James has brought up my memory. I give a LOT of credit to my Mom.

Birthdays, Christmas, Vacations etc...She'd take a few photos and within 3-4 days they were developed, placed in an album and labelled..."Who, where, when etc. As a kid, I LOVED going back and looking at them. I KNOW it helped keep memories vivid. It'd make me think back to the day. Not just what was in the photo but the entire day or even era. I USED to maintain albums but stopped 30 years ago.