Photos :: 365 (July 10 - 16, 2014)

191/365 :: I don't know what is up with this face.

192/365 :: We went to Toronto for a friend's surprise birthday party. Milo came along and he was just a dream child that night.

193/365 :: Ha! This photos makes me laugh. It wasn't meant to be my photo for the day. We were on our way out to a wedding that I planned on bringing my camera to. I snapped this just before we left and then forgot my camera at home.

194/365 :: Reaching for a baaallllll.

195/365 :: Milo loves splash pads so much.

196/365 :: Oh, just a big pile of clothes that don't fit Milo anymore.

197/365 :: A computer and a cat.

Hi there! Yesterday was a rough day around here. Nothing particularly bad happened, Milo was just having a bit of a tough day which led to me having a tough day. He is definitely working on new sounds and maybe even a new tooth so that was probably affecting things.

Ivan is off tomorrow so today is our Friday and that makes me really happy. Milo and I are just about to go into the garden and pick some chamomie flowers and berries. Have a great day!

♥elycia

Baby :: 13 Months

My baby isn't really a baby anymore which I really realized when I was typing out the title of this post. For this next year of Milo's life I'm still planning on taking photos on the 21st of each month but this time I am going to get some shots of Milo just doing his thing. That's my way of saying that I can't get him to lay down beside a carrot anymore.

Currently Milo is really into putting things into other things. The toilet lid stays closed these days and he has not yet decided that things need to go in the toilet so I am pretty happy about that. 

Milo has also suddenly become very interested in books. Up until a few weeks ago I could not pay this kid to sit down and read a book with me but now Milo brings me books to read to him all day long. The above photo is terrible but I had to include it so that I can remember this book loving time. Milo finds a book, picks it up and brings it to me saying, "Ah, ah, ah, ah" until I read it to him. He usually likes to curl up in my lap while I'm reading which is a really nice bonus. Milo thankfully has a few favourites instead of just one so we get to read different things over and over again. My favourite book to read with him right now is a musical instrument picture book because he signs (and makes adorable noises) when we get to the cymbals, maracas and castanets. I really need to get that on video.

Speaking of videos...I am going to try to film a little clip of Milo on the 21st of each month and (this is the important part) actually put it with some music and post it on the blog. I have lots of little video clips of Milo but they are just sitting on my computer. I am going to love looking back at these. They are not going to be anything fancy, just a little peek back.

music: 192 Days by Eisley

Maybe next month I'll get myself organized and make some original music to go with the video...or get Ivan to.

Have a great day!

♥elycia

Photos :: 365 (July 3 - 9, 2014)

184/365 :: I was dancing around trying to be entertaining and this was the response I received.

185/365 :: These lights are always on.

186/365 :: Milo definitely has his sassy wig on.

187/365 :: We got together with a bunch of friends I met since Milo was born to celebrate all the babies birthdays. Milo decided he needed to help them tend to their garden.

188/365 :: Just a few things I picked from the garden.

189/365 :: Heart eye emoji.

190/365 :: Milo and I met Kaylah and Jeff in Buffalo for the afternoon. It was great to see them and I can't wait to do it again really soon!

I was just thinking how the poor cats don't make it into photos as much as they used to. Actually, right now we are having issues with one of them (I don't know who) peeing in Milo's room. At first I thought it wasn't really their fault because the litter box is in the basement and we have to keep the door shut so Milo doesn't fall down the stairs. We seemed to have a really good system going though. The door stays open all morning until Milo and I go to the kitchen for breakfast, we usually go out for a portion of the day so the door is open all that time, the door is open all night while we are sleeping and they meow at the door when they need to go down at other times during the day. A few times we accidentally left the door shut while we went out on the weekend and they peed on the carpets in Milo's room (which is why they are no longer in there) and now I think they are sometimes peeing in there even when the door is open! It's really frustrating and we don't know what to do about it. Any suggestions? We have plans to get a cat door so they always have access to the basement but now I'm worried they just like peeing in that room.

Bah, sorry to go off on such a rant but I'm sick of things getting wrecked because of cat pee! That stuff stinks!

Anyways, I hope everyone is having a really good Tuesday.

♥elycia

5 Fave Friday

5. Ivan sent me this link and while I haven't actually made them yet these cauliflower buffalo bites look delicious!

4. Rewind three years ago to when I was looking for the perfect yellow wedding shoes. Well, here they are.

Marvelous Maven Heel in Marigold

3. I am so in love with Tracy Baker's style of drawing characters. Kaylah is already cute but in cartoon form she's kind of over the top cute.

photo from The Dainty Squid

2. I love Kale.

Ivy Leaf Education Sweatshirt

1. I really wish that I had bought a ring sling when Milo was tiny. These days he wants to see what I'm doing while I'm cooking and it would really come in handy. This Sakura Bloom one is really pretty.

Pure Baby Sling :: Wheat

Once again it's been awhile! It's kind of crazy. I have been sharing photos here and there but I kind of feel like you guys just have no idea what is going on in my life at the moment. Not that there is anything too exciting going on, I guess I just feel like I have changed so much but not really talked about much of it here. Typing this sounds more dramatic than I mean it to. I guess I just don't share funny stories and personal things much anymore. Whatever, I'm sleepy and babbling.

I hope everyone has a really good Friday!

♥elycia

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Photos :: 365 (June 26 - July 2, 2014)

177/365 :: Filling and emptying.

178/365 :: We got a few plants a while back and I immediately remembered why we didn't have any plants. The windowsill right above the kitchen sink is the only place where they get enough lights and don't get chewed by cats. Ivan and I had fun making the terrarium though.

179/365 :: Ivan's Dad is the only other person who takes as many photos of Milo as I do. I love it.

180/365 :: Pulling on Daddy's beard is super fun.

181/365 :: Milo looks like he is singing in a musical here.  No? Just me?

182/365 :: It's almost August and here I am just posting the first day of July.

183/365 :: I'm sure I've shown a photo of this chair before but the contents are always changing.

Good morning! I couldn't sleep for some reason last night and then Milo was up for about 2 hours in the middle of the night wanting to comfort nurse for some reason. I was so tired when I first got up but I'm feeling more awake.  First thing on the agenda...try to find my credit card. I think I probably dropped it outside somewhere but I'm crossing my fingers that's not the case.

I hope everyone has a good day.

♥elycia

Photos :: 365 (June 19 - 25, 2014)

170/365 :: Milo munching on some toast at the park. We joined a friend at Mohawk park in Brantford for a special family day. That is a great park, I definitely want to go back!

171/365 :: Poof balls! My go to party decoration.

172/365 :: Birthday boy pointing at a goose.

173/365 :: Party boy smashing his beautiful cake by Cake & Loaf.

174/365 :: Clean up crew.

175/365 :: Hey there blue eyes.

176/365 :: Look at Milo's face! This is one of the shots we got when we took photos for our anniversary. Milo did not want to be held which explains the awkward way I'm holding him.

♥elycia

Photos :: 365 (June 12 - 18, 2014)

163/365 :: We had to block off this area because Milo thought it was hilarious to run over to the back of this beer fridge.

164/365 :: Future piano star.

165/365 :: We checked out Hamilton Veggie Fest a few weeks ago. The best part was definitely the free samples.

166/365 :: Heart eyes for this photo from Father's Day.

167/365 :: Milo is also a future ukelele star.

168/365 :: The sky was pretty.

169/365 :: Just a little bit of prep for Milo's party.

Hi! I hope everyone had a great weekend. I had a busy, fun week last week which included parks, splash pads, family fun, a surprise birthday party, a wedding & finally seeing Kaylah again. It was definitely a good one.

Today so far we have played in the sink and I just can't get our act together enough to get out the door. We'll get there!

♥elycia

Photos :: 365 (June 5 - 11, 2014)

156/365 :: I can always tell in photos when Milo has recently woken up.

157/365 :: Some pretty yellow flowers in our garden.

158/365 :: Drying some laundry.

159/365 :: What a face.

160/365 :: Poor guy has a cold in the photo but he's still smiling.

161/365 :: Andrea sent me one of these awesome cards for my birthday. Then Pinny ate the butterfly on it. I saw these for sale through ModCloth so I picked up a pack.

162/365 :: Just doing some light reading.

Another photo catch up.

Right now I'm sitting here waiting for Milo to wake up so that we can head out to meet up with our best girl! Oh, he's stirring, gotta go!!!!

Have a great Wednesday.

♥elycia

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