Artwork

I had to share a couple of pictures Madigan drew at dinner the other night! The person is the top right of the below picture is a person who in addition the normal legs, arms and eyes, also got boobs and a belly button (in Madigan terms of course). I just thought that was so awesome!!



And this is a picture of our family- always including the baby and the dogs! I did draw the ovals for the dogs, but the rest is Madigan's own artwork.

At Madigan's 3 year doctor appointment, our doc seemed pretty impressed that she could draw people. Of course they're my favorite thing she draws!! At last night's dinner she also drew a hiking trail and geysers.....

misc...

I finally "made" some homemade kleenex 2 weeks ago. I just cut some flannel and called it good. Madigan picked out a ballerina print (of course). Here she is folding them all up after washing. Anything we may call a chore or work or cleaning, she likes it! Lately she's also been crushing eggshells in the pestle and mortar. I love these little tasks that she can help with, but also take her some time to do and give me a break...


BOTH dogs took a nap with Madigan the other day. She was so happy to cuddle with Naya as well. I should sneak in there one of these days and snap some pictures-Barnaby lays right next to Madigan with his head on Kyle's pillow. He never misses a nap time or bed time.

31 weeks done, 9 more weeks to go...

We're 31 weeks along, only 9 more weeks to go. I think they're going to go pretty fast since we have 3 holidays between now and the due date. I'm feeling so big already, but the doctor's appointment yesterday said I'm right on track....I'm actually 7 pounds less then I was at the same time in Madigan's pregnancy! I'm getting so excited to meet this new little person. This baby is so much more active then Madigan was int he womb--I can only imagine what we're in for....Of course, Madigan needed to take some pictures of her own as well:

And Madigan talking to the baby is a norm around here. Mostly she just says "Hello baby, I'm your big sister."...She says she's already a big sister and is so excited about her sibling. She says it's a surprise (the sex of the baby) when anyone asks what she's having.

Kyle's Birthday

Each year, Kyle requests a boston creme pie as his birthday cake. It's never very pretty, but oh it is so delicious. I think I am going to start requesting this as my birthday cake as well.
And Madigan being 3 this year, of course she thinks birthdays are the best. Can you see the happiness in her face?Before Dad got home:
We had a nice little surprise on Kyle's birthday. Our electricion called to say he'd being started our new lighting installation that day! We have had very poor lighting (2 lambs and a bad fixture hanging from the kitchen ceiling) since moving in. A couple of weeks ago Kyle decided it was time and we got it! What a different life it is on the main floor now!

Some random photos:
Madigan's new hat Mom made:

School Picture

Here's Madigan's school picture. We practiced her smile for a few days before. (She opted out of the first class photo taken the first week of school, so we started talking about this photo weeks in advance....) Doesn't she look so old??

Fairy Costume!

When Madigan chose to be a fairy for Halloween I didn't know what I was going to do for the costume.... Of course we love the handmade costumes every year. This year it was really easy. I made a no-sew tutu with primary colors and used some felted flowers I had on stock to make a little crown. Kyle was going to make a pair of wings, but I found them for really cheap and just bought them to save a trip to the hardware store, etc. Here's what Madigan knows about fairies: they live in the forest and use a wand. Yup, that's about it. She likes to use her wand on Mom and Dad and change us into different animals or tell us to be happy....very cute. These things will go right into her dress up trunk which is getting quite full these days.





On Friday we headed downtown to trick-or-treat. Madigan LOVED all of the different costumes and had a great time. We met up with Paige so they could see each other's costumes and get a photo.



And a look to the past:
3 weeks old caterpillar
1 year old parrot:

2 year old black cat:

Pumpkin Carving

Madigan loved carving pumpkins this year. Last year we took some videos that she watched for months. This year we got one pumpkin and all chose a facial feature-Mom chose the eyes, Madigan chose the nose, etc.
Halloween is so different with a 3 year old. She's into ALL of it!-from the costumes to pumpkins to decorations.