It seems to me that we are always talking about making memories with our children during the summer. Or over the Christmas holidays. But memory-making lasts year ’round. Spring can be the time to burst outside and enjoy. To build a new tradition. Here are some ideas for how to make memories this spring.
Each day of our lives we make deposits in the memory banks of our children. ~ Charles R. Swindoll
Annual Azalea Photo– pick a spot near a beautiful blaze of spring color and make your picture with your children. Every year. Since the time I had just one child toddling about, my grandmother encouraged a habit. Each year, when the azaleas are in full bloom in front of her house, I get a phone call. “It’s time to get out the quilt!” she says. Because of her prompting, I have photos of myself with my children – almost every year – at the same time. All of us in front of her enormous and gorgeously southern pink azaleas.
This photo was taken last April. The children have already changed so much…
Food Coloring Flowers – remember doing this as a child?
Pick up a couple ingredients. Mix up some Puddin’ Pies just for fun.
Seed Tapes for your garden – a delightfully frugal project!
Play in the Creek – just because
Don’t worry, mama. Take a deep breath. This is how to deal with all that Mudluscious -ness.
A Rose for Mother’s Day – do you wear a rose in honor of your Mama on Mother’s Day too?
Spring. Spring forward. Plenty of gifts to count, including…
- Folks feeling better
- more light in the evenings
- budding red buds
- Easter season
- cardinal chirp to greet the dawn
- first iris bloom
- new opportunities for my brother
- evening walks with my husband
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The whole earth is full of His glory! Isaiah 6:3
Tricia, these are all favorites in our home….especially the creek, which is beautiful and just below the hill beyond the windows of our back room….Thank you for these sweet reminders!
How marvelous you have a creek within view from the windows of your back room! Love it, Rebecca!
I love the idea of taking a picture in the same spot each spring with your children! Thank you for all of the other wonderful ideas. I need to get over my dislike of MUD! :-0
Mary, I have my grandmother to thank for that lovely tradition. And her azaleas are gorgeous! She is also the one that raised three boys and one sweet girl near a creek. She helped me along – to overcome my fear of messy mud. To see the memory-making side of it all. Yes. Boots help a whole lot!
What a lovely list for spring!! I love your photos, too. (I even like the quote you added to the post.)
Thank you Phyllis!!
Love your spring memory making images….so much fun to be had.
Love your azalea annual family photo. 🙂