Letter to my Littles | January

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Dear Caleb and Liam,

Welcome to a new year.  Our 2015 was busy and full of ups and downs, major milestones and major loss.  This year is promising to be a little calmer, and hopefully a little more joyful.

True to form we started the year with both of you staying up well past midnight.  After a good sleep in we started the first day of the year with a beautiful frosty hike.  We have been trying to enjoy a little more outdoor time.  Our family goal for the year is to be more active and have a little more unplugged time together.

Caleb you have just graduated from the DARE program at school.  I’m so proud of everything you have accomplished this first half of your grade five year.

Liam – you have come so far with your reading.  You have also learned our phone number recently.  It cracks me up because you say “speed” where all the dashes are.  Speed…dash… I get it!  You also lost your first tooth!

You have been having lots of fun together this year mastering your new video games, cracking jokes and generally enjoying each other’s company more.  I’m so glad that you both live for your weekend sleepovers together.

We celebrated great-grandpa’s 90^th birthday this month.  We rented a movie theater and watched a video of grandpa (from photos and videos the whole family shared), and had cake.  I love how much he loves you both.

This year, one of my goals is to get in the frame with you both, and to have memories of all of us together.  I’ve joined in with a group of other moms who are sharing portraits of motherhood.  I have also joined in with the family film movement – committed to making a monthly video of our time as a family.  So far, I am loving both projects as it allows me some time to really capture and share our story as a family.

Here is our January video showing a typical weeknight at our house.

January nights 2016 from Allyson Ell on Vimeo.

Cheers to a good start to 2016.  I can’t wait to see what the year ahead brings to us.

I love you both,

Love,
Mama

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