Cute Kids & Timeframes

When Megan was born, somehow I found these cool frames called Timeframes. I loved the idea of it at the time, and have since gotten one for each of the four kids.

The frame comes with a mat with holes cut out to show your child at different ages, and they have a place at the top where they print the child's name. I still think they are the greatest things, and I never get tired of watching the holes fill in every year, and looking back to see how the kids have changed.

Unfortunately for my kids, this means I subject them to yearly pictures at JCPenney, so I can make sure I have an appropriate picture to fill the hole. For a while I tried to rely on school pictures, but they just never seem to turn out very well. JCPenney always does a great job.

When the kids were little, I made sure these picture appointments occurred on their birthdays. It was important to make sure the picture captured when they exactly turned that age. Fortunately for all of us, the crazy things that seem important when they are little fade with time. Now I'm lucky to get them to JCPenney before their next birthday. :)

So we've just finished the JCPenney rounds for this year. Mitch turned 15 in February (yea, I'm pretty late with his), Megan turned 14 in August, and Katie turned 11 in August (yep, late with hers too). Megan's pictures are the only ones that even occurred in her birthday month this year. Fortunately for Charlie, his Timeframe filled up when he turned 18, so I no longer subject him to the torture. :)

We do have some incredibly cute kids, if I do say so myself. :)

Here's Mitch's official 15 year picture:

And Megan at 14:

And Katie at 11:

I really do love the Timeframes and highly recommend them if you have a new baby. When they are little, the cutouts in the mat have a hole for pictures every 3 months until they are 2 years, and then it's yearly. I'm so glad I went to the effort to have all those pictures made, and have this unique and fun way to display and enjoy them.

B