You think you’ll remember those cute things they said, but you know that you will one day forget. Here are some ideas and ways to save your “Mommy Memories” so you and your children can look back and enjoy!
As I was reading this post on Winter Wins for Your Marriage recently on Between Carpools, when I got to the part about keeping a “memory jar,” it reminded me of the virtual memory jar I keep to store my cute family moments.
Kids always say the cutest things. We share them and laugh about them in the moment–and then we quickly forget.
Sometimes, a random situation will spark a memory and I’ll remind myself of a cute thing my 10-year-old said or did when she was younger. When I share it, it makes her feel so special.
Kids absolutely love hearing about the things they did when they were younger! They keep asking for more. They have a never ending thirst for cute tidbits of information about “when they were little.”
“Tell me funny stories, Mommy!”
So, over the past few years, I began saving these “Mommy Memories” in kind of a virtual memory jar. It’s basically just a WhatsApp group that I created with myself. I call it “the things they say”. Everytime I find myself laughing from something the little ones say, I just quickly jot it down and send myself a text. Sometimes its a photo of a cute note or drawing.
Looking back is SO FUN for all of us and this makes it so easy. You can keep the chat archived and just access it when you need.
This can work with an actual jar and pen and paper or a text group or anything that works with your lifestyle. A reader mentioned this notebook that is cute! Someone else we know has a special email account for these memories, and she sends herself an email whenever there’s something she wants to remember.
These times in their lives will one day go by…and we never remember the things we think we’ll always remember. So, grab onto those moments today so you can reminisce about the cute things they once said or did in all the years to come.
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