Can I just say how much I'm enjoying this Pinterest Project?!
I love sitting down each day and figuring out which pinned item I'm going to make!
Today has been a ROUGH day.
My morning started off rocky and has since just gotten worse.
But, spending time thinking about my little guys and making something special for them has helped my mood!

Today I made the "Mama & Me" Journal I originally pinned from Mama Jenn!
You can find it in my Stuff To Make board.

I love this journal because it will give me some special time to focus on communicating with my older boys in a fun way.  I think The Chief, especially will be more open with me on paper than he is face-to-face.  We will write little notes back and forth to each other - about anything at all!  For Con-Man, who is only 6, I told him that he can write letters to me or even draw pictures sometimes.  Little does he know this will help him focus on reading and writing skills.

I hope to fill these journals up and make many, many more.  Imagine the memories we'll have to look back on!

How to do it:


Jenn has created great labels you can use for the front of your journals.
Head over there and print them off - you can even use sticker/label paper to make the process more simple!
I used tiny (4.5 x 3.25 in) Composition Notebook
I printed off her labels in the size I wanted, glued to scrapbook paper and then glued it to the notebooks!
Easy, right?


Then on the first page of the notebook, I just wrote a little note to get us started.
Actually, I just used the same letter that Jenn posted!