I thought I was doing this just for my kids...
Jun 13, 2016 3:50:18 GMT
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Post by lostwithout2peas on Jun 13, 2016 3:50:18 GMT
I scrap for myself because it's my hobby, but I also want my kids to know how very much they are loved. But today, I found another reason.
My 2 older brothers, both in their late 40's, stopped by and I pulled out 2 albums from family trips to Sedona that we all went on together 10 and 11 years ago. Just 2 weeks ago we went on a family trip to Sedona in honor of what would have been our fathers 72nd birthday. He used to work as a park Ranger and he absolutely loved it there! The place holds lots of great memories for us all.
Well they where absolutely filled with joy as they sat and looked thru the albums, and laughed and reminisced! They couldn't believe the pictures I had and where so happy! Of course at the time I took the pictures, I didn't know how important they would be as we would lose Dad just 6 years after our last trip there. My one brother had tears in his eyes! They asked for copies of certain pics, cause of course pain in the ass little sister the scrapbooker would always force everyone together for group pics with dad!
My oldest brother turned and looked at me with a smile on his face and pats me on the back and says, "good job little sister"
It made me so happy to see they joy that my scrapbooks brought my brothers! My kids love looking thru them all the time, and now my great nephew, only 2 and a half loves coming over and looking thru them as well! When nieces and nephews come to visit they always wanna look thru Tia's scrapbooks and get a kick out of finding themselves when they where small and having a good laugh!
Now I see that I'm not just doing it for my kids, I'm doing it for my entire family, and it made my heart so very happy!!
And this is why I love this hobby!
My 2 older brothers, both in their late 40's, stopped by and I pulled out 2 albums from family trips to Sedona that we all went on together 10 and 11 years ago. Just 2 weeks ago we went on a family trip to Sedona in honor of what would have been our fathers 72nd birthday. He used to work as a park Ranger and he absolutely loved it there! The place holds lots of great memories for us all.
Well they where absolutely filled with joy as they sat and looked thru the albums, and laughed and reminisced! They couldn't believe the pictures I had and where so happy! Of course at the time I took the pictures, I didn't know how important they would be as we would lose Dad just 6 years after our last trip there. My one brother had tears in his eyes! They asked for copies of certain pics, cause of course pain in the ass little sister the scrapbooker would always force everyone together for group pics with dad!
My oldest brother turned and looked at me with a smile on his face and pats me on the back and says, "good job little sister"
It made me so happy to see they joy that my scrapbooks brought my brothers! My kids love looking thru them all the time, and now my great nephew, only 2 and a half loves coming over and looking thru them as well! When nieces and nephews come to visit they always wanna look thru Tia's scrapbooks and get a kick out of finding themselves when they where small and having a good laugh!
Now I see that I'm not just doing it for my kids, I'm doing it for my entire family, and it made my heart so very happy!!
And this is why I love this hobby!
