The great summer photo disaster of 2011

So, I had a great idea for this summer's photos - one that would save me time, help me catch up on my scrapbooking and plow through one entire season's photos in a snap! Here was the plan: instead of doing umpteen two-page layouts for each of the fun things my kids did this summer, I'd instead choose one photo from each significant event then do one two-page layout for each child collage-style. That way, they'd have a quick look at the memories of summer 2011 all in one place, on one layout. Fewer pages for me, more organized for them. Perfect, right?
Nope.
Here's the problem - my kids are cute! I mean, really cute! When they are splashing, giggling and mess-making their way through the summer and I have a camera in hand, the results are disastrous! As in, 552 photos in my "Summer '11" file disastrous. Some faves:

Sure, it's a great idea in theory - just pick one photo of Little C happily hopping through the sprinkler and move on to the next event. But she looks so cute running toward it. And jumping through. And the close-up of her water-dropleted face? How can I leave that one out?
So, my summer scrappin' plan is a complete disaster. I have no choice but to print my 552 photos and slowly. . . oh, so slowly. . . work my way through summer 2011, most likely filling an entire album along the way. At this rate, I'll finish scrapbooking summer 2011 in 2020 sometime.
But hey, at least when I bequeath a warehouse full of finished scrapbook albums to my kids one day, I can tell them it's all their own fault!
Happy scrappin'!