An Amazing Heritage

Ever since Ian and I were married I've thought a lot about the heritage our families have passed down to us. My sister-in-law did a similar page in my niece's scrapbook and it inspired this 2 page spread. Ideally I wanted each couple's wedding photo, but as it turns out several great-grandparents did not get wedding photos taken. So, I made do with what I had. I'm super pleased with the results and really love what this page says about where the girls came from. I made the same thing for both Amelia and Emery (different colors though) Below are pictures of Amelia's pages.

I started with great-grandparents on both sides, then grandparents, then parents.




I recorded each person's name, date of birth, date of death and wedding date. Some of the info was a little hard to track down. If you want to do this for your kids I would recommend getting the information recorded somewhere NOW because it might be too hard to locate after some loved ones pass on.




This is what the note I wrote says:

Amelia Marie Long,
This is your heritage page. It amazes us to look at this page and see our heritage and your heritage: Christian families, strong marriages, parents who love their children, and children who love their parents. We pray this heritage blesses and encourages you.

Love,
Dad and Mom

PS: I never would make progress on my scrapbooking if it weren't for my monthly scrapbook dates with my neighbor. She's super creative and has a great scrapbook room for us to get inspired in. I only make one layout at a time before I get sleepy, but it's better than the no layouts at a time I was making before- HA. Thanks Sari for getting me moving!