The first Father's Day

Record the change, not the date

The first Father's Day with the child in the house marks a change of role that does not happen twice. That is what is worth keeping: how it was before, how it is now, and what changed in the person who became a father this year.

Simple ideas

• The photo of three generations, whenever that is possible.
• A print of her foot or her hand on paper, with the date.
• A letter written by him, for her to read as an adult, about this first year.
• A video of the two of them doing the silliest thing of the day: changing a nappy, watching the match, asleep on the sofa.
• The photo of the two of them asleep, which is the classic and is a classic for a reason.

Whoever takes the photos needs to appear too

The same rule applies: ask someone, or use the timer. A collection with no father in the photos tells the wrong story, and it is the most common mistake of all.

The question that works every year

Record a short video answering: "what did I learn this year?" Every Father's Day, the same question. It is the yearly interview, from the other side of the camera.