[Aerynne]

Whatever you start when it comes to photos, be sure you'll be able to keep it up with multiple kiddos (if you are planning on multiple kiddos). Each of my kids gets a 40 page photo book of their first three years. That means if I have more pictures, I'm more selective about what I put in the book. But none of my kids has to wonder why their book is thinner- they're all the same.

I save the same things for each of my kids- a baby outfit, their first shoes, our church's magazine from the month they were born. Each of my kids has a treasure box for that. I also make a calendar of their first year and write in stuff they did. I also have a journal for each child and write them each a letter on or around their bday in the journal. I'll give it to them when they grow up.

Each child has a color and their towel, cup, water bottle, etc, is that color.

We go to church and read scripture daily and pray daily as a family. Every Monday night we have a family night where we learn about the gospel and/or do something fun together. Dh reads scripture with each of the kids every night.

We sing church songs as lullabies- it's funny how each has their preferences. My newest dd loves Dear To the Heart of the Shepherd. We try stuff until we figure out which ones make them stop crying and we sing those ones a lot.

When they are baptized (age 8 in our church) we get a Costco cake with a rainbow on it and the words "I like to look for rainbows" which is the title of a song about baptism in our church.

We do advent but with our own spin on it since we're not catholic.

We tell the truth about Santa, the tooth fairy, etc, but we still do all that stuff- they just know where it comes from.

To encourage kids to write in their journals we do journal time. Everyone gathers at the table (sometimes their are M and Ms- a non-messy thing is important here) and there are stickers and we write in journals. The big kids do it themselves and we help the little kids by writing down what they say and letting them draw pictures.

We read the Christmas story on Christmas Eve and the Easter story on Easter.

We have a puzzle for fall and one for winter. When seasons change we do the puzzle. We also love to make our own holiday decorations. Wool felt is awesome for kids learning to sew!

We do lots of hiking. We also do lots of drawing and some sewing as well (I teach my kids to embroider starting at age 2).

We write thank you notes as a family similar to how we do journal time.

On Valentines Day we have a candlelit dinner of pancakes with strawberries and whipped cream and sparkling cider. This is a family dinner, not a couples thing.

Each of my kids has a birthday crown like these http://frontierdreams.blogspot.com/2...-tutorial.html with things going on in nature around the time of their bday.