2013 Photo Album

There is no doubt: I am a memory keeper.

For a few years, Project Life worked well for housing my photos and stories.  

But this year, I decided to try something new.  Or rather, old.  Let me explain...

Originally, this black Crate & Barrel photo album, which I purchased back in 2010, held my greeting cards.

But now that I'm no longer creating cards, I decided to make it the home for my 2013 photos.

Let's take a quick peek inside, shall we?

Here is a look at the two February pages.

I especially love the photo of Tori (the bride), Chenoah, and me.  What a fun wedding! 

On the first page of each month, I've included a Month in Review card from Cathy Zielske.  It's the perfect size for encapsulating each month's goings-on.  And I love that I can easily change the color, depending on what coordinates best with the photos or what strikes my fancy.       

And the best part?  It's free!  Check it out HERE.

Now, turning to March...

The photo of Noah, right below the Month in Review card, is the first time I was able to capture him walking on his own with my DSLR.  I was so excited to get that shot!

To make it easier for me to quickly type up the Month in Review cards, I jot down events on our family calendar in the kitchen as well as on my iPhone calendar.  

Here are the April pages:

Not only do I love looking through this album, but so does Noah.

When he sneaks into my office (I usually leave the door closed because he likes to turn off my computer), Noah first stops to gaze at the Tractor Love layout and then he grabs this album.  He sets the book down on the floor and flips through the pages.  We talk about the who, the what and the when, briefly. 

For those few minutes, I'm in heaven, enjoying and appreciating our family photos, with my son.  
 

Noah & Noah Layout

I'm back with another scrapbooking layout!

When I first saw this picture in February, I knew I wanted to create a layout to share the photo + the story.

I converted the photo to black + white, printed it, and pulled a piece of white 12x12 paper from my scrapbooking stash.  Then, while shopping at Jo-Ann's, I found this great 6x6 paper pad by Basic Grey and adhered three sheets behind the photo.  The tag under the picture is also by Basic Grey--from the Hey You! snippets pad.

Journaling: Noah, who is one of my dearest friends from high school and a doctor in the Air Force, bought Noah a flight suit, complete with patches.  Noah looks so cute in it!  I'm so glad Noah got to finally meet our Noah.  February 2013


Here's a close-up of the flight suit--which is available for purchase here.

Thanks, Noah, for the flight suit.  Toddler Noah loves wearing it!