Morley's Seven Childhood Memories

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After reading the discussion by @Auntylou I was inspired to write about seven childhood memories. My first clear memory was when I was just between eighteen and twenty two months. Most people will tell me it is a plants memory, but the picture in my mind precedes the photograph taken at twenty two months. My father was building a rocking horse. I had been ill for several days and came downstairs early one evening. I was told the (unpainted that day) rocking horse was to b mine. The picture attached to this discussion is the first photo showing the rocking horse. Another memory took place when I was five. We went to Holland in an airplane. I was so afraid you could open the windows and fall out, until I was on the plane and saw that we could not open the windows. The third memory would have been she I was about seven. Our house had a very steep staircase. My older brother threatened to push me, so I jumped all the way from the top. My legs were a little sore that day. The carefree days when I was eight or nine, we'll make this a double memory. We lived beside a small river or creek. In the summer my older sister and brother would join me in walking for miles along its winding banks. We also tried many times to dam the river with rocks. Each time we would have it almost half way the current would move any new rocks we threw in, aside. Memory six. My mother was expecting a baby. We knew it was going to be born soon. My father asked us in the morning, what we wanted....my sister and I said, a sister, nope, my three brothers wanted another brother, nope. We were the proud siblings of twin brothers. The final memory included in this list will mention one of the twins. Mom had back problems, so my older sister and I were expected to help out. Often in the morning my sister would bathe the larger of the twins, while the smaller one was my baby. Hopefully this list inspires you to write a post about your childhood memories. @Platespinner I decided to not include my memories of your childhood. I'll save them for another day.