Scrapbooking For Your Family: Made Easy! (And Cheaply!)

I sparked this idea when I went to Emily Flake's baptism. Verena had made a binder full of Emily's life (pictures, documents, etc.). She had it out on display while people were at her baptism, so we could look through and see Emily's life history. So cute!!!!

Scrapbooking is such a duanting task at times! Let me know what you think of this idea:

Materials:

-One 3-Ring Binder (Large)
-Several Plastic Page Protectors (to insert into the binder)
-Scrapbook paper/Colored paper
-Pen/Pencil
-Other special documents (to keep as a memory)

Instructions:

1) Place all the page protectors into the binder.
2) Print out pictures to scrapbook. (don't overwhelm yourself here, pick your very, top favorites!)
3) Paste the pictures to the scrapbook paper. (You may write a few lines beside each picture)
4) Slip it inside the page protector of the binder! Or slip in other memories (e.g. birth certificate).
5) Just keep adding to your binder as you have more memories to keep.

**Voila!**


How Many Do I Make?

I plan to make a family binder to keep for myself (I may end up with one family binder for every few years...) :-) And then I plan to make at least one binder per child, and give that to them as a gift at there wedding or when they'll appreciate it--haha!

Wanna Go the Extra Mile? 

--> Make a CD with the pictures that are in the binder (plus any extras). This way the pictures are there handy if you need to use them again, and you don't have to go searching for them or have to scan them! --> Slip the CD into the end of the binder in a CD case and page protector.

What Do you Think? Please comment with more ideas!!!

Can you Add to this List of Good Family Movies?

I would like to start a good movie collection. I know all of you know lots of good movies, can you add to this list? Thanks.

Cartoons:
Cars
Finding Nemo
Tangled
How To Train Your Dragon
The Swan Princess

Classics:
Hot Lead & Cold Feet
Friendly Persuasion
Take Down
Gentleman Jim
Here Comes the Groom
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

Action:
The Man From Snowy River
Return to Snowy River

True Stories:
Gifted Hands

TV Shows
Merlin by BBC
Disney's Zorro (1957)

Fiction:
Iron Will

Spiritual: 
Animated Stories
Legacy
17 Miracles
Courageous
Fireproof

Self Care For Moms

Thought I would start out the first post to get us going!

I have been learning about how important that we take time for ourselves! Being a mom takes a lot of time, effort, and patience! ;-)
But as the saying goes: How can we pour water for others from an empty bucket?

We need to take some the time for ourselves...allow yourself to be selfish once in a while! Because this in turn will help us to be happier, better people to those around us.

Self Care Ideas:
(Please comment with more ideas!)
1. Go for run/walk
2. Take a minute to read a good book.
3. Buy yourself a new outfit! (some of us could really use this!)
4. Go to the temple.
5. Get your hair cut.
6. Take a bubble bath!

There are so many things you can do. It's good to do something for yourself at least once a week, but sometimes more depending on the week! Right? :-)

I love you sisters so much! I look forward to reading posts from each other. The sky is the limit to what you can post about: food, DIY ideas, crafts, spiritual thoughts, exercise tips, advice on how to raise children (someone please!), miracle stories, anything!

xoxo,
Melina