20 weeks 4 days preggo

Hubs and I went out to see AVP Volleyball Friday night with some friends and most of us met up at a bar beforehand for a bite to eat. Oddly enough there were news cameras there interviewing peeps (not us). I tried my first non-alcoholic beer and would you believe it, we ended up on tv! A couple people from work saw it. Whoops! :D

We went to see J&J and the kids on Sat. J and Hubs took E* for a bike ride around the block. When they got back his mom asked "how was your ride?" To which E* replies, "my underwear's all bunched up!!"

Later we were all sitting in the living room and I look over to see K* standing beside Hubs's chair trying get a leg up to crawl up and sit on his lap. He's totally oblivious. I pointed it out and he says, "Oh! You want up here?" She sat on his lap and played with the nifty gloves he'd gotten for Christmas that have lights in the pointer fingers. She's such a pretty little thing and has the cutest little giggle.

J* would do this thing where they get on his shoulders and he revs up, kind jogging in place and then runs down the hall with each of them on his shoulders. He did E*'s turn and then we hear a little voice from another room pipe up, "My turn, Daddy!"

Precious

J took the munchkins trick or treating at a nursing home. Aren't they adorable?? I love that E's a skunk. He remembers me saying to him once, "P.U. you stink!" and he still finds that hilarious a year or so later, so you can see why he might enjoy being a skunk for a day.

My other nephew was to be a parrot and his parents were going to be pirates, but when he realized he was going to be something different he changed his mind about being a parrot. Maybe my brother, his dad, should be the parrot.... haha! I can't wait to see pics of the pirate trio.

And just a bit more Halloween goodness... Click this link to get directions from the talented Jennifer Murphy on how to make a Pumpkin Man.

The Pooch

The Pooch chillin' in the pond (the pond had an algae situation, which has since cleared up).

Mr. Toad

This chubby little guy lives in a drain tube in our backyard. He was feeling a little camera shy, bad wart day. :)

This reminds me of a song I learned in elementary school and sang until my older brother's ears bled, remember J? Froggie Went a Courtin'. Okay, one's a toad and the other's a frog, but you can see how I got there, right?

So sweet...

The National Geographic Picture of the Day is so cute it makes my heart hurt.  They look so fragile and sparkly!  **sigh**

Lost that creative spark??

If I sit down to sketch lately, I am a blank slate... Anyone else need a jump start? 8 Ways to Jump Start Your Next Illustration from EastbyWest. (I can't remember how I ran across this or I'd give credit).

Birthday invite cuteness from Shim + Sons.

Stencil cuteness from Loobylu. She does such quirky designs, love her stuff!

Pooch Stick Eating Montage

Pooch chewin' up a stick. :) He doesn't eat it, it's kinda his.... hobby to chew up and spit out sticks. He's a goof.

Adorable little dresses

Originally uploaded by somethings hiding in here.

I saw these adorable dresses made by Sugar City on Something's Hiding In Here. So cute!! Sugar City is two sis-in-laws sharing a blog and posting the cute stuff they sew and the cute kids for whom they sew. Very nice....

I know I shouldn't laugh...

C & I went to see my older brother's family and my folks yesterday. My niece K looks just like her mom, she's so pretty. She's going to be one in a couple weeks, unbelievable And my nephew E, who's 2 1/2? Well, he's as cute as a button and looks just like his dad. And he's a hoot.

Quotes from the boy:

Upon getting up close to the elephants at the zoo - "They smell poopy", "There are lots of cords" (he's very into appliances and cords - pretends to plug in toys in -via pieces of string stuck in books or between cushions).

Sitting on my lap after tooting- "Maymay, I smell something. Are you poopy?"

He kept saying - "Are you Kooky bad cat?" (Kooky is the nickname for my poor cat who isn't fond of strangers, but is quite fond of showing her lack of fondness for strangers - via hissing and swatting). Then he started just calling me Kooky and it sounded like cookie, so I called him cracker. He thought that was hilarious for a while. haha!

When he gets especially tickled, he says, "OHhhhh Poppa" or "OHhhhh Maymay" etc. Not necessarily the name of whomever amused him.

He was sitting beside me, reaching around me to pet our Aunt Ann's ex-guide dog Cleo and he put his arm around me and said, "Maymay, I love you." Melt my heart why don'tcha.

He's a honey and so is his little sister K. She's starting to talk now, she says Dada and Doggie and duck. She keeps a close watch on E and is often amused by his craziness. :) She's walking and crawling.

News

Family
Originally uploaded by Magpie Skinny.

Hi all! Here's a funny pic of me and two little munchkins who keep me cracking up, my niece and one of my nephews.

Well, I have finished my cousin's website: http://www.world-yoga.com/. Check it out!

I've also gotten some more done on my own website, but it needs a lot of love: http://www.magpieskinnies.com/.

Friday Cuteness

***The hairiest chauffeur I have ever seen. ***


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Birds Birds Birds by Krecha

BIRDS BIRDS BIRDS by krecha
Originally uploaded by MagpieSkinny.

I didn't feel like posting any of my art today... so here's a lovely drawing by Krecha at Deviant Art. Happy Friday all! Enjoy!