President's Day Week (Feb. 15 - 21)

To start off our Friday, on day when I was slated to be two places at once due to Jack's 12:30 pm preschool pick-up and early release at 12:30 pm for Clara, Meghan opted to fall asleep on the way home from the store at 11:00 am. Thankfully Brec came home for lunch so that I could retrieve the kids and let Meghan keep sleeping which she did for over 3 hours!

Later on at home wearing their princess hats that we made at the Arts Together 30th Birthday celebration on Wednesday.

Look who the cat dragged in, Nay-nay came down to spend the weekend with us!

Meghan snagging some early morning Nay-nay time.

It snowed all day on Saturday, but as often is our curse down here in NC, the temperature hovered between 33 - 36 deg all day. Clara is determined to experience winter weather and was out in it.

Meghan at the door, checking out the snow.

The time stamp on this picture is 7:54 am, Sunday morning; Clara did not want to miss out on the snow. She was right to be out so early because despite the below freezing temps at night, the forecast for the day was low 40's.

Later on that afternoon Jack sports his current preferred method of keeping his hands warm during the chilly weather, fuzzy socks!

Sunday night we opted to spice things up with a trip to Beasely's! The girls check out the corner of Wilmington and Martin St.

Meghan has become a bit squawky at restaurants of late, so the keys were necessary.

On President's day we went on an early morning walk which apparently wasn't early enough. Meghan fells asleep in the stroller for about 15 min before we could get her up at the park, and that little cat nap seemed to spoil her sleep for the rest of the day.

Big kids on the stump.

With all that extra time in the afternoon spent not sleeping, Punky Meghan practiced her preferred method of climbing on the couch.

Later on in the backyard, Meghan gets the job done.

Double trouble.

Our short week began with rain on Tuesday, and Wednesday we were treated to a magic show.

Thursday we ate lunch at Pie Bird. Jack devoured the crack pie for dessert but was less than impressed when we tried to tell him that the main courses were pies also. He settled for the fries until it was "real pie" time.

Meghan loved the curry mayo dipping sauce for her fries. This little girl is my only savior at the dinner table. I just hope her palate remains adventurous.

On a side note I'd like to add that this has been my most prolific month of blogging ever! Now that I'm almost caught up, I'd better keep snapping pictures and videos because I'll need some material to keep up this pace. :)

Early February (1 - 14)

Look at me posting about a month that we currently are in! 

Early February was indeed filled with some treats and delights, celebrating both Valentine's day and Mardi Gras this year. In between the holidays we took advantage of the good weather days at the park and tried to make the most of the cold and/or rainy days inside.

Feb. 4: Part of a new exercise plan of trying to walk Tuesdays and Thursday mornings, we enjoyed some time at the park at the end of our walk.

Feb. 6: Joining the ranks of Costco, Meghan and Jack waited very patiently while I signed up for a membership. The frozen blueberries alone make it worth it for our family. 

Meghan continues to foil me at every turn. This scene is not uncommon but was a slap in the face on this particular day because I had just finished picking up and arranging these two drawers after they'd been strewn about for several days when she came along minutes later and emptied them.

Feb. 9: Meghan is apparently shopping for herself and some silicon caulk.

Feb.14: We received some very special Valentine's this year.

 Jack painted this at his new preschool.

Jack wrote his name and pasted it to the bag he decorated to hold his own Valentine's from his classmates.

Clara got very elaborate with her creations, using a multitude of techniques. She cut out hearts from previous water color paintings and even glued some edges onto them.

15 Months +/- 2 Weeks

On January 17, 2013 Meghan turned 15 months old. At her check up the next day, she measured 33 inches and weighed 23 lbs, 13 oz. She's both a little bit taller and a little bit heavier than the other two at this age. Heaven forbid she smile for the camera.

Luckily big brother and big sister had no problems cracking a big ole' smile on their 15 month birthdays.

The entire month of January, i.e., 15 months +/- 2 weeks, has been both challenging and a lot of fun with Meghan. Here are some snapshots along the way.

Yogurt snack on New Year's day. Of course we're a mess since we want to feed ourselves now.

Waiting to eat, the grin says it all, "I may be clean now, but I'll be covered in food very soon."

Meghan eating with a Nuk, how is that even possible? She gets it done.

New games to play, she loves peek-a-boo. Where's Meghan?

The girl loves headdresses and accessories. The top and middle picture show pants being worn as a head adornment while in the bottom of the series she's wearing Clara's pj's as a scarf.

Meghan really enjoys the time we spend at the park most afternoons. She takes advantage of all the fun toys that are stocked there.

And even helps out by mowing the turf.

At a our "old park", i.e., the one that used to be our daily afternoon destination, Meghan has discovered  the twisty slide, her new favorite attraction and is climbing the ladder up to it.

Meghan is always into something these days whether it's buckets, shopping carts, Sydeny's food, or Mommy's desk.

Meghan will let her big brother and sister push her around but only if it is in some sort of riding device, otherwise she holds her ground no problem.

In addition to grocery cars, she loves a wagon ride from her siblings.

And from me, though when I stop to take her picture, she lunges for the camera.

Keep your eye on this one, she's trouble!