How to Please Your Mother-in-Law

So we missed my mother-in-law's birthday last year.  A person might think that her husband would know his own mother's birthday.  I know the birthdates of everyone in my family and there are 11 of us.

Just saying.

Anyway...we needed to make up for last year's fail by doing something really lovely this year.  Accidentally getting pregnant and having a tiny dovecake put us on the right track and allowed us to make what turned out to be (in my MIL's words) "the best b-day present EVER!" It was awfully precious.

All a person needs for this personalized gift is some construction paper, scissors, scotch tape, a digital camera, Walgreens, a 3 slot picture frame and a gorgeous child to model.  We took 2 versions of the pictures. 

This one, for emailing and posting on her facebook page on her birthday:

And these three to put in the 3 slot picture frame and send up to Ohio:

This method could be used for any number of occasions, perhaps with themed outfit or scenery.  If I was really motivated I would do whole scenes like the mama at Mila's Daydreams.  She's very good.