I've got a couple of funny Megan stories....
Last week, Darin was playing "I got your nose" with Megan. You know, the one where you hold your thumb in between your fingers and trick the kid. He did it to her about 3 or 4 times and then they started doing something else and never mentioned it again. Three days later, he had put her in a time out. When he went to get her, she said, "I've been practicing" And he said, "practicing what?" Then, she did her little trick and said "I got your nose". Funny how that little mind is working all the time.
The other night I was putting Megan to bed and when I was leaving her room I said, "Good night....sleep tight" and she said, "Don't get any mosquito bites". I loved that one.
On Saturday, Darin and I were going to dinner with some friends and he came down the stairs wearing sandals. Before he made it to the bottom, Megan said "I don't like those".
He said, "What?"
She said, "Your shoes. Are those flip flops?"
He said, "Yeah, they're kind of like flip flops" (they weren't)
She said, "Those are for girls"
Monday, July 30, 2007
Thursday, July 26, 2007
A Day at the Beach
Here's a photo from last weekend. We went up to the cottage in Wisconsin and hung out at the beach for the afternoon. Megan didn't want to be photographed on this day, so this time around it's just Jake. He was happy to work the camera. If you look closely, you'll notice he's got a fine layer of sand over his entire body. Fortunately, he doesn't eat it anymore. Gotta love that belly, huh?
Thursday, July 19, 2007
Monkey Boy
Gosh, can this kid climb. You turn around for a second and he's up the stairs. Or up on a chair (see photo). We have this small chair that's currently set up next to our couch and he crawls over to the chair, pulls himself up, then climbs over the arm of the couch to get onto the couch. I think I'm gonna have to move that one soon.
He's also the one that crawls over any box or pillow or cushion if it's on the floor. It's not like it's in his way and he's trying to get through......no, he will go out of his way to climb over said object. Must be a boy thing.
He's also the one that crawls over any box or pillow or cushion if it's on the floor. It's not like it's in his way and he's trying to get through......no, he will go out of his way to climb over said object. Must be a boy thing.
Thursday, July 12, 2007
Big Fun at the Sox Game!!
Megan went to her first baseball game on Tuesday, July 5th. Aunt Jenny sent tickets, so the two of us went and met up with Kara and her family. We were forunate enough to have a high scoring game -- the Sox hit 3 homeruns, which meant fireworks each time!!
She got to have popcorn and part of a pretzel -- and we bought her a Sox hat. She was also a big fan of the mascot -- I'm not really sure what it is. When I asked Megan what she liked best, she said "the green monster".
On Tuesday, she was watching a baseball game with her Uncle Jimmy. As soon as he turned on the game she said (very excitedly) "We goed there" (we're working on her grammar)!! And it was an All-Star game, so she was disappointed that she didn't see the green monster or herself onTV. Jimmy's a die hard Cubs fan, so it was hard for him to accept that her first game was at Comiskey. I guess he'll have to take her to Wrigley one of these days.
She got to have popcorn and part of a pretzel -- and we bought her a Sox hat. She was also a big fan of the mascot -- I'm not really sure what it is. When I asked Megan what she liked best, she said "the green monster".
On Tuesday, she was watching a baseball game with her Uncle Jimmy. As soon as he turned on the game she said (very excitedly) "We goed there" (we're working on her grammar)!! And it was an All-Star game, so she was disappointed that she didn't see the green monster or herself onTV. Jimmy's a die hard Cubs fan, so it was hard for him to accept that her first game was at Comiskey. I guess he'll have to take her to Wrigley one of these days.
Monday, July 9, 2007
Casey 1994 - 2007
We said goodbye to Casey last Tuesday. She had been sick for a while (she was suffering from the primary stages of kidney failure). She was also having a hard time walking on stairs - I had been carrying her down the stairs for a couple of months now - and she was losing weight.
I think I was only keeping her alive so that I wouldn't feel guilty. I finally figured, I'm either gonna feel guilty now or a month from now. Of course it's never easy. The vet said I made a good decision. That made me feel a bit better.
Megan still makes me tell her the story about when I got Casey. a couple of times a week. She was only about 5 weeks old and my mom and I got her from this woman on the Michigan/Indiana border. My mom was driving my car while I held Casey on my lap. She got car sick and puked on me (that's Megan's favorite part) and then crawled into my coat sleeve via my armpit and slept the rest of the way.
She was definitely a great dog and I won't be getting another one for a good long time - none would measure up to this one.
I think I was only keeping her alive so that I wouldn't feel guilty. I finally figured, I'm either gonna feel guilty now or a month from now. Of course it's never easy. The vet said I made a good decision. That made me feel a bit better.
Megan still makes me tell her the story about when I got Casey. a couple of times a week. She was only about 5 weeks old and my mom and I got her from this woman on the Michigan/Indiana border. My mom was driving my car while I held Casey on my lap. She got car sick and puked on me (that's Megan's favorite part) and then crawled into my coat sleeve via my armpit and slept the rest of the way.
She was definitely a great dog and I won't be getting another one for a good long time - none would measure up to this one.
Thursday, July 5, 2007
Happy 4th of July!
Wow, what a day. We started out with the annual Forest Glen parade, where all of the kids from the neighborhood decorate bikes, wagons, scooters, etc and work their way through the streets. It's really more of a march, since there are very few spectators -- everyone's in the parade. Megan pedaled her little tricycle the whole way all by herself! And, Jake rode in the wagon, waving flags and charming the folks on the sidewalk.
Our neighbors had a BBQ after the parade and we spent the whole day there. After dragging the troops out of there late in the afternoon, we hosed them all down in the bath*, and put Jake to bed. Megan got to test out sparklers, as you can tell from the photo. I thought she'd be a little scared of it, but she figured out right away, how to light one sparkler from another. We went through a couple of boxes. Unfortunately, the neighbors had their own fireworks shows going on until the wee hours and this morning, I noticed that the open field at the Forest Preserve is covered with debris. Bummer.
*A little sidebar story of the bath -- Megan has a pair of goggles that she just got, so she was wearing them in the tub for fun and "swimming" on her belly. She told me she was the little mermaid. After a bit of playing, I told her it was time to get out. She said "I can't, I don't have legs -- sorry". I wish I could convey her little sing song voice.....but it was so funny - "Sorrrr - ry". So, to get her out of there, I had to be the sea witch and trade her voice for legs. Fun stuff.
Our neighbors had a BBQ after the parade and we spent the whole day there. After dragging the troops out of there late in the afternoon, we hosed them all down in the bath*, and put Jake to bed. Megan got to test out sparklers, as you can tell from the photo. I thought she'd be a little scared of it, but she figured out right away, how to light one sparkler from another. We went through a couple of boxes. Unfortunately, the neighbors had their own fireworks shows going on until the wee hours and this morning, I noticed that the open field at the Forest Preserve is covered with debris. Bummer.
*A little sidebar story of the bath -- Megan has a pair of goggles that she just got, so she was wearing them in the tub for fun and "swimming" on her belly. She told me she was the little mermaid. After a bit of playing, I told her it was time to get out. She said "I can't, I don't have legs -- sorry". I wish I could convey her little sing song voice.....but it was so funny - "Sorrrr - ry". So, to get her out of there, I had to be the sea witch and trade her voice for legs. Fun stuff.
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