So I gave my sister her scrapbook today after dinner.
When I brought the bag out she went "ooo, pretty" and when I told her I made the bow she was impressed and made sure her husband saw it and said "Look honey, my sister MADE this bow!" And then she opened the book and read each quote aloud to all of us, laughing where appropriate, going "awww" where appropriate, and telling her kids who was whom in the pictures.
Of course, the 3 year old was ready for bedtime so he was being fussy, and he kept reaching for the book and trying to take the pictures out and howling when we wouldn't let him. But I quickly mollified him by giving him the leftover pictures of himself, which kept him quiet and fascinated.