cube.

i've made a few of these cube guys. they always come out with their own personalities. i love it. i'm also going to attempt a cube lady this week.

pizza cake side eye.

betty.

the same. but different.

he's 2,193 days old. my first born is six.

in six years he has:
captured our hearts.
made us laugh. daily.
taught us to think differently.
allowed us to love unconditionally and with open arms.

we've watched him grow and thrive and we look forward to helping him continue his journey.

i can still remember the day we brought him home from the hospital, putting his car seat on the floor of our living room, wondering what to do next. where was the manual? he has taught both brendan and i a lot. but this is what he taught me: sleep? overrated. coffee became my new love. or how showering was newly coveted "me" time. that bringing all the snacks and drinks and remotes one could possibly cover a coffee table with in no time flat was essential, because he planned to nurse and snuggle and pin me to that couch for the entire day. and well. those early days? i embraced them, as much as i could at that point. as hazy as i can remember them being. i look back on them with fondness now. but i know at the time, i was exhausted, frustrated, elated, tired, excited, and at the end of the day over the moon happy. those early days seemed so long, our routines repeated over and over and over.

today our routine is different. the same. but different.

the days go by much faster for some reason. remember sitting around staring at your little tiny baby? wondering about the kind of kid he would become? miles is that kid now. he's a real, big kid.

he's reading big kid books + comics and loves to read them to ozzie. he loves building anything with lego and making elaborate dioramas with his playmobil. he plays organized sports - hockey + t-ball and continues to progress in his swimming lessons. over the years he's gone from requesting cake decorating and cars 2 toy videos on youtube to episodes of scooby doo and ninjago. he can run wild with his imagination and i love it. he loves to draw + make pictures of his family. to turning everything into clues and a mystery a la the scooby doo gang.

i couldn't imagine a life without miles. i can hardly remember a life without him. six years is both such a long time and such a short time. and now i sit and and let my thoughts wander and wonder, as i did when he was a baby. the thoughts? they are the same. but different. who will he become? what will he accomplish? what will make him happy? ...

henny penny.

the rest of the brood is coming soon!

up close.

looking for a happy home.

come check them out at Heirlooms show in welland, june 14-15th. or feel free to contact me if you're interested in buying one sooner.

ziro.

babywearing mama cat.

fancypants.

lovey.

family portrait.

meow.

animals.

lots of work going into preparing for the Heirlooms show, coming up in June.

among the creations are a lot of animals!

foxes
owls
cats
pigs
raccoons
bats
dogs

i'm having some serious fun creating:

oh and don't forget to like my facebook page!
https://www.facebook.com/MilesandOzzie

march break.

this week flew by.

first we had some visitors come and play and have a sleepover. THAT was fun. thanks so much for coming holly. we loved having you, calvin + alyse over. those days seemed to go by so fast because we were all having so much fun. we also wished you lived around the corner so that those kind of days could happen more often.

this was the best shot of the few i had.

a far cry from waaaaaaay back when... awwww. cousins.

after the sad, tearful goodbye, we had a day full of hangin' out + scooby doo episodes.

also one afternoon this past week, we had some time to visit westfield heritage village in rockton for their special maple syrup festival. the kids had lots of fun even though it was a bit cold and windy. we ended up buying a year pass and will be able to enjoy lots of other events they have going on throughout the year. we'll also take advantage and take some hikes through some of the lovely conservation areas in our neck of the woods too. yay!

here's a photo dump of our day:

we also had lots more hanging out time. brendan has been teaching the boys chess. we've played busytown. lego. puzzles. cartoons. reading lots of books and the boys had a sleepover at gram + grandads' and brendan and i went to the movies to see silver linings playbook. i ate popcorn. and chocolate.
















miles was lucky enough to go to a leafs game with daddio on saturday night while ozzie + i stayed home and played more games of busytown. ozzie was sad when he couldn't go too, but when i told him he could pick out whatever movie he wanted that night, he was excited to hang out with his ma. :) he'll have his own special night out with dad at some point too.

overall, i was thinking this week off of school would be long and drawn out and the kids would be booooored. but it flew by. i am excited to get back into our routine but i am not looking forward to that alarm clock and our early wake ups.

unicorn.

i made this unicorn for our friend's daughter. she just turned three and i always love to give handcrafted gifts when i can. it was a fun, easy and quick project to make.

but i'd love some feedback.
should i add it to my roster of items for sale? do some different animals as well? what do you think?