A Fun Find

I don’t think it would come as a surprise to anyone to hear me say that it’s important to me to document my children’s lives. I think any parent would say that, really. But with all of the photos I manage to take—way more than I have of myself as a child, given the film vs. digital lifestyle differences—I still often feel like it’s not enough. I especially feel this way about video; I never feel like I take enough video.

I know that I can’t have millions of hours of video stored of my children’s lives. I mean, really, even if I did, what would we DO with it all? And what would we be doing in it? The majority of our lives, we’re living our routine. Doing our thing. It’s impossible to record it all.

But it’s sad to think about all of the little details that will some day be forgotten. I came across a video recently of Nora as a 2 year old. Her little voice was so precious, and in this particular clip, we were in her playroom, playing with her Little People Disney Princess castle. She was rummaging through the princesses and then got up suddenly, bringing me something and setting it down next to me. I panned down with the camera to see the Beast. Until I saw that video, I had forgotten that she used to hate the Beast! She never wanted anything to do with him, didn’t want him in the castle, always wanted him out of the way. She would always bring him to us and we’d put him “away.” She wouldn’t freak out about it or anything—just calmly removed him from the scene, saying she didn’t like him—so whenever we were cleaning up, we used to put him back in the castle, just to mess with her. Because it was so cute how she never failed to notice him, and never failed to make sure he was nowhere near her playing.

Anyway, all this to express how important video is to me. I definitely do not take enough of it, and every once in a while, I take note of this and vow to do better. I’m giving it another shot again! And I found an app that helps in the fight a little, which I want to share with you.

I’ve seen a couple of sponsored posts promoting this app, and I am being 100% honest when I say that this is not one of them. I am not associated in any way, shape, or form with this app or its developers. I just really want to share something that I love with all of you.

It’s called the One Day app. I downloaded it earlier this week to my iPhone and last night, I made this video with Nora:

I love the “interview style” and simplicity of the whole thing. Through asking her the questions, I get a glimpse into her little mind and the funny little things she says. And it’s all captured in video—along with her adorable little voice and mannerisms—for me to look back on for years to come. Love, love, love. I think we’ll be conducting quite a few of these videos in the coming weeks and months. I hope One Day continues to add new interview prompts along the way!

And with that… Happy Thanksgiving. I hope you enjoy your pie. And turkey… cooked in a pan, then flipped over. ;)