by Rachel Ansari
My kids inspire me in many ways. They spark my imagination and make me want to create things. The birth of my daughter made my craftiness explode. There are SOOOO many fun things to make for baby girls. As her first birthday approached, I was busy crafting away. My oldest son, who had been observing my crafting frenzy, told me that he wanted to make her a photo album with pictures of our family. Ada loves to look at pictures of faces so I thought this was a great idea. It's so like Leon to know exactly what a loved one would like. He is extremely thoughtful and empathetic.
Well, I dropped the ball. I completely forgot about his photo album idea until he asked about it the day before her birthday. It was important to him and I've been trying to instill in him the value of homemade gifts so I wanted to make it happen. (You can read about more of our homemade gifts here.) So, while the other kids napped we got to work. Thankfully, when he first mentioned the idea I daydreamed up some plans. Despite my persistent baby brain, I was able to quickly recall my original thoughts and our project was on. Now I'll share it with you.
Well, I dropped the ball. I completely forgot about his photo album idea until he asked about it the day before her birthday. It was important to him and I've been trying to instill in him the value of homemade gifts so I wanted to make it happen. (You can read about more of our homemade gifts here.) So, while the other kids napped we got to work. Thankfully, when he first mentioned the idea I daydreamed up some plans. Despite my persistent baby brain, I was able to quickly recall my original thoughts and our project was on. Now I'll share it with you.
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