Celebrating "old" and new

For my dad's birthday, the family went to a pizza place to celebrate. I only had salad. :(

Happy birhday, dad!

On Wednesday, I got a visit from my friend B and her little peanut. What a sweetie pie! We had fun jumping around for a whole hour. I was sore and exhausted afterwards. Well worth it, though.

Cute!

"Frogs and snails, and puppy-dogs' tails..."

I had great company this evening. My friend B dropped off her sweet little baby boy for an hour.

Sweet little munchkin

We played with toys, we made noise with Wally, and then we took a short nap. And before we could say "peekaboo", mama was back.

Hello world!

"... that's what little boys are made of."

Sweet little baby boy

Today I met someone very special. What a sweetheart!

Hi! I am a cute little boy - and I am posing for you.

This little bundle of joy belongs to my friend B. She is already such a great mommy. I am really proud of her.

Mama B and a sleepy baby K

Can't wait to spend more time with them.
And of course, I also have a sweet little baby boy. This is him:

Brr, it's getting cold outside.

It's been a while

Between my teaching job, my yarn store job, plus wrapping up things at my soon-to-be former employer, I have not had much time for blogging. But now I am back again. Here are some highlights from the past week...
I got to hang out with three wonderful little girls. All three of them are under the age of 3, and I have not met more polite, affectionate, and well-behaved toddlers (and infant). 

Bella & Paisley

Baby Milla

These kids make me want to have my own. So sweet!
Other than swooning over babies, I've taught myself how to crochet really cool kitchen scrubbies using tulle. These things work great, and it's really easy to make.

Late summer walks; Bella & Paisley visit

Wallace and I have been walking on the long, winding bike trail near our house every day now. Saturday was especially nice.

What's behind that corner?

Yes - that's my big shape

Blue skies, green trees, light breeze - I love this season!

And then there were these bright flowers...

...many of them, cheering us on

In the afternoon, I had company. My friend Ariel (who is expecting her third daughter Milla any day now), brought over Bella and Paisley to play.

Pretty visitors

Bella - the first-born, putting stickers all over her shirt

She is a huge Sponge Bob fan

Hungry baby Paisley

Such a happy babe

Catching up

People have been angry at me for not updating my blog. My sincerest apologies. I was quite busy and had lots of things going on. But here is the past week in review.

Thursday: Bingo-licious fundraiser for Planned Parenthood

My friends A, D, S and I met at a local gay bar where Planned Parenthood was holding a Bingo fundraiser. It was pure entertainment. A was the A/V guy for the event, and S was volunteering at the door (hence the pink boa).

There were scantily clad attractive men serving Jello shots. It was an eye-full.
My friend A won some fitness classes that he gave to me. I was tied with someone else to win a weekend package for Branson, but the other person was drawn for the prize. Grrr!
The drag queens were absolutely hilarious. They were just plain delightful.

Friday: Protecting women's health and then watching New Moon

I joined my friend S in her activist efforts to make women's reproductive health inclusive in the health bill. There was a group of us at the federal building, and we had lots of support from passersbys.
Then the girls in my office decided to call it an early day and we all went to see the New Moon. I was in awe of Tayler Lautner's beauty. That kid is gorgeous! What a hunk.

Saturday: Indian food and fun with friends

Friends and I met at a local Indian restaurant for some yummy food. My sisters were there, as were S, M, D, hubby, AR, MT, I, AD, N. Funn!
The night was chill and fun. It was good to reconnect with good people.
We hung out at Royal Mile, a favorite dive of ours.
Sunday: A visit from the St girls

Meet Bella. She is a tomboy and a little bundle of energy. She and my doggy had a great time playing together.
And here is Paisley. She is a smiley, quiet little girl. I could not put this child down. What a sweetie. Here, I bundled her up for her nap.
As I mentioned, I could not put this baby down. She was a joy to hold (and behold).
Then we attempted to do a group photo. But Bella wasn't having it. She kept running away.
Finally, something caught her attention so I could steal a moment.
I can't wait till we are done with school so hubby and I can have babies of our own. :D

Random stuff that happened

So yesterday morning at work, I kept hearing an odd noise behind me. I turned around in my cube to find this precious little thing crawling towards me... in the office!
That totally made my day. He is one of my coworker's babies that got cut loose. Here is his twin brother. CUTE! I love babies!!!
That was a good start to the day. And then after work, I got to have dinner with my two best friends, S and D. It was awesome. I always laugh my butt off when I am with them.
Another person that makes me happy is my amazing hubby. He is the best. Here he is tinkering with the car - his favorite thing to do (other than studying law and fishing, of course).
I am so lucky.