We have done similar things as we don't have much extended family living close to us.

It has also been important for us to make sure that we have at least one special photo of each child with each relative, particularly Great Grandparents as they may not be around long enough to be remembered well.

Another thing we have done is to make a large (or 2) family tree when your son is old enough to make sense of one. This seems to help clarify which cousins share the same grandparents, etc.

Our kids never seem very interested in stories when we tell them, but it always amazes us that they have been listening and do remember. Although quite often we have left out a basic piece of information which seems obvious to us and the gap causes much amusement when discovered by another route. A favorite toy turning up in a photo taken when they were not in the photo means that they must have been napping but somewhere nearby, and a restaurant they have heard mentioned in a story turns up to be quite nearby here rather than somewhere distant where they expected it to be, have provided lots of more good conversations with much laughter.

Keep up the good work.

Mother of 4- Thank you for sharing! I like the idea of making a family tree when my son gets older. It can be quite difficult to remember how exactly everyone is related. Great to hear that they are listening to these stories (even when they don't seem to be). Can't wait to learn what important info we are accidentally leaving out.

I make photobooks of our trips and special occasions in hopes of keeping our memories alive and being able to pass them along to my two daughters. I take many pictures of my girls with their grandparents and great grandparents so they will always "remember" them.

Carmen - Thanks for sharing! I also enjoy taking photos and scrapbooking. What a wonderful gift to pass along to your daughters.

I have been thinking about the 15 pages from your grandmother. What a treasure! These days, with video and audio recording so readily available, we have many ways to record stories for that day in the future when the parents/grandparents are no longer able to tell us the stories themselves. We have a reel of old black and white silent 16 mm movies from the early 1930\'s that show my mother\'s parents in action. "Talkies" of those grandparents would have been even more exciting.

LJ - Thank you for sharing! Those silent movies sound remarkable. I need to keep that in mind this Easter when we have the relatives together. Making some videos with my son and his relatives would be great fun.

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