Before I share a couple of Maeve and my crafts, I have to share a couple of my recent favorite Maeveisms

mom, sleep with me in second minutes.
mom, are you going to wear a life vest? (as she put on her regular fall vest to go outside)

and one for Kaka

"di" as she insists on dipping everything while we eat, over and over again she whines and gets frustrated unless we give her the plate of olive oil for the bread, the plate of ranch dressing for the carrots, the ketchup for the chicken.....and on and on. She is such a Calkins!

And now for the crafts.......

One of my recent cards

My latest hand painted baby gift (I had so much fun doing it)

Maeve's leaf from Little Bits, a weekly preschool-like class

Maeve's Thanksgiving card for Lolo and Papa (I was impressed b/c she did the turkey all by herself)

November already!

playing in a huge leaf pile outside our house a beautiful November day at Frying Pan Park.....Kaleigh was all into petting the animals while Maeve was a bit nervous. Maeve did get to feed a horse a carrot which was cool.

A cold day in November (a little unpredictable in temperature around here!)

Playful girls....it's great to see them play more and more together. They do best when I stay out of the room, otherwise, the frequency of tears escalates dramatically.

A quick but fun visit from Lolo and Papa. Maeve and Kaleigh were troopers and are finally at an age that I can enjoy going out to dinner again. We had a great meal at Bone Fish Grill. I highly recommend it!

Halloween 2009

My little giraffe Tigger at her best

Friends; Lucy, Maeve and Taylor

My girls!

Maeve is a girl after my own heart. (After taking an hour to convince her to put on her Tigger costume.) She was all into trick or treating. (who wouldn't be when there is chocolate involved). She would charge right up to the door (having to be reminded to say "trick or treat" and "thank you" and then be off on a mission to reach the next house (or should I say candy). We had to encourage her frequently to slow down and enjoy the experience and stay with her friend, Taylor. Kaleigh was a trooper and stayed up for the whole event that spanned almost 1 1/2 hrs. It was a great evening of friends and fun.