Week 10 for Maeve, nearly 5 years for Reilly

A short week and not too many photos to show, but we did capture Uncle Danny's visit home to see his niece's, so that counts for something!

My girls are all off for a week in the mountains and the camera is traveling with them. Hope to have some good ones to share when they get back.

For now, here are your week 10 photos, and your photo of the week:

Grandma's photos

Take lots of photos but never download them? You must be a grandma.

Here are a few weeks worth of photos off grandma's camera.

Maeve Brooks Overcast, Week 9

Maeve is starting her tenth week, and she grows bigger and more alert by the day. She's sturdy enough to make some trips around town to the aquarium or Publix, and her moods are more predictable, thought not entirely. She can still unleash the burning fires of hell upon all within earshot.

Maeve is generous with her smiles, and enjoys being held, especially by her mommy. Her periods of fussiness are easily remedied by "the milkshake" and speaking of milk, she is getting much better at taking the bottle, though it still takes some effort.

Maeve loves her sister, mommy and daddy, and recognizes us by voice and by our features. She also loves the little stuffed animals of her mobile, who she greets with little chatty vocalizations. The only syllable she has formed so far, predictably, is "ma."

One more syllable and we've got a first word...

Interview with a four-year-old

I saw this idea on a friend's blog and thought it would be fun to do with Reilly. Shawn took the lead with the first interview.

Interview with Reilly Overcast - June 3, 2010 - Age 4

Q: "What is something mommy always says to you?"

A: "I love you."

Q: "What makes mommy happy?"
A: "When I smile."

Q: "What makes mommy laugh?"

A: "When you tickle me."

Q: "What do you think mommy was like as a child?"

A: "A good child."

Q: "How tall is mommy?"

A: (Shrug) "I don't know."

Q: "What does mommy do when you're not around?"

A: "Write with my pen." (Mother's day gift.)

Q: "If mommy becomes famous, what will it be for?"

A: "I don't know. Getting dressed."

Q: "What is mommy really good at?"

A: "Tickling me."

Q: "What is mommy not really good at?"

A: "Flips."

Q: "What is mommy's job?"

A: "To keep our family safe."

Q: "What is mommy's favorite food"

A: "I don't know. Broccoli."

Q: "What makes you proud of mommy?"

A: "When you tickle me. When you do the stuff I like."

Q: "What makes mommy proud of you?"

A: "When I do the stuff that you tell me to do."

Q: "What do you and mommy do together?"

A: "Tickle fight."

Q: "How are you and mommy the same?"

A: "We have the same hair and lips and teeth and eyebrows and nose and lips and forehead and chins and just the white part of our eyes."

Q: "How are you and mommy different?"

A: "We don't have the same eyes and your hair is longer than mine. Much longer than mine."

Q: "How do you know that mommy loves you?"

A: "Because you tell me everyday and because you tickle me to pieces."

Q: "What is the one thing you wish you could change about mommy?"

A: "Our eyes."

Q: "What do you wish you could do with mommy?"

A: "Go to Chuck E Cheese."

Maeve Brooks Overcast, Weeks 7 & 8

Click here for Reilly's end-of-preschool festivities and Maeve's seventh week as an Overcast.