Thursday, June 9, 2011

Creating a Library of Memories

So, most of you know that I.lOVE.SCRAPBOOKING. I'm so excited to be taking the Finding Photo Freedom class instructed by Stacy Julian. It is a 10 week course which the objective to help you get your photos (both prints and digital images) in order so that you can quickly scrapbook and tell your most important stories.

The last few days I've been gathering, sorting, rating, and purging photos. Camden has been "helping" me. I've really had to work on being okay with his help even though the thought of little fingerprints on my precious photos makes me cringe. After all, he is the reason I want to scrapbook. I want to record his story. I never realized how excited he is to sit and look through photos of himself. Some things he remembers, some things he doesn't. I love that he will say to me, "mom, what am I doing here? Was I a baby then? That is my Nanny? There is me with Pappy's sheep? We are at the beach, can we go to the beach tomorrow?"


In the next few weeks the less on in class is to get the completed scrapbook layouts in albums (in an organized manner) and I hope to store these albums where Camden can easily access them so that he can enjoy them. Does it matter if these prints get dirty little finger prints? No, what matters is that Camden appreciates that we are recording and displaying our favorite memories.

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

He Plays Out There


Not only does he love to eat out there, he plays out there too - all by himself. Even in the hot, hot, hot. Putting a fan out there was a great idea - who thought of that? Probably me - I usually have great ideas like that. You know, the ideas that create lots of extra work for the hubby.

Saturday, June 4, 2011

Porch Picnic

Camden can't seem to get enough of eating outdoors. Every night he requests to eat on the porch. Never mind all the bugs - it is totally worth it to eat dinner outside!


My plan is to do away from the table and chairs and put up a hammock swing, but I'm not sure Camden is going to go for that. We may have to stick with the table and chairs a bit longer. If I'm lucky, maybe both will fit comfortably.