For Javier’s first birthday, I wrote him a letter.

No, not this blog post, I mean a physical letter. You know, the kind with paper and pen?

Ok…You need a picture to remind you of what that’s like? Here you go…

And I sent it back to ourselves through the mail. (I know it’s a bit silly, and I’m wasting stamps, but heck it’s once a year for my child.)

Here’s a snippet of what I wrote:

“You are such a precious, joyful, funny little man,

just like daddy except for the ‘little’ part.

My prayer for you as you turn one,

is that you will continue to be blessed and protected by our God,

that you’ll grow to be a loving, kind, patient toddler

(if there’s ever such a thing)

I love you, my baby.

Don’t grow up so quickly ok?”

Now…I just need an empty box to store this letter, and future ones, properly, so that when the kids are grown up, we’ll all know where to find them. Won’t it be such fun to discover these sweet moments of their childhood when they’re older?

Do you write letters to your kids too? Let me know if you intend to embark on this project too!