It’s Christmas afternoon, and my Barbie family is snugly wrapped in their new, hand knit sweaters.  Plastic was never put to such good use!  Barbie, Skipper and Skooter–and their adorable little shoes–were among my most cherished possessions.

[Thanks to Amy Coffin at We Tree Genealogy Blog for the prod to record my childhood memories with the 52 Weeks of Personal Genealogy and History weekly prompts.  This week we share memories of our favorite toy.]