Thursday, December 5, 2013

When Memories Come Full Circle

I have had a couple of weeks to mull over this week's Finish the Sentence Friday prompt:

One of my favorite childhood memories is . . . . . 

At first, I thought this one would be easy.  I had a great childhood that was full of great memories.  I remember cooking with my mom, playing basketball and baseball with my dad.  I remember family TV nights and family vacations every summer.  I remember get-togethers with extended family and sledding through our neighborhood on snow days.  As you can see, my trouble became figuring out just which memory should be my focus.

Earlier this week, I pulled out a photo album  my mom had put together for me.  She filled it with pictures of me throughout my childhood.  They start with me as a baby and go all the way through high school. This is my favorite picture of me as a child:

I was looking for some inspiration to choose a particular memory about which to write.  However, I found something a little different.  As I was looking through these pictures of me, I saw reflections of my own children in the photos.

It was almost uncanny, really.  Have  a look:



Rachel is 11 now, too.  She and Sophie have a special bond.



I remembered dressing as a clown one year and even told Megan about it.  I hadn't remembered it was when I was eight years old as well!



I remembered playing with dolls a lot, but had almost forgotten how many stuffed animals I had. This is how my little Emily sleeps every night - and that's only about half of her "friends". :-)

This last was the proverbial icing on the cake:



Perhaps the best thing about my childhood memories is watching them come back around full circle now as I watch my girls grow.  I hope and pray that, when they eventually look back and recall their  own childhood memories, they can say theirs are and wonderful as mine!  

What are some of your favorite childhood memories? (I want ask you to pick just one!) 

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This post was written as part of Finish The Sentence Friday  and the prompt was "One Halloween I..."   FTSF is hosted by some wonderful blogging ladies.  Please give them a visit and check out all the other blogs that participate as well!

Stephanie at Mommy, for Real
Kristi at Finding Ninee
Janine's Confessions of A Mommyaholic

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12 comments:

Stephanie Sprenger said...

Brilliant idea for a post, Lisa! It is gratifying and sometimes shocking to see ourselves in our children- especially when we actually put the photos side by side! This was so much fun to read...

Dana said...

Those are some uncanny similarities between then and now - I can see why it took you so long to get your photos prepped for this post! The one of you and all the stuffed animals made me smile - I spotted my koala bear among your friends in that one. You had quite the menagerie!

Deb @ Urban Moo Cow said...

I loved this post. How amazing to have that slow feeling of recognition wash over you... And what great photos!

Sandy Ramsey said...

Oh, how I love this post! And the photos are fantastic! I remember when I was a girl, I slept in my bed with every stuffed animal I owned every night just like that :)

Lisa @ The Golden Spoons said...

Thanks Stephanie! I have seen pieces of myself (and my husband) in each of my girls, but I was really surprised when I looked at the pictures.

Lisa @ The Golden Spoons said...

Is was uncanny, wasn't it?? So funny to hear from others who had the same stuffed animals. I loved that koala! :-)

Lisa @ The Golden Spoons said...

Thanks Deb! It was fun!

Lisa @ The Golden Spoons said...

Thanks Sandy! It was a fun post to write - a little trip back down memory lane. :-)

KatiaDBE said...

I just adore the idea of looking at your child self as a reflection of your own child, it's such a fascinating and original idea, I wish I would have thought of that myself! :-) By the way, I still remember the post you wrote not too long ago and for what it's worth, you were (are) a beautiful girl, Lisa!

Jodi @the noise of boys said...

Those pictures are wonderful and I totally see it! You need to make a framed version for each of the girls!

katbiggie said...

That was really cool! I love how your children have created so many similar memories as yours

Sarah @ LeftBrainBuddha said...

Great post ~ it is so funny how much our children resemble us, isn't it?? So many times I look at my children and instantly think of a photo of me as a child. Love the pictures in this!

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