Grandma's Project

I told you last week that I was busy, busy, busy with a crafting project ... but I couldn't say what it was because it was a present.  


Now I can share pics ...


Not only did we have a WEDDING this past weekend, but we had a BABY SHOWER, as well.  Yes.  We are only a month or so away from meeting our precious new GRANDSON.


A week before the shower, I went shopping for the present.  I wasn't in a hurry, as I knew it would be easy to find something cute for this little guy.  But, before heading to the mall, I had to stop by Michael's Craft Store for a quick errand.  And ... that is when the IDEA hit me.  


No.  I wasn't going to just buy Little Guy a cute outfit.  Of course not.  What Grandma needed to do was to MAKE him a PERSONALIZED SCRAPBOOK.  Oh. My. Yes.


I didn't really expect to complete it.  I knew I could take it 1/2 finished, and then finish it up before he arrives next month.  But ... I was having SO MUCH FUN that I just couldn't stop.


I began Grandma's Project on Monday evening ... and completed it Thursday evening.  Now, this wasn't like one of my Scrapbooking Retreats, where I can spend every.single.minute scrapping to my hearts content.  No.  This was a regular week ... with lunch dates, doctors appointments, homeschooling, packing for our weekend trip.


But ...


Grandma completed a 48 page "Noah's First Year" Scrapbook.  Yes.  I.  Did.




Here are a few pics of the completed project ...

Kayla  *  The Excited Mommy

48  (12x12)  Pages Completed

Double Page Spreads for ...

...  Daddy & Mommy

...  Grandparents

...  Great-Grandparents

...  Extended Family

...  each month of the year

...  every major holiday

...  every season

As I put the completed album into it's box ... and slipped it into a pretty Gift Bag ... I had a HORRIFYING thought:

"Oh my!  What kind of precedent am I setting?  This is only Grandbaby #1.  With a Dozen Children, I could easily have 30-40 grandchildren."

Hannah (Josh's wife) was at the Baby Shower with us, and she immediately piped up that she will be looking forward to her babies' albums in a few years.  

It's a Good Thing that I LOVED making this album.  However ... next time ... I think I'd better start working on it a little earlier in the pregnancy.  (smile)