This morning my friend and her older daughter (in the “tweens”) noticed the love note journals I have with my two daughters. I explained we just write each other notes back and forth. 
The daughter said, “That’s cool!” And her Mom replied with, “Should we start to do that?” That’s when I realized this idea might be worth sharing. I’ve been doing this with my girls for a few years now, and this is what you do:
* Buy a hard-bound spiral notebook. Our first journal was flimsy and didn’t last very long.
* Every few days, weeks, months or whenever, write your child a note. It helps to end your note with a question. Be sure to date your note because it is fun to look back on.
* Place the journal open to the latest entry in a place your child will find it. Make sure there is a pen nearby. I find that I usually think to write a note late at night before I go to bed and leave it waiting on the breakfast table.
Enjoy the sweet notes from your babies. It really is the simple things in life.
