I really enjoy the Facebook "On This Day" feature, and I regularly check that and the TimeHop app every morning. Sometimes I think I post on Facebook or Instagram not for the instant gratification of sharing what I'm doing with my social network, but so that I have something fun to look back on a year later. I have noticed I've been posting less photo albums than in the past, and though my current friends may be grateful for that, future me is a little sad.
The reason I bring this up is TimeHop has supplanted what this blog was supposed to be - a means of looking back as my children are rapidly growing up. So though this is clearly just for me, I've decided to just start writing little memories or funny things when they happen.
T.J. is out of town on business, so I was putting both kids to bed tonight. Sarah, exhausted from a long day of play and no nap goes down quickly and easily. Liam, who probably has outgrown his nap and yet takes a two hour nap daily at school is much harder to get down. Usually we have at least two or three visits downstairs and another request for water, and at least two requests for snuggles. But it's late, and I have grading to do, so after the last snuggle tonight I asked him what was the happiest thing he knew.
(Imagine the following dialogue with a remarkably pensive look for a three year old on his face, complete with pointer finger to his mouth)
"Rainbows? No. Seeing my teachers? No. Playing with my friends? No? I don't know what the happiest thing is. Everything is happy".
I hope he keeps that innocence forever (and I also hope he stays asleep)
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