A last post...at least for now... // If you’ve been around The Albums for long, you know we make photo books, but that our heart is for family. The Albums exists because we had a place in mind where we wanted to tell our family’s story, and we couldn’t seem to find that place anywhere. We pictured something simple, beautiful, purposeful… where we could easily share our story with the people we loved and no one else… something that would last long enough that our kids could experience the feeling I get when I look through the photo albums of my childhood at my parents’ house. So when we couldn’t find that place, we decided to spend our Saturdays building it. Completely by accident, The Albums was first launched within the month of our first daughter’s birth. Perfect timing for me… I had a new DSLR and my pictures had a home. Shortly after, @thealbumsco signed onto Instagram for the first time with daily photo prompts. It was all my husband, Andrew’s, idea honestly and I remember telling him that there was no way he could ever possibly expect me to truly connect with anyone online. If I was going to be friends with anyone, they would need to be sitting in front of me, cup of coffee in hand. He proved me wrong. On Instagram, I found a community of kind and generous and purposeful mamas who love what I love and value what I value, and whose kindness made it easy to connect even from far away. Soon we started printing photo books and I got a little addicted to making my own. Not many things make me happier than seeing my girl with a stack of her “Ellie books” on her lap, flipping through them and telling me stories of things there’s no way she’d remember without them... (continued in comments)
#thealbumsco_us by @_graceandjoy_ // Going up to the lake is so peaceful, the sounds of nature actually nourish your soul. Vivi and I awoke early today after a night of rain and explored. Fish and frogs and birds and deer- it's a whole new world. We're blessed to have a spot that's uninterrupted, serene and uniquely ours. There's not another spot like you, Minnesota. ❤️ • Such a dreamy image, Kate, and those words about having an uninterrupted spot that's uniquely yours...so good. 💛 • Tag #thealbumsco_us to have your words and images about family shared!
#thealbumsco_us by @courtneyathome // To be fair, I told him to "eat at the table." 🙄 • So many things to love about this, Courtney, but mostly I love that wall behind him... all the stories, the history, the shared experience that have and will continue to shape that sweet boy of yours for so many years to come. ❤️ • Tag #thealbumsco_us to have your words and images about family shared!
#thealbumsco_us by @macadacianut // Sibling love 😍 I pray they're always this close... • Such a sweet capture, Dacia... I bet they're both going to treasure this one their whole lives ❤️ • Tag #thealbumsco_us to have your words and images about family shared!
#thealbumsco_us by @chandra.sandoval // {family portrait} any time w them is my favorite time | tofino, bc | ocean village no.6 | september o3.2017 • Love the way you captured this, Chandra! • Tag #thealbumsco_us to have your words and images about family shared!
#thealbumsco_us by @3bebesmama // These two little cousins were so happy to see each other this weekend! They spent most of the day playing together and holding hands ❤️ • Such beautiful memory-making...love this one, Naomi! • Tag #thealbumsco_us to have your words and images about family shared!
#thealbumsco_us by @betty_and_barnaby // We're home after a magical week in Wales, on a farm with no phone signal, internet or electricity. Just perfect but now feel like I've got a LOT of catching up on here as well as 1000+ photos to sort through! • A week of just being together with no phone, internet, or electricity most definitely sounds magical... and such a sweet shot of them, Hannah! • Tag #thealbumsco_us to have your words and images about family shared!
#thealbumsco_us by @jessie.b.photo // There’s just something about this place. The know it as “the lake.” Our lake. Where we go when mama’s itching to take some pretty photographs. Or when we have an hour before bedtime and the weather is pretty. Or if we want to go for a long walk or ride bikes on a stretch of flat land. When we arrive, the kids jump out and they’re off. They know the boundaries and exactly how far from me they can be at any point in time. But I know where to find them. They’re down by the water’s edge throwing stones into the lake and getting sopping wet. As they should be. • The places we love and frequent most definitely shape us, and this is a pretty gorgeous spot for those beautiful kids of yours to be shaped by, Jessie! Love this one! ❤️ • Tag #thealbumsco_us to have your words and images about family shared!