And finally
Instead of journaling about our adventures in Africa, Kennet, David and I created mind maps about each place we went. There is a map for more or less each location we went to and it includes all the things that we thought were memorable enough (or possible to draw with our second grade abilities). It made it easy to keep track of the immensity of the wildebeest migration, the bizarre bird noises, and the piles of food we ate, without having to write everything word for word. Plus, they're cute.
David scanned them before we left and they're all here.