"It goes by so fast..." I feel like I've heard this phrase a thousand times. From strangers to family, everyone tells me how my little ones are going to grow faster than I'd like. That's why I love to find unique ways to preserve family memories. If you've been here at Happily Ever Mom before, you know that we love to make kids activities with our family photos, but I also love decorating continue reading...
15+ {Must-Know} Tips for Learning to Shoot with a DSLR
I've been thinking about tips for learning to shoot with a DSLR camera. Since my daughter was born, I've learned to take better photos. It's my favorite stress release and it has helped me to capture and to document my daughter's childhood (and, now my sons). But, as busy as we are, I realized that it would be really hard to pick up photography as a hobby and skill now, so I came up with this continue reading...
{All About Me} Baby Play Station
I'm always changing out my son's toy shelf to make him a new baby play station. I was inspired by our light and reflection series to use mirrors at my son's baby play station. Our goal was to create a little space that reflected all of my son's favorite things: family, trains, music, etc. Our baby play stations have also been helping with clean up time by simplifying the process for my son continue reading...
{DIY Photo Lace Cards} Building Fine Motor Skills
We love using family photos with kids activities! Wether we are building with family photo mega bloks or making our own family photo night light, I'm always on the hunt to find an interesting way to use all of our photos. My daughter was showing a great interest in prewriting and writing small words, so I wanted an activity that could build those muscles she needs to write. So, we printed our continue reading...
10 Reasons to Take Better Photos
I'm always trying to take better photos. Whether I'm snapping better pictures of my baby or taking a shot of birds flying around, there is always an opportunity for me to stop, click, and repeat. But, I kept wondering: why have I been so intent on taking better photos? I mean, cameras are suppose to take great photos for us, right? All I need to do is aim and push the button! But, I continue reading...