| books are the newest way to preserve your | | | | how the season ended up. |
| memories forever. Here are ten great themes around | | | | 6. Birthdays. Cakes and candles and all those |
| which to build your books. | | | | presents. Who doesn't want to remember their |
| 1. The Kids. First days, first steps, first day of school, | | | | birthday? Put all your family celebrations into one |
| even up to the first date. Photo books are a great | | | | annual photo book, or make a separate book for |
| way to put all of the major "firsts" milestones in one | | | | each occasion. Either way, the fun of the birthdays |
| place. Make a book for each of your children, and | | | | will last the whole year long. |
| they will have something they will keep forever. | | | | 7. Scrapbooks. Taking photos of the items you might |
| 2. Vacations. Whether it is just one particularly great | | | | ordinarily put in a scrapbook is an elegant way to |
| trip or all the great trips you took in a year, putting | | | | make sure that these items are preserved forever. |
| them together in a beautiful book will keep the | | | | Your pages can be attractively arranged and |
| memories fresh and the fun alive until the next big | | | | photographed, and this way, you don't have to |
| adventure. | | | | worry about damaging your precious keepsakes. |
| 3. Weddings. Making your own photo book of | | | | 8. Pets. We know that you have the most amazing |
| someone's wedding is a great project, and a one of | | | | cat in the whole wide world, your bird is the |
| a kind gift that is sure to be appreciated. Hint: pick a | | | | smartest, and your doggie is the best. Why not |
| theme, be it amusing or poignant and craft the book | | | | show them all off to the world, and keep their |
| around that theme. This will help you book stick out | | | | memories alive forever by putting all that goodness |
| among the mountains of gifts. | | | | into book form? You could make a book for each |
| 4. Family Story Books. Every family has a story. | | | | pet or create one book that represents the whole |
| Whether you choose to document a year in the life, | | | | zoo. |
| or to gather photos from the generations that came | | | | 9. Cookbooks. There are so many ideas for |
| before, your family photo book has an important | | | | cookbooks, that its hard to know where to start. |
| story to tell, and you are just the one to tell it. It will | | | | One idea: contact your entire family and gather all of |
| be a wonderful gift to for all the generations to | | | | their favorite recipes together and put them all in one |
| follow. | | | | book. It's a great way to preserve old family |
| 5. Sports Books. Got a sports-crazy family? Put all | | | | favorites, and to see the new dishes that keep your |
| their team and action photos from the year in one | | | | favorite people fueled and fed. |
| great book that they can proudly show off to all | | | | 10. Graduations. Capture these rites of passage |
| their friends. Team photos and action shots could all | | | | whether from daycare, grade school, or college. Or |
| be included, and the books will be a trophy no matter | | | | hey, why not put all of them together in one book? |