CohabiTOT – living stylishly with children

This summer I  have been  living vicariously through all my friend’s beach vacations on facebook.  I haven’t personally gone to the beach yet this summer; 10 month old twins and a 3 year old just sounds exhausting to me!  You know, chasing babies who eat sand and rocks and then put the sun tan lotion bottles in their mouth.

Instead I have spent my summer days with  my twins  and son blissfully playing in their playyard and splash pool respectivally; wondering  about all these photos on facebook. With digital cameras we can take hundreds of pictures in a hour!  Are they all just sitting there in the ethers of our hard drives. My friend commented on facebook that she actually printed 1000 pictures! Wow, what is she going to do with all of them? I know she has little 3 kids so finding time to put them in an album is on that never ending “to do” list.

I challenge you to get them off your hard drives and up on the wall.   Here’s a couple ideas:

1. Frame the 9 to 12 best pictures from the vaction and hang them in  tight grid. I did it with my son’s first beach vacation.(that’s a small sample above) It’s hanging in our basement and he loves looking at it. The pictures aren’t the best….you know photographing moving children isn’t easy. But  hanging them  in tight grid makes you look at the whole lot  and not the individual picture. It doesn’t have to be expensive! Ikea sells 5×7″ frames for a 3.99 for a 2 pack! 

2.  Maybe you have gone to the same place every year? Why not take one picture from every year and hang them together. What a great way to see how quickly your children have grown!

3.  Do you have one  favorite picture!  Try the website: Photowow and create a great piece of pop art!

Just talking about this makes me think I should give the twins at least one day to explore the sand! I know they will love it….and I shouldn’t deprive them, right?!  Wednesday is looking sunny….I think  I should start packing now.