Matching

One of the conveniences of having all girls (or all boys) is that everything they outgrow can be handed down.  Of course, by the time the fifth daughter comes along, there are very few items that come from the first daughter, and have lasted through all the others. 

Christmas dresses are one exception.  It's something they wear only for a brief holiday season, and then, only to dress-up events (like church) where they're unlikely to get much wear and tear.

When our family started off with two girls, two years apart, it was fun to dress them alike.

 But as they grew older, and as more girls came along, it was difficult to keep that up.

So it was fun for me to pull out these matching dresses, once worn by the oldest two --

and put them on the youngest two this year.