Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Family albums


These are my pages for the family albums we add to every Christmas. Each family does a dozen sets of pages for each family and grandchild to have a set. So I had a dozen spreads to make and it usually takes me a good part of a day.We have all year to work on it but I usually do my usual procrastination the week before I need them. We have done this for over 10 years and they have become quite a treasure.It is the only scrapbook effort I make for the year.  I have a daughter in law that complains about doing it, but the results are so worth the effort and it will be something to treasure as each year passes. We do this instead of giving gifts for that side of the family. I'm glad it has become a family tradition for us. Those wonderful traditions are what make Christmas so special. I hope you and yours are richly blessed this Christmas with togetherness, love, and joy, and comforted by rich memories of Christmases of the past.

5 comments:

Joanne (jojot) said...

OMGosh...what a fabulous tradition.....so much more valuable than any gift you might open.....wish I had thought of that years ago.....you rock

Merry Christmas....and enjoy!!!

jdmommy - Anne Harmon said...

What a tradition this is!! No gift could equal this!!! How fortunate you all are to be able to do this. Tt takes you a day??? Holey Moley girl...you are amazing!! TFS!! Merry Christmas, my friend!

Deb said...

Wow Liz! What a wonderful treasure! Most gifts don't last through the year...THIS is timeless! Hehehe! I'm privileged to be in it! ;) That weekend was SO much fun!

Lynn McAuley said...

Thanks for the sneak peek, Liz!! Your pages look sensational!!

Maybe next year we will start a little earlier!! But probably not!!! LOL!

Stacy Morgan said...

This is a great idea/tradition. Then everyone gets some memories on paper, very cool! Hope you had a wonderful Christmas!