Family Traditions

Love Notes

This post about a Love Letters Tradition seems strangely familiar!  I have been writing these letters for years for each of my 5 kids...and a couple extra Godchildren as well. They have not yet seen these letters, describing them ...sometimes from before they were born and then at least once a year (when I remember!).  I write about the crazy stuff they do, their favourite toy, the funny things they say...and that I love them.
I suspect that they will be surprised (unless they read this blog=) when they receive their collection of mail.

I have written on fancy paper, scraps of construction paper, valentine's cards and inside their own customized birthday invitations...over the last 14 years.

I have included handwritten letters from Grandma, a proud uncle or a Godmother ...and those embarrassing postcards we sent them when they were at camp (with all the pictures of them plastered on the front for all to see).

I'm not sure what form the collection will take when I'm ready to hand it over:  a shoebox...a scrapbook, I have even tried to paint and collage over picture books to try and recreate the Griffin and Sabine style correspondence.
I'm not sure what milestone will be the trigger for me to hand over the collections...maybe sweet sixteen or 19 or passage to university...engagement...marriage ...or first baby.   I think they will be surprised by the collection...and maybe they'll consider it a family tradition worth continuing...