Keeping Family Memories
Have you ever had someone say to you "cherish these moments as they go fast"? I have... a lot! It's usually at the time when one or both of the boys are crying and the dog is howling because he does that any time one of the boys cries, and all I can think to myself is "this needs to STOP!". These are the memories I might miss the most as this is what makes us US.
I’m a big fan of pictures and keeping all the memories of the boys growing up. When we had our first son, family were always asking for updated photos of the new baby or what they had been up to. I love taking pictures and capturing all the moments of them growing up. However, sending everyone individual updates was getting exhausting and this was with just one kid! This is when my husband and I decided to try the app Tiny Beans. This app is AMAZING!!! I essentially explain this app as baby Instagram. You post pictures and videos onto the app. You get to pick and choose who is a member of the account and who can see and comment on pictures and videos. Its layout is great as it’s set up in a monthly calendar. My other favourite feature is the memories that pop up. Everyday it will have a memory pop up and you can look back at how little your littles used to be. I always get sucked into looking back at the memories and then swiping through all the other days around it and next thing you know an hour has gone by. This app is also great as it’s FREE! There’s a premium version of the app where you aren't limited to the length of videos that you can post (no longer than 30 seconds in the free version) but we just crop our videos or make multiple posts if needed.
Another way we keep out family memories is through Shutterfly. We order a family calendar yearly. I always have fun looking back at the pictures from the previous year while I’m making the calendar as well as everyday when I check the calendar to see what we’re having going on that day/week. I am also a fan of their photo books. I have used these to make baby books for the boys as it is extremely difficult and annoying to get pictures printed off in our town. I do however wait until the books are 50% off as they are expensive and seeing as I live in Canada, I never qualify for their free shipping :(. We have lots of family photos up around the house and if I’m making a Shutterfly order I will usually add prints to it as they are sometimes free when using the app.
I have made a photo memory book through iPhoto and it also turned out great. It was much cheaper than Shutterfly but I had to be on my computer to make it. It was our wedding album and turned out great! It came with a sleeve and looks very professional!
Whatever approach you take making and keeping memories is always a fun family activity. If you haven't found anything that works for you please feel free to try at least one of the above options.
**None of these are ADs and just links to things that we like to use as a family. **
I’m a big fan of pictures and keeping all the memories of the boys growing up. When we had our first son, family were always asking for updated photos of the new baby or what they had been up to. I love taking pictures and capturing all the moments of them growing up. However, sending everyone individual updates was getting exhausting and this was with just one kid! This is when my husband and I decided to try the app Tiny Beans. This app is AMAZING!!! I essentially explain this app as baby Instagram. You post pictures and videos onto the app. You get to pick and choose who is a member of the account and who can see and comment on pictures and videos. Its layout is great as it’s set up in a monthly calendar. My other favourite feature is the memories that pop up. Everyday it will have a memory pop up and you can look back at how little your littles used to be. I always get sucked into looking back at the memories and then swiping through all the other days around it and next thing you know an hour has gone by. This app is also great as it’s FREE! There’s a premium version of the app where you aren't limited to the length of videos that you can post (no longer than 30 seconds in the free version) but we just crop our videos or make multiple posts if needed.
Another way we keep out family memories is through Shutterfly. We order a family calendar yearly. I always have fun looking back at the pictures from the previous year while I’m making the calendar as well as everyday when I check the calendar to see what we’re having going on that day/week. I am also a fan of their photo books. I have used these to make baby books for the boys as it is extremely difficult and annoying to get pictures printed off in our town. I do however wait until the books are 50% off as they are expensive and seeing as I live in Canada, I never qualify for their free shipping :(. We have lots of family photos up around the house and if I’m making a Shutterfly order I will usually add prints to it as they are sometimes free when using the app.
I have made a photo memory book through iPhoto and it also turned out great. It was much cheaper than Shutterfly but I had to be on my computer to make it. It was our wedding album and turned out great! It came with a sleeve and looks very professional!
Whatever approach you take making and keeping memories is always a fun family activity. If you haven't found anything that works for you please feel free to try at least one of the above options.
**None of these are ADs and just links to things that we like to use as a family. **
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