Saying good bye to the baby cradle

Twelve years ago, Welo (Vic) hand made an heirloom cradle that Audrey, Wyatt and Mia each used when they were born. It's a beautiful piece of work (I can say this considering my love for wood) and made from my favorite wood, American Cherry. It seems like just yesterday that Vic and I spent a Saturday sanding the cradle smooth and finishing the piece with an oil finish.

We are getting ready to put the piece away since Mia has outgrown the cradle. Actually, she outgrew it a while ago, but we have been in denial and have kept it up in our room as a reminder of those first few months when she was so tiny. Mia wanted to have one last test drive in the beautiful cherry cradle. Now that she can rock it back and forth, she thought it was pretty fun!