PROJECT 365 PICTURE OF THE DAY 1/13/11

When walking through the dining room today, cleaning up for the cleaning ladies, I came across 3 of Zach's hats on the buffet. Now, of course, this is not where they belong, but it is not an unusual occurence to come across one (or more) of Zach's many hats somewhere in the house. There is not a day where he doesn't have one on. He has quite a collection which I just love and each one has a story...which is even better. The black hat on the far left: purchased in the gift store at the Holiday Inn when we were in Disneyland 2007 (I think). It really was black but has turned a new color due to much wear and tear and love. The middle grey hat: Zach and I found that at, of all places, Walgreens. This past summer, we walked down an aisle and he saw this felt like baseball hat that had a bull dog on it. It immediately caught his eye and, at first, I said to him that he didn't need another hat, I realized that he really loved it and it was only $5. He reminds me often that he wears it all the time (and he does). The hat on the far right is a new one. He had the Black/White Ball for 6th grade right before Christmas break. Chris had worn a cool hat to the same dance 2 years before and it was like a trademark. I told Zach I would get him one if he could find one he liked. Well, the first one I got was not what he liked so Chris now has it, but we went out again together and got this one. It was not without a little drama as he wanted to make sure it looked okay and fit right but he finally approved this one and he wears it often. What I love the most is that I bet I could look through all his hats that he has, and each one would have it's own individual story and be special in its own way. That is a set of mini-stories that I think will need to be told...stay tuned.