December Daily™ 2012 | Day Eleven

Love, love, LOVE that photo of you & Simon!

Wow, Ali! The photo of you and Simon is so touching. It literally made me tear up a little. What a special little guy he is and what a lucky mom you are!

Wow, how beautiful this memory is, love the picture. THis brought instant tears to my eyes before I even saw his hand on yours, sooooo AWESOME!! Love that you and Chris spent this time with Simon. Thanks Ali for sharing this with us.

I love the idea of the smaller album - I just couldn't do it and get all my December Daily events in. You always do great work!

Love your day eleven. And that photo of Simon and you is simply beautiful!

Oh Ali, you are a really gorgeous mother. Your boy is so lucky he got to be mothered by you - in the same way you are lucky you got to be his mother. God blessed you both so much - and I can tell that you know this. Merry Christmas

Dear Sweet Ali,

I LOVE your DD album! It's packed with fun little stories and lots of visual goodies. I especially love this year's album size. It's not a whopping intimidating project, and it's very doable for scrapbookers with busy, working lives. Thank you, Ali. Finally, here's a December project that I can actually finish without wearing myself out in the process.

I really hope you consider this 4x6 album size next year, too. Perhaps a vertical one?

Merry Christmas and may God continue to shower you with creative blessings.

I shared the following story at Paperclipping.com and Noell encouraged me pass this along because she thought that you might appreciate it.

Two years ago, I made a December daily album as inspired by a ScrapBooks Etc. article by you I'm really glad I did. It made me look at December in a different way. I was consciously trying to find bits of happiness each day to share in the album. Keeping the album was also really good for me because I had a miscarriage that was pretty traumatic during that month. As silly as this may sound, having this album reminded me to keep moving forward and to look for ways to create happy memories for both myself and my family. I did record a bit about my miscarriage and being in the hospital. Even though that December and Christmas were mixed with grief and sadness, I am amazed at how that year stands out to me as incredibly precious and special, precisely because I took the time to record special moments of that month and the traditions I love.

I adore that the photo captured an awesome moment so well - love the hands. (am jealous we never manage to quite capture those special moments so well! LOL)

That picture of you and Simon is awesome! Your expressions are priceless :)

I've always admired you for your creativity. But, even more then that, I admire you for the way you make your "family" work. Life is not easy...we face many struggles. You and Chris working together to raise your children...to take the time to be with them individually and discuss "life" with them...will have lasting affects on them forever. Merry Christmas, Ali. May you find yourself surrounded by all the things you love during this holiday season. xoxoxo

Ali,
You never cease to amaze/inspire me. Your post made me teary eyed. I find it absolutely amazing that you and Chris take that special time to be with your kids, no matter what. You both deserve kuddos for placing them first. Cheers your way!

[...] Day Eleven [...]

[...] Day Eleven [...]