Santa

button books

Buttons are very special in my family.  So, when I saw these button books at my school's book fair I decided it was time to introduce a love of buttons to the next generation of girls.   They loved them!

accidentally artistic

While we were in the hotel in Atlanta, Shelby found my camera.   Some how it must have gotten banged and the lense didn't open all of the way when I snapped this picture--- but I think it is very artistic looking.

Thanksgiving

Here are some photos from our annual trip to celebrate Thanksgiving with Mr. D's family in Atlanta.  You can also check out Meredith's photos here and here.  She is a much better blogger than I am and had them posted in a timely manner.  Here are some of my photos! 

95% of November in just one post!

In an effort to catch up my blog, I am going to post 95% of November in this post.   Here is goes: 

GYMBOREE

Shelbs continues to love love love the Gymboree.  I always say it is "her" place.  She enjoys every second. 

Shelby went for her 15 month check up in November.  She is 31 inches long and weighs 23 lbs.   She did not enjoy their trying to measure her so I suspect the length measurement is a little on the short side.  

MOVEMBER:

In memory of my good friend Russell, his brother Steven ( whom I am so please to be good friends with now!) participated in MOvember.  He grew a moustache and raise money for men related cancers.  Shelby is his biggest fan and we did a couple of things to support his plight.  Here is a super fun pic of Shelby sporting her Mo (in her Mo-veralls).   

 Here she is writing him a card... which took pretty much a million days to get to him (or a week).

Here is a photo of Steven with his month long MO growth. 

And here is his clean face after the shave.  

Wanna know something else??? Steven is GETTING MARRIED!!! He proposed to Rachel at the Chuck E. Cheese and she said yes!!!!   They are the world's CUTEST couple!! 

CRAFT PROJECT:

This:

 Plus This:

 Turned into this! It's my version of an ornament tree chandelier. 

 CRAFT PROJECT 2:

 This is the lamp of the Mayflower that Shelby and I made for her Grandma Linda for Thanksgiving.