Happy Birthday!

Love this guy!!

Nephew @1yr

Cutie Man is one year!

Cutie man being my nephew. He's a year and I was able to see him open some presents via skype. Thank you Jesus for skype! Here is what I've been working on for him for a while. I think he'll have to grow into playing w/ it. Perhaps it will entertain him when he's not sleeping on their 9+ hour drive home. Love you Knox!


The swing moves and the airplane travels.


Oops. On its side. BUT those little animals in the barn are finger puppets! And the tools come out too.



Rocket Travels, fruit snaps on and off.



Had to include the ocean!



After making a crown for miss Mia I had to try a boy one. Not perfect...but cute IMO. I think he wore it for 1/2 a second. He's one. I'll give him some grace on that. :)

*inspiration for some of the pages and the template for the tree trunk, barn & finger puppets was found HERE
*Also some inspiration (tools) found HERE

I'd really like to do this one someday...maybe I'll make something for my own kid! ha!

CA trip

This guy and I took a quick trip to CA to meet my nephew.


Also had lunch w/ some old girlfriends.


Celebrated dad's birthday.


And dad made BBQ chicken and ribs.



And when I wasn't sick, I held this little guy.