I apologize in advance for the quality in these photos. It gets dark so early here so I wasn’t able to snap good quality ones. I will try again tomorrow and replace these if I can get better ones. (Fixed now :))

For the 15th, I glued a paper to the back of David’s writing to Santa photo and stitched it to the overlay to create a pocket. Inside the pocket, I put his letter. Here’s the front:

And here’s back. I put a little xmas tree on the letter that shows through the overlay.

And a detail to show the stitching:

Keeping it simple still.

Here are my pages for day thirteen.



Since I don’t really have any other photos, day thirteen is about our *fun* time in Gilroy.

same journaling I put on the post below.







In quite a bit of pain today but mostly my back not my nose.

Here are my pages for day eleven.



I loved this fabric so I wanted to not cover it.

and the back celebrates David being the Shabbat helper:







I have so many mixed feelings about this album. I love documenting our family but on one side I wish I were craftier, on the other side I wish it were plainer and more classic, and everything in between. Then I remind myself it’s about documenting. About being present. Everything else is icing. And documenting, we are.

Here are my pages for day nine.



I wanted to honor the baking and avocados so two simple pages today with photos and words.

and the back:







Sad that we’re almost on day ten.

Here are my pages for day seven.



Just a few words from Jake’s storytelling.

and the little boy with one of my digital overlays from a while ago.







I’m loving this book. This is definitely my favorite project all year.

Here are my pages for day five.



Photos with Santa.

without the cover.







and the ornaments we made at the event:







simple day today.