Snow!
Winter Fun
I grew up in Maine. Somehow I feel like I moved back there when no one was looking. We’ve had about three feet of snow this winter. That is highly unusual for us. I wonder if Tornado Boy will remember this winter. I really don’t remember much from before I was five years old; so he may not. He’s had a good time having snowball fights, climbing the huge snow pile that the plow left at the end of our driveway and going sledding for the first time. It’s brought back many memories for me of having to bundle up like the kid in A Christmas Story that can’t put his arms down.
Memory is such an interesting thing. It’s hard for me to really wrap my head around the fact that he will not remember much about all of the things that we’ve done together up to now. So many memories, so many lessons, so many experiences that would be lost. That’s the beauty of having a blog. It gives me pictures and memories to share with him when he’s older. I haven’t scrapbooked as much recently as I did when he was younger. It was much easier before he was mobile! I was inspired this week, though – to preserve some more memories. I really should do it more often!
I know what you mean. I don’t remember how I learned to read. As far as I am concerned, I was always reading. I don’t remember much from my early childhood except snapshots stuck in memory. And the same as you I try to capture the moments in the blog, in videos and photos to relish later. We also decided to postpone any major travels with our daughter for the same reason – she won’t really remember them, and it will be more fun for everyone to travel when she is older.