Great Gift Idea: for out of state FAMILY

Pictures of cousins (Brock & Grace) over top pictures on book, you can either tape or glue them on book

This book is for Brock so we put our picture on the body of the hikers

Added Grace to picnic lunch, you can always put another picture on opposite page

On left picture of Brock fishing and on right picture of Grace dancing. This really pegged their interests.

We put Grace's picture in the sky as if Brock was thinking about Grace while his mommy, daddy or grandma, grandpa read him the book



On the back cover we put our family picture

 First off I can not take credit for the idea. My mom orginally found the "Good Night Virginia" book soon after Grace was born. So she went through the book and taped pictures of Brock throughout for Grace to look at so she would remember her VA family and cousin.
I was at Sam's Club here in town and came across "Good Night Texas" and thought we would put pictures of us in the book for Brock. The book not only can serve as a picture book of your relative(s), it helps children learn about state landmarks and what the state is known for. I did not post every page of the boook. I can see how you could get really creative with this. This is Grace's favorite book to look at because A.) its a book and she loves "reading" books B.) it includes her and her family. My mom would tell you its Brock favorite book too. Even though we are not close to our families its good for the kids to know we are thinking and praying for them. I have already thought about as Grace gets older having her "make a book" with me to give to her extended family.
Light bulb just went off...I am going to buy another "Good Night Texas" book and put Grace's pictures throughout the book to give to her birthmother. Grace has a half sister that is 18 months older than her and if her birthmother so chooses, she can show it to her.
I would love to know if you have ever done this and maybe some other creative ideas to add to the book?