Raising a Reader

I have an envelope in my photo organizer labeled "I love to read."  Any time I get an especially cute picture of Trevor reading, I put it in the envelope.  Every once in a while, I pull some of the pictures out and scrapbook them.  Here's my latest layout, featuring four pictures from summer.

I didn't end up putting any journaling on the layout.  There are so many directions I could have taken this.  I could have journaled about the fact that Trevor is a strong enough reader that he's into chapter books, but still young enough that he loves picture books.  I could have mentioned that he's often so anxious to read a new library book that he can't wait until we get home to start reading, first sprawling out on the library floor and then reading in the car when I finally drag him out of the library.  I could have written about reading as a family affair, as we now have a regular 'Family Reading Time' most evenings.  In the end, I decided to just scrap the pictures and not pick between the various stories. 

I've always struggled with how to scrapbook Trevor developing as a reader.  When Trevor was two, I wanted to make a page about the fact that he knew all his letter sounds and dozens of sight words, but I wasn't really sure what picture(s) to use or how exactly to tell the story.  I ended up doing another page without journaling.

By 3.5, Trevor could read picture books independently, yet I never made a page marking that milestone.  Fortunately, I wrote all the details and dates down in my journal.  Maybe someday I'll do a page that includes that information.  

Here is the only other page I've done about reading.  These pictures are of Trevor from 8 months to about 20 months.  

Have you scrapped about reading?  Leave a link in the comments - I'd love to see any layouts you've made!