized (with his initials) backpack from L.L. Bean. Totally out of the blue. She has been very generous with us before with children's books and other items her son has "outgrown" (we inherited our fish, aquarium and accessories from them a few months back). She said she figured I could do something with it to personalize it for Kolbe. And sure enough, a trip to Hobby Lobby and under $10 later I am super excited with the results. Here are both kids with their backpacks. I intended to take before pics of Kolbe's and completely forgot. Too late now! It had J's initials on the top part (where the K is) and a shark down where the iron-on ball decals are.
