baby A

And here is my take on another one of Heidi Swapp’s memory file creations.  

This one belongs to Matthias — baby A, my other first born.

I feel the same about the pictures I chose here as I do about the ones in Graham’s album — I might not have used them.  I definitely wouldn’t have used them all together.  I just how they tell the story of who Matthias is — and each of them are needed to make it complete. All 35 of them.

In the picture below there is a red arrow — it’s pointing to the fact that is is actually pushing his brother to get a good start in the Fun Run.  He says it’s much more fun if you actually do well. Ha. 

And there you have it - baby A - there’s no nutshell for him.  You can’t confine this child. My all out, confident, competitive, physical touch, adventurous, empathetic, lover of new things boy.

I tell myself that someday — when I’m not here to tell them anymore — they will be able to read what I’ve written and know how dearly they are loved.

* linking up over at The Southern Institute: Creative Me Linky Party

baby B

With four sons running around it can be easy for me to get distracted and think of them as a whole instead of individually.  Creating this file was time I needed to focus on the traits of just one.  The twins get lumped together so much more than they should so I chose to do an album for each of them.  I let them pick the folder and papers I would use — it’s funny, they chose the the same folder and completely different papers.  That sums Graham & Matthias up in a nutshell.  They’ve SO loved looking at them.  And I confess — a bit of the journaling brought tears to my eyes.  This has me striving to slow down and be more conscious of each child as an individual.

• warning: lots of pictures. lots.

Look!  I even broke out the sewing machine.

This another one of the projects from the Heidi Swapp class that I took.  I love all the little pockets and mini albums within the project.  And wait for it ——- 33 pictures!  Yes. You read right.  THIRTY-THREE! And truth be told, probably all pictures I may not have scrapped alone because I am so behind.  I chose pictures of him that I love for different reasons, ones that totally tell the story of who Graham is.  This memory file makes my heart sing!

I love this metal word — it’s a bookmark from Hallmark’s old Product (Red) line.

And so the story of my sweet baby B is told — my laid back, attention to detail, striving to be different, quality time, easy to love boy.

File #2 coming soon ….