Baby Love Letters #141

Share the Story with your child about a cherished object from the past.

At Grandma B's there are two end tables. They were filled with JcPenny and Sears Catalogs. We always loved looking through the catalogs and seeing the new clothes for school and looking at the toys that were coming out this year too. Sarah, Becca, and I were always playing with these chests. We would dump everything out of the chests and play hide and seek in them. We would use them for our forts and a place to put our feet up.
Grandma still has the chests. They had been filled with photographs for years until Grandma and Grandpa took a few weeks and filled a few photo albums so they are now empty. Now the Grandkids play with them. They were such a fun part of my childhood.

Here is Lily and Katelynn playing on one of them.

Baby Love Letters #138

Tell your child what you love about your Country.

I love the freedom that we have here to be able to be who we want to be and do so many things that we want to do. Not to be told what we have to do. I grateful that I was born in America and raised in a family that also cherished being American. I love that I am able to worship how I choose and not be forbidden or chastised so much that I am unable to practice the religion that is so dear to my life.

I love that I was able to go to school and be educated in Nursing. I am ever so grateful for that freedom of education for all citizens.

I am grateful for the men and women that have fought for my freedom and that do all that they can either in politics and in the defending our country to keep all of our families safe. Even for me to be able to write this letter to you I have to have the freedom of speech and that freedom comes from so many that have served and fought for our country.

I love The United States of America, the land of the free and the home of the brave. One nation under God.

Baby Love Letters #137

Baby Love Letters #137
What event do you look forward to each year?

My favorite event all year long is Christmas. I reallydo love everything about it. I love to decorate. We have a tradition that we buy our Christmas tree on December 1st. I love to bake holiday treats, but then again I really love to bake anytime of the year. I love the happiness that it brings. I love the family time that we have. I love the giving of the season. I do love the shopping for others even if I usually start shopping in August.
I know that every year now with Katelynn it will be different as she starts to discover more and be intriged by more of what is around her. I know that it is usually a crazy and hectic time of year for everyone including me but it brings so much joy and warmth that it is usually all worth it. I am excited this year as Katelynn will be old enough this year to be a little bit more mesmorized by everything going on around her.
And of course I am greatful for the Savior's birth and the many great atributes that he had during his life that I try to strive for. Christmas is about Christ and Christ is about families and that is my favorite thing. Families.

Baby Love Letters

There is a website called Baby Love Letters or Friday Letters. It is about taking time to write to your children and giving different prompts. So, as a prompt comes up that I like I will write about it. This is prompt #134 What one special experience would you like to share with your child this summer?

This summer I would love to share with you a love for the outdoors by experiencing the different things in nature that God has created for us. I want to spend more time in the yard together, going to different parks and going to the mountains and beaches with Daddy too. I know that you already love to be outside but we don't really play or stop to enjoy it. I hope that we can enjoy this summer together and that you can learn and experience the joy of being outside. It may be limited to morning ventures as it gets to be too hot for us.
I haven't spent that much time outside since you were born since it is quite a bit more work trying to keep you from eating all of nature! We will just learn together what we can and cannot do.
Love,
Mommy