Memory Keeping In The Modern World

That is the EXACT reason I've NEVER in my year of owning my iPhone deleted any of my husband and I's texts to one another. I had to be away for a training in the evenings last year, and some of the funniest moments during our initial potty training efforts (that I missed!) are now forever saved in my text message log.

I love the way you and Chris talk to Simon! Great, great words & memories. Hope Simon's summer continues to be happy and fun!

This is so sweet!

Very sweet! And much better than my 7 year old. He told me "when I grow up, you will be my grandma, because you will be old then". Oh, thanks so much, was my thinking. At least he did say I could live with him and he will take care of me!!

Hey Ali! My son says funny and cute things all the time. I recently started an album about it and posted it on my blog. Check it out if you get a chance. (http://rachelcbriggs.blogspot.com/2009/08/conversations-with-mason-album.html)
I love those things they say. Most recently a conversation we had was about high school.
Me: Yeah. You'll go to high school one day too buddy.
Mason: Yeah I go to high school. When I'm taller.

My favorite scrapbook pages ever are ones that share conversations I've had with my kids. This is priceless. Thanks for sharing, Ali!

Oh I love this and the comments - My brother was 4 yrs older than me and called our parents by first name so I grew up thinking that is what I was supposed to do and have always done it when addressing them - people often thought it was so weird it's good to hear I'm not he only one. When talking about them I do say my Mom or My Dad though. :)

Ali, Thanks for the idea. I always think that my son says the cutest things sometimes. I should record them like this. I love it. Very sweet!

Totally fabulous - what a kid ! Thank you for sharing

what a precious memory to document

Too cute!

So precious....I remember when I went away for the first time when my son was 4 1/2 and when I got back he started calling me "mom" instead of "mumma". I cried and cried because he seemed so grown up all of the sudden....

So sweet! I actually sent myself a text the other day to remember something funny my 3 year-old said at the water park!

Good on you & Chris for journaling these little moments! What a treasure! Simon is such a thinker, isn't he? Sweet - thanks for sharing!

Sweet! I have used the iPhone to record when my 3-yr-old is doing his "I-am-my-own-walkman"-thing and other memorable sounds my kids do. I'm tempted to upgrade to the 3GS just to be able to save moving pictures of the kids too.

My son is always saying funny things and I try to remember to write it down or text myself. I do an album each year for my son and there's always at least one page dedicated to his "Bradyisms". I find that at 9 he's saying less of them so I'm really glad I wrote down all of those so I can remember how funny he was one day. One of my favorites happened when we were discussing a pool party where I would be a chaperone. My son asked me if I was going to wear a bra (he meant a bikini)!

OMGoodness, how adorable is that...they usually start calling you by your first name when they are in their teens. My, they grow up so fast, Ali...mom.

That is great!

This is too cute! I love when kids imagine growing up :) You have a special little boy in your house!

You have to admit...he has a way with words! It's great that those words are so documented. Can't wait to read more Simon-isms!