Photo Collages

This summer Phil printed off around one hundred of his favorite prints from the last three years and handed me the stack.  I was overwhelmed as to what to do with them, so I stuck them in my desk.  Last week when I started decluttering the desk I found them and decided that I needed to do something with them and not just stick them in another spot.  I decided to divide them and make a collage for each family member.

Miles had the least amount of pictures so I chose to start with his first.  I found a frame that had been sitting empty for years and discovered it was just the right size.  My initial plan was to use scraps of fabric from Grandma's collection, but opted to use the scrapbook paper that I've had since Abi was born.  I was pleased as punch with how it turned out!

I know it's a bit hard to see (the joys of using my phone instead of camera!) but the top in all lower case says Miles Nathanael.  Under Nathanael I had a sticker that says Gift From God, which is the meaning of Nathanael, very fitting I thought.  The left corner says Little Guy and the right says baby boy.  

The black and white photo is the upper left is Miles peeking through a cut out at Focus on the Family's Adventures in Oddessy.  

The middle family shot was taken by a kind stranger by the fountain at Casa Bonita in Denver.  

The upper right is Phil holding Miles when he was a newborn.  

The bottom left was shortly after his birth.  

The bottom right is a peekaboo shot of him in the baby tub, the brown is Wesley's arm as he was getting ready to help wash. 

I spent a bit more time on Miles' collage because I haven't made anything for him since his birth, and with such few pictures I wanted it to look extra special.

I was annoyed that the dollar store didn't have any poster board, but it turned out ok as I was able to use the bottom of a box to mount everything on.

Top Left is a reflection of Wesley (age one) at Pueblo Colorado aquarium portion of the zoo

Next over he is eating a smore while camping this summer

Not sure if you can see Wesley's expression on the family shot with the dinosaur.  That is Dinger the Colorado Rockies mascot.  Wesley was so excited to meet Dinger, but as soon as we got close he started crying, howled during the photo, and then talked non stop about how awesome Dinger was as soon as we walked away.

Top right corner is the one year old picture.  Wesley is sitting in a box of duplo legos.  He was utterly obsessed with them from the time he could crawl until shortly after his first birthday.  He carried a lego all day long, while crawling, nursing, even falling asleep.  I would pry his little fingers open when I went to bed, and for a few months that was the only time he didn't hold a block!

Middle left is a happy baby shot

Pumpkin patch sibling shot.  I don't think he's grown a whole lot since then :)

Middle black and white is a look at Phil's classic style of photography

Family shot showcasing the first skirts that I made for us gals for easter a few years back

Black and white on the right is Wesley's peek a boo shot at Adventures in Oddessy.  We couldn't stop laughing at his expression!

Bottom left is Wesley wearing daddy's cowboy hat as a baby.  

Middle is him trying out Phil's camera with me as the subject

Bottom right is a sibling shot at the pumpkin patch when Wesley was almost 1.5

These were a lot of fun to make and hopefully soon I'll have a part two showcasing the girls'!