Photo Books

I was at a friends house a month or so ago, and noticed a family photo book on her table. It was so cute, and such a great idea. I am all about getting family photos taken, and often...some of which make it to the wall, but what do you do with all those other cute shots?!

A photo book is such a great solution! I used to be into scrapbooking quite a bit a few years back...but it can get very pricey, and it's such a mess if you don't have a room dedicated to it. I started with the newborn photoshoots of both Cameron and Tegan...then I decided it was also a cute idea as a yearly reminder for each of the kids. I made one for Clark and I too...so far, there's just the one, as I haven't quite decided how to organize ours yet!

I use Shutterfly. They often have coupons, and it's simple to use. You can do everything from scratch, or even upload your photos, and have them completely arrange the book for you if you don't feel creative enough!

Take a look!

Our Love Story: The Dating Years

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Cameron Newborns

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Turn your favorite photos into a photo book at Shutterfly.com.

Cameron's First Year

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The new way to make a photo album: photo books by Shutterfly.

Cameron's Second Year

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Shutterfly offers exclusive layouts and designs so you can make your book just the way you want.

Tegan Newborns

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3 months

Here's our pretty little lady at 3 months old!

She weighs in at 11lbs 15oz, and 23 3/4 inches. 50% for weight, and 75% for height.

She is a super smiley girl, and already LOVES to talk! She's her happiest in the morning, and a little fussier right before bedtime. Most nights are predictable, and she goes down to sleep between 9:00 and 10:00pm, waking for one feed around 6:00am, before sleeping again until 10:00ish. It's safe to say that I hit the jackpot twice with great scheduled kids who love to sleep!! Thank goodness!

The Princess at 2 months

Time really does fly by when you're not pregnant! Crazy to think that my little cupcake is already 2 months old!!

She now weighs 10lbs 12oz, and is 23 inches long. Almost exactly the same as Cameron was at her age!

In case you weren't already convinced!

Every day more and more people comment on how much Cameron looks like his Daddy, yet Clark STILL can't seem to see it! EVEN after looking at this picture! Here is Clark with his Grandpa...7 months older than Cameron is now.

Tegan's First swim

Look at this little cutie pie! Man is she ever adorable. I know I am biased, but I swear her little face gets sweeter each day! I found this cute swimsuit for her at Target this Christmas. It's 6-9 months, so still plenty big for her, but it still worked out!

She definitely enjoyed the warm water as much as Cameron did his first time. She was very relaxed, and lasted over an hour without even a whimper!

Here are both Tegan & Cameron with Daddy, right before their first swimming experience!

Photo Update

A new addition, and another photo shoot meant it was definitely time to update the photos in our home! Here are the new additions in our family room...

We also got a few of Tegan's photos printed off, and did her crib wall, much like we did when Cameron was born. I actually found the letters for her name on sale at Target while I was in the States this past summer. I painted them pink before we hung them!

Here is a reminder of what we did for Cameron's room...

1 month old Baby Tega

Cameron's vocabulary is just the cutest these days. I almost don't want him to talk properly at all! Tegan has therefore been dubbed "Tega", thanks to Cameron. What a cute little name!

Her check-up with the doctor was at just over 1 month old. She now weighs in at 9lbs 12oz, and 22 inches. They really do grow soooo quickly in the first year, and she's already close to outgrowing clothes!

Aaagghhh....we just love her so much! Cameron is so cute with her, and helpful. He really loves his little baby sister.

She is much more of a cuddler than Cameron ever was. She prefers to sleep right next to me, and it's taken a little while to get her into a routine. I have already had to move her into her own bedroom! She has just recently started to clue in though, and last night was our best by far with a 7 hour stretch.