It's Summer!

Yay! Summer is finally here. I will have two and a half months to spend with my sweet girl.

Last weekend we went to a wildlife refuge with friends. The girls had a blast looking at all the animals. Riding the train was their favorite part.

Petting the monkey was probably a close second.

Kevin had the awesome idea to put a pool at the end of our slide. Meghan couldn't get enough of it. Kevin and I even tried it. It was a great way to cool off in the heat.

Splash! We had to drag Meghan away from it to go eat dinner. She would have stayed out there till it was dark.

A Lazy Weekend

The weather this past weekend was fantastic. Mid 70s and no humidity is not common the later in spring we get. To enjoy the weather, we went to our friends' for a pool party. Our friends had found a turtle crossing their driveway earlier in the day and thought it would be neat to "cage" it for a little while and let the little kids look at it. Needless to say, Meghan was enamored with turtle. Kevin has already vetoed that pet idea.

Meghan is fearless. She has no problem jumping into the pool and splashing around. She will be taking swim lesson this summer and I am glad she is not scared of the water. Kevin got a good workout in the pool because Meghan liked being thrown into the air and splashing down into the pool.

Since Kevin works from home, he gets a lot of product samples and sales materials sent to the house. He keeps them in a corner of his office, but Meghan always likes to look through and get into the boxes. She likes to make a mess of her daddy's stuff.

Summer's Almost Here

Meghan is most definitely full of personality and creativity. The things she does amaze me. Her actions have become so deliberate and her intentions are so sweet and caring. When you cough she asks if you are okay. She uses her manners, always saying please, thank you, you're welcome, and excuse me. Her imagination comes out in the way she plays. She will make you play-doh food and then tell you not to eat it because it is just pretend. She will play with her baby doll in the most gentle way. Sometimes she is a dinosaur and sometimes a ballerina, occasionally she is the tooth fairy. I love this stage because Meghan is so playful and is now playing with instead of along side. When she wants to veg out and watch TV she likes to find creative ways to relax. Hence the above picture. She pulled out the laundry basket and sat in it but then decided she needed her blanket and pillow too.

Summer is here. Well not the season, but the Texas heat is here for sure. Meghan put on her swimsuit to play in the water table yesterday. She was so helpful and cleaned it out with me before we filled it with water. I don't want to jinx myself but it looks like she'll actually keep her hat and sunglasses on this summer.

I find this picture amusing because she was so serious about pouring the water. Meanwhile, it is all spilling out of the bottom.

No more baby swing. Meghan is now swinging on the big swing all by herself. She is growing up too fast!!

Makeup, Bubbles, and Easter Eggs

Our strawberries are finally growing. Meghan enjoyed the first one so much she ate all the others, even though they were green. Now when we go in the backyard I have to herd her away from the pots so she won't eat the un-ripe ones.

Here she is sitting on her stool in front of the mirror doing her make-up. She was quite proud of herself.

I used to think if my makeup was on the back of the counter it was safely out of Meghan's reach. I guess I need a better hiding spot.

Bubbles: Meghan's favorite outdoor activity. We were using the big wand to make giant bubbles that soared away in the wind. Chasing them gave Meghan quite a workout.

The Easter Bunny hid eggs in the backyard for Meghan to find. She opened every one of them before putting them in her basket.

Bluebonnets

It's Bluebonnet season in Texas. Normally they are rather tall. The weather has affected them this year and they are short. Last weekend we tried to get some pictures of Meghan in the fields.

Meghan dwarfs the flowers. It would have been better if they were about a foot taller, it wasn't windy, and if Meghan was in the right mood. Or maybe even just one of those three things.

I was able to get a kiss from her...

...and a really goofy smile.

I think we'll wait a little while and see if the flowers get any taller and then have a redo.

The Backyard Girl

Now that the weather is consistently warm, we have been playing outside more. Meghan constantly wants to play in the backyard. We cleaned out her water table so she could play with her boats and water wheel. Also, it was St. Patrick's Day so Meghan wore her green shirt. Can you tell Meghan is a "Wee bit Irish"?

She also loves to swing. We are working on moving her to a "big girl" swing but she still loves her baby swing. Meghan gets a little sassy when her daddy stops pushing her to pull weeds in the lawn.

Spring Break

For spring break we headed to Missouri so Meghan could visit with her Grandma and Papa.

We didn't expect to have 9 inches of snow while we were there. It really only lasted Monday and Tuesday but we weren't prepared for it so we opted not to make a snowman. Meghan went out into the garage to watch Daddy brush the snow off the car. She lasted about two minutes and then decided it was too cold to be out.

However, the adults needed to get out of the house so we went to Going Bonkers. It is one of those indoor play places with the huge play structure. Meghan had no fear and was all the way to the top in no time. She even convinced Grandma to climb up there with her.

This is how Meghan plays Skee Ball. She cheated and still only got 5 tickets.

This might be the highlight of Meghan's trip. Frannie, Buster, and Abby are Grandma's cats. Meghan couldn't get enough of them. She chased them around and gave them a good squeeze when they would let her.