We went apple picking for the first time this weekend. What a lovely time and best of all, it was a success for Lil C! Not only were the trees young and full of apples low enough for him to pick, we ...
Friends of ours had their second baby recently. As a second child born to a family that was readily prepared with clothes, toys, love, and more, i thought a hand-made gift would be a good addition. I...
We had promised ourselves to make Lil C his gifts for is birthday, which was in (ahem) June. Mine is still not done but at least Js is. C loved helping his Daddy every step of the way, and had a lot ...
I have been working on this sweater for Lil C for several months now. Its finally done! I got the pattern from Vintage Baby Knits and loved the diamond details in it. I love the yarn i used (this tau...
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Ive been busy these last few weeks balancing work, Summer weather, and preparing for Lil Cs birthday party. While he officially turns two tomorrow - egads - heres a look at his birthday party extrava...
We celebrated Lil Cs 2nd birthday with his (and mine) mom group friends. We have an annual party to celebrate them, and our journeys, as this group has been together since our prenatal prep days.We h...
I made some simple toys for Lil C to enjoy, both featured here are adapted from some Waldorf sources. They are fun to make, and very simple and earthy. I especially liked how quick they were to make....
My main man had a birthday this past weekend, a holiday weekend here in Canada. For a very fitting cake, i made him one made of popcorn, chocolate candies (M & Ms, not truly vegan i know...), pre...
I got these patterns recently at a neighbourhood yard sale. I only had $2 cash left so had to leave more behind. But check these out! I especially love the buttons that attach the PJs together for Li...
We had a lovely day here. The cherry blossoms are out, finally, so we had a bike trip down to the park to enjoy them. I woke up to J teaching Lil C how to say "Happy Mothers Day" and was trea...
If youre ever in a jam about hosting a holiday dinner for non-vegans and especially non-vegan parents, you can find a lot of great recipes on-line and in the great selection of vegan cookbooks these ...
We had a busy weekend, packed with visits with close friends and family. Aunt J, this post is for you as you inspired me to write a post (sorry for the delay folks) tonight as i promised!We decorated...
Were back from a two-week trip to the West Coast. It was a bit of a bonanza, but ill get into that at another post, where i can share with you highlights (including a great trip to Astoria and Cannon...
I was itching to have a fun group for Clem to share his love of arts with. It would also help me as mom to find new arts and crafts ideas for him to try out. It is so important for me to provide this...
We went out yesterday (Sunday) after another snowstorm came upon us. We didnt want it to hinder our plans, so Lil C got dressed up (again) in his winter suit. We lovingly call it his seal suit. Its a...
My parents recently returned from a trip down south and came home with a lovely new chair for Lil C. Its darling, but we just have to help C see that its chair and not something thats scary. The firs...
We welcomed a new friend into the world this week, and i ran over to deliver some freshly made Pumpkin Spice Muffins (from The Joy of Vegan Baking) and this cute Owl Cozy Bag. A perfect way to get co...
We got rid of Lil Cs crib in hopes he would sleep better. While he loves his new set-up, i cant say he sleeps a lot better...but thats another story. Regardless, updating his new room to be toddler-f...
As i didnt get around to a Our Sunday Morning post - we were to busy having fun at a monthly AGO family day and i forgot where my camera was! - i wanted to post a quick hello today. We had a snow day...
Heres Lil C and i getting ready to pack up our hotel on our last day in Ottawa. He sure loves his breastmilk, aka mulk in his words!We were in our nations capitol this weekend, celebrating an amazing...
We were visiting family today and took a mixed bean and veg salad with us for lunch. As i was shaking the salad dressing, C wanted to help out. So, i passed him the jar and he had fun helping mama sh...
We had a lovely and quiet day at Chez JVC. After a busy weekend of seeing friends, hosting a dinner party, and having overnight friends, nothing finishes it off better than staying indoors in your co...
We are slowly coming back to our regular routine here, now that most of the holidays are over - and by most i mean we acknowledged both Orthodox Christmas and Candlemas here. So, i am still in holida...
We had a pledge this year to only give each other gifts made by ourselves for Winter Solstice. So, i took some cues from J about wanting a new hat and found this great tutorial on-line. I also had bo...
As i got so busy last week with making presents and otherwise getting ready for our festivities, i never got around to upload photos, let alone post here. So, here are 2 photos - 1 from what we did l...
I wanted to fix up our wreath, and saw this great idea on Design Sponge. While i didnt want to devote a whole wreath to my left over felted sweaters (as i had other ideas for them, that i will show y...
We bought our tree last night, and set it up to decorate today. We are lucky enough to live in a neighbourhood that has a farmer himself come in to sell organic trees from about 3 hours from us. He t...
Weve had a relaxing weekend over at JVC house. Right now, im about to do some work that i have to prep for tomorrow - im going to work on a non-work day to host an event in honour of the Montreal Mas...
From this to....this!My mom felted an old sweater of my dads ages ago and i finally found a project worth cutting it up for. As Cs winter coat set is a lovely cream and beige, i thought this wool wou...
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