Are there any step mommas who scrap book their step children?

Sarah - posted on 12/13/2012

I scrap book my step son's special events he does with me and his dad. I just do an event book. The difference though is I didn't meet my hubby until his son was 12, so I don't have much. By events I mean like the WWE event we went to is in a book and then our Holiday World trip was another book. He has nothing from his mom because she could care less. I would say just take lots of pics when you have them and for the firsts you get to experience with them. Other than that there is not much else you can do and don't feel bad about not having every thing from the first years of their lives. They will see that you cared from the moment you met them just by what you do have.

Stephanie - posted on 12/09/2012

I do, and I have a folder/scrap beginning of all the art she has made, and school work she has shown us. I love her very much, and want her to know we are just as proud of her as her mother.

Heather - posted on 01/06/2012

I agree, start your own memories..they will mean so much more later on in life to him! thats what i am doing.. we have all of our own pictures except for the day it was born and the first 3 months we have like 6 from his mom. we found out about him when he was 3 months old so we started taking pictures of holidays and things on our own if they didnt fall on a day we had him. for his first thanks giving and halloween we celebrated them early bc we wouldnt have him.. your stepchild will love you so much more to know you took the time to do it for them too..

Nancy - posted on 01/04/2012

Hi! I have 2 wonderful step daughters and I have just started a scrap book for them bc their mother really has no interest in them. I have my own children that I scrapbook for and didn"t want to leave my step daughters out. What I did was just start their scrap books from the time I first met them. I would never use pics from their mother bc it wasn't "our" time together and the scrap book is all about OUR lives. Hope this helps!

Angelica - posted on 03/31/2011

i have a book for my daughter, my stepson and am ready to start another for my stepdaughter. they also each have a...few... photoalbums, im a little obsessive about pictures. =)

first dont steal pictures, then its nothing special from you.

if there is a halloween missing and you feel like it needs to be in there [like i do] take them to a parade and dress up and she can take them trick or treating then you both get pictures or if she wont cooperate with that, dress up and have a "party" just you and the kids... make your own memories. truely makes it more fun to book, better stories, and even more special because that much more effort was put into it.

Misty - posted on 03/16/2011

as much as I hate involving the kids, get them to ask her for the photos. If she knows they would really like to have them scrapped, she may be more willing. I got my extra boys at 8 and 13 and don't have a lot of their baby photos either, but their mom's house had a fire about a year or so later and she ended up giving the boys and my husband everything that could be salvaged and even tried to get the rest of her relatives to gather whatever pictures they had of the boys as well. People just don't get it sometimes.

Kelly - posted on 03/09/2011

yeah, that is what we have been doing. I just wish we had some pictures of babyhood....

Rachel - posted on 03/08/2011

I a feel your frustration. I haven't started one for my step son yet but I have done a few pages in our general album. I would just try your best. Do pages with what you have. Make new memories and when you have him with you take lots of pictures. Best of luck!

Tameka - posted on 03/07/2011

i had the same problem so i made as many of our own happy memories with them as i could and scraped that

Kelly - posted on 01/27/2011

i tried that. She is but she blocks me immediately. We really dont much talk to be honest. im sure she has her reasons and i have mine.

Lisa - posted on 01/27/2011

Find out if she's on a social network like facebook or MySpace. You can get photos from there is she uploads them.