Documenting Life

When my husband and I got married I was looking for a way to document our years and we grew with each other and eventually grew our family. I really liked to scrapbook, but with a full-time job it was becoming more of a chore then fun to do. Shutterfly.com was just starting to get popular for photo gifts and other photo items and I noticed they offered Photo Books. After looking into them a bit I decided I liked their look and options and maybe it was a good idea to try out. 

I selected their 8x8 book for the year we got married. I wanted something compact enough but still large enough to actually see the pictures without squinting. And really, lets be honest, it was the cheapest option so it was more worth it in my mind as a "trial run". I ended up LOVING the book and how it documented our year with our favorite memories. I still make these books every year and call them our "year books". I like to include vacations, fun days, weddings, birthdays or anything that stands out in year with the good and the bad! I do always end up adding more pages to the standard book, but Shutterfly is great at having sales and coupons! 

Once Jase was born I also did a birth book just about him growing in my belly and his birth. I loved that one so much I ordered the same book for my mom and mother in law! Once he turned ONE I did a "year" book for just him. I guess it's basically his Baby Book. I will most likely do this for future kids as well. I con tuned with the same 8x8 size and love how they look on the shelf, all neat! 

I've noticed in the last year or so there have been many other companies doing these photo books but have been too chicken to try another "brand". Shutterfly has yet to disappoint with style, ease and quality for price (with the coupons) so I haven't had a really reason to switch. 

How do you mommas like document your days, years, months in print form? Any great, fun ideas?

<3 Lindsey