DD 2014 is simple and sweet: consisting of 8″x10″ kraft and white cardstock, some patterned paper and very light on the embellishments. Quite a contrast from DD 2012! The clean, simple design made this album come together quickly. That is one important scrapbooking lesson I’ve learned through the years: I have to be willing to adapt my style in order to fit it in with life’s other expectations and to-do lists. The most important thing is the memories, not how many or how trendy the products are and it should be fun and not feel like it’s “work.”Â
Cohen was in his last year of preschool, so we had a lot of time together while Ella was at school. This album really captures how we spent our days together. I adore this picture of him looking outside at the accumulating snow! I thought it was sweet then, but now it’s just plain precious!
We spent a lot of time playing games, and Cohen’s favorite is “Memory,” the matching card game. He has always kicked my butt in memory! The right-hand page has the envelope from the mint M&M’s that my friend, Leah, has sent me every year since she moved away, 8 years ago! How cool is that?! Getting that package in the mail always makes me feel so special.
I think this is my favorite Christmas card photo; I always meant to have that picture enlarged and framed. {Someday}
I love these two pages so so so much. XOXO to those two cuties of mine- you can just see the joy of getting ice-cream on their faces. Next post will be a quick one for DD 2015 and 2016 and then finally onto this year’s album! Can’t wait!