Well, there are several reasons why I blog...a few of them include:
I love taking pictures and I love sharing them.
It holds me accountable for taking pictures of everything we do and documenting our lives.
It helps close the 600 mile gap between us and our families.
But the biggest reason I blog is for me! I love being able to look back on all the precious memories that we've created. And one day I really hope my kids will like looking back and seeing what our lives were like when they were first born, recalling all the fun we had, and laughing at how ridiculous Mom and Dad look. (I'm pretty sure I need to have a daughter eventually because I'm fairly certain boys don't care about stuff like this.) But again, ultimately it's for me.
I started blogging in March of 2009. I can't believe it's been 2 years! And I totally missed my bloggy birthday. But I've made a book every year and the one from 2010 is awesome! This year I used
Blurb and I couldn't be more thrilled with the outcome. It took a good bit of time but it was totally worth it (why I didn't finish editing until March - I just worked on it a little at a time). I chose to go through every post and pick the layout I wanted for the pictures. You don't have to do it this way. Once you upload it, Blurb will lay it out for you and you can just go with that if you want. But I wanted to make sure it was exactly like I wanted. It ended up being 322 pages but only cost me around $80.
Even Keith commented on how great it turned out!
See for yourself...
This is the front cover. I decided this sweet face pretty much summed up 2010 for us.
The back cover. Our family at the end of 2010.
I love it. This book is all the motivation I need to blog. It is so worth all the time put in uploading pictures, typing, etc. to have these books full of memories for my family!